Simplicity, Complicatedness, Complexity, Chaos – and Transformation
Situations that are simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic involve very different dynamics and thus very different forms of engagement. If we are …
Where anarchy meets wholeness – a new vision of “panarchy”
Whereas anarchy refers to no one in charge, panarchy can refer to everyone and everything in charge – a kind of self-organized …
Extinction-level issues and wise democracy
Crises that could cause human extinction or civilizational collapse are (perhaps arguably) the most important issues we face. Efforts to create a …
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 …
A Journey into the Juicy Complexity of Regenerative Culture
Two reviews of Daniel Christian Wahl’s Designing Regenerative Cultures I knew a lot about regenerative culture before I opened this remarkable book. …
Free June 7 “Open House” Tour of the Wise Democracy Pattern Language Website
The wise democracy pattern language is an integrated set of design principles to guide change agents who wish to promote wiser democratic forms. …
Visit this gorgeous site to build a wise democracy!
The Co-Intelligence Institute is today releasing a brand new knowledge-base of tools and insights you can use to participate in co-creating a …
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 …