Fuller advocated the design science revolution as an alternative to politics, seeking to optimize planetary resources for the benefit of 100% of humanity.
He coined the term synergetics to explain how design science could create rich returns, such as how "energy income" could be harvested from the environment.
This sense of urgency for the design science revolution was reflected in numerous writings:"The Dark Ages still reign over all humanity, and the depth and persistence of this domination are only now becoming clear.
"[5] He stressed that by utilizing these natural principles of technology, industrial civilization could transform from an extractive to a regenerative force within the context of Earth's ecosystems.
Operationally, he viewed design science as the integration of natural principles within the utilization of planetary resources to achieve ever-increasing ephemeralization:"Amongst other grand strategies for making the world work and taking care of everybody is the design science revolution of providing ever more effective tools and services with ever less, real resource investment per each unit of end performance.