For the New Year, let us resolve to get our personal and collective mojo working.

Mojo – the flow of positive energy, creativity and purposeful action – can’t be conjured up by a talisman or voodoo. It depends on the application of principles of good design, which are evident in well-functioning social and ecological systems, art, architecture and more. Much of what one reads in thousands of self-help books on how to lead a more productive, happy and successful life can be inferred from these principles.

This is one list of ten general design principles that promote mojo. They can be applied by individuals, communities, organizations and even states like Arizona that need to juice it up. Add to, subtract or otherwise modify them to create your own list.

Get your mojo working in 2011. Get The Drift.