Systemic Drivers of Collapse (Part 2 – An Overview)
The phase “systemic drivers of collapse” refers to dynamic factors contributing to past, present and future instances of societal collapse. In our …
Systemic Drivers of Collapse (Part 1: Introduction)
“Systemic drivers of collapse”* are dynamics and assumptions built into our current global civilization’s systems. They are present in various forms in diverse …
Focusing on the Throughline
Here you’ll find a vivid narrative metaphor about attending to what’s most important in times of rapid change and challenge… where the flow …
What’s Tom been up to the last few months?
I’ve been out of touch here for several months. This short newsletter shares a bit of what I’ve been up to – including …
AI Series #1: Dimensions of Generative AI / ChatGPT
This article discusses the potential risks of giving AI god-like powers, especially as AI becomes superintelligent and embedded in all aspects of …
Big Caring
Caring can be shallow or deep, short or longterm, successful or failed. It can be individual or collective or even built into …
Who benefits and how? A holistic view of win-win-win
People talk about win-win and win-win-win – and I talk about wisdom producing long-term broad benefits. But what does this all mean, …
Love & the Wise Democracy Pattern Language
Is there anything in the Wise Democracy Pattern Language about LOVING? A friend challenged me about that and I’ve finally found a …
4 Levels of Focus in My Work and CII’s
The four main focuses of my work for the last 40 years have been co-intelligence, wholeness, wise democracy and citizen councils. For …
A Q&A on Wisdom
For several years I’ve used the Q&A site Quora as a forum to articulate some of my thoughts about wisdom. I’ve chosen …