Co-intelligently catalyzing transformational energies from Ferguson and beyond
The widespread engagement with the Ferguson crisis raises the possibility that the energies involved in such issues can be tapped for positive …
A remarkable 11 year old’s vow of silence
An 11 year old indigenous environmental activist has taken a vow of silence until world leaders finally act to effectively deal with …
Moving beyond systemic blocks to caring
The social systems we live in – cultural, economic, political, and the rest – often make it difficult to effectively care. Understanding …
Many politicians feel as trapped by the system as we do
Buried beneath the obvious and tragic dysfunction of the U.S. Congress and its ridiculous partisan tirades are some politicians who actually long …
Can research further political polarization?
New research into body odor recognition adds to research on psychological and brain characteristics distinguishing liberals from conservatives. Despite the socially constructed …
The two most important issues? Climate and democracy.
Climate and democracy are what I call meta-issues – issues which impact virtually every other issue and therefore, I believe, have priority …
Factors that support collective intelligence and wisdom
Many factors play a role in how collectively intelligent or wise a group, system, or situation is. Here I offer tentative lists …
A call for wiser research on collective wisdom
Research has just shown that “The Wisdom of Crowds” phenomena can be biased – a bias that can be avoided by focusing …
The co-intelligent satisfaction of needs
All the activities of life can be viewed as efforts to satisfy fundamental needs. The specific things we think we want or …
Exploring the Dynamics of Polarization
Polarization is collectively and individually toxic to our capacity to “do democracy” sanely and wisely. This post details the toxic dynamics of …