Balance, attention, and care
For us: Two short and so beautiful videos, mindful of our Time. Whole systems balance, interconnected sticks, stones, forests or finance… If …
What kind of power, for whom, and for what?
In this article I explore current trends in the evolution of power that have profound implications for our future. This is an …
Asking your advice on my mailings/newsletter
Dear friends, I need your help to decide whether to change the nature of our communications. Recently I decided to simplify the …
Democracy, Peace and the Iroquois
An invitation to speak has brought me back to some roots of my work I haven’t revisited in some time – the …
Invitation to a national public issue dialogue initiative
The National Dialogue Network (NDN) is an ambitious project inspired by a contest held by the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation …
State Banks: Stop paying our taxes to Wall Street!
Below is an excellent summary of a very high leverage economic system change opportunity – state banks. A single example already exists …
Inequality like you wouldn’t believe! (and more…)
We constantly hear that there is not enough money for all sorts of government and nonprofit programs and projects that would make …
fundraiser results + two amazing videos
Thanks so much to the 73 people who responded to our last fundraiser, contributing $5284 to support our work for the first half of 2013. That heartful support from those remarkable folks amounted to 26% of the $20,000 we need to cover our basic bu…
The wisdom of the fringes?
In the end, I believe that those who call forth the most collective intelligence and wisdom will be those who can manifest – and help others manifest – two vital capacities: 1. the ability to include more of what is normally overlooked and exclude…
Participatory wisdom and sustainability
I am working with a team exploring the emerging field of participatory sustainability. From this new perspective, sustainability cannot be achieved without increasing the level of co-intelligent participation in all aspects of our public life – es…