Expanding democratic genius into collective wisdom (Part 1)
Dear friends, While working on my last blog post about Audrey Tang’s work, I was also helping organize and edit a book …
Exploring creative possibilities for peace in the Holy Land (AI Meets Wisdom Series – Part 4)
Following up on my earlier post about the horrendous situation in Israel and Palestine, I’m offering here a similar broad-spectrum empathic reflection …
How “harmony” makes interesting sense of Chinese culture and our shared future
China’s governing principle of the Mandate of Heaven and their standard of Harmony can be used to understand some of their dubiousness about …
Viewing the metacrisis through diverse lenses
There are many lenses through which to view the metacrisis we face. I plan to share a dozen or more of them …
Engaging the Metacrisis (Part 3: Polycrisis vs Metacrisis…) (was “Systemic Drivers of Collapse”)
I offer here a review and extensive excerpts from an article that is shifting my perspective on the polycrisis/metacrisis, and thus is …
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 …
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 …
Thoughts on strategic thinking in our current crisis
There is much debate in my circles about how to respond to the the current crisis in democracy and our social fabric. …
Making Democracies Worthy of the Name… and More
Democracy is rule of, by and for the people. There are many ways to try doing that. This message looks at a …
Crisis invites us, then pushes us
Here’s a short evolutionary systemic look at where we find ourselves and why it is important to make a shift outside of …