vTaiwan (Part 3) – Two Stories of Tapping the Wisdom and Resourcefulness of the Whole
Here I describe how Taiwan’s “gov-zero” mobilized 9700 people to digitize 30,000 campaign finance records in 24 hours… and how vTaiwan mobilized …
vTaiwan (Part 2) – Notes on Aspects of the vTaiwan Phenomenon
To expand on my introduction to vTaiwan in Part 1, I offer here some descriptions of its roots, its dynamics, and some …
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 We-Space Summit and the Role of Group Magic in Social Systems
“We-Space” is a new name for a field of collective practices that generate profound conversation. A “We-Space Summit” has been organized to …
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 …
Engaging human life energy elegantly for change
To change the world we can call forth and inspire people’s life energy toward the fundamental needs of life. Doing this requires …
Expanding Guidelines for Group Wisdom
Collective wisdom is vaster and more benign than collective intelligence, but can sometimes be even easier to achieve in small groups. Alan …
Contextual Intelligence as a path to greater wisdom
Contextual intelligence is about expanding our understanding of – and capacity to address – the contexts shaping the situations we face. It’s …
January opportunity #1: Can Conversations on Crises Change Civilization?
Powerful conversations have a track record of impacting individuals and systems in significant ways. Thus, for many of us who practice and …
Comparing “the wisdom of crowds” to real collective wisdom
The popular book “The Wisdom of Crowds” says a lot about the remarkable accuracy of thousands of people making guesses about something …