vTaiwan – A Glimpse of Open Source Open Space Government (Part 1)
Here’s a fascinating introduction to one of the most remarkably co-intelligent experiments in governance happening on the planet today. More to follow…. …
Wise democracy’s most fundamental principle
I devised the idea of wise democracy to help us “evoke and engage the wisdom and resourcefulness of the whole on behalf …
The fall and rise of truth, trust and society’s capacity for wisdom
What does it mean to live in a “post-truth era”? Is there a broader history and context feeding that phenomenon than just …
Creative responses to events in Charlottesville
There are dozens of possible responses to the recent events in Charlottesville. Perhaps our greatest opportunity right now is to have truly …
Inclusive networks are shaping our lives right now. Are they governance?
Increasingly, networks that embrace diverse sectors and stakeholders are working together on shared issues and goals at all levels of society. They …
Participatory Sustainability – a new book by Tom Atlee
I just published Participatory Sustainability and in this post you will find a description, some excerpts, the table of contents, and a link where …
The wisdom of the fringes?
Counterintuitively, the highest evolutionary wisdom lies on the fringes of business as usual. The fringes are fringes because they are different, dissident, …
The Trump doorway to an empathic new story
Normal is coming unhinged…. The social and environmental horrors likely to be committed under President Trump are likely to incite massive civil …
Shifting strategically to catalytic action
When non-linear, far from equilibrium dynamics accelerate, it may be time to let go of some of our linear responses and become …
Realizing healing and transformation in the U.S. ….
A lot of people I know are freaked out that Donald Trump’s electoral victory means that the country is swinging rightward to …