Norway’s Citizen Assembly: An innovative step forward
My quiet summer fundraiser continues. So far we’ve received $3223 from 30 people. If you find my work meaningful, please send me some support (it’s tax-deductible). Thank you so …
My conversation with an Indigenous/metacrisis-educated AI (AI Meets Wisdom Series – Part 6)
Dear friends, For many months I’ve been exploring connections between my work, the metacrisis, and Indigenous worldviews and wisdom. Last week I …
ChatGPT – A Partner in Wise Democracy? #1 (AI Meets Wisdom Series – Part 2)
Below I share one of my conversations with ChatGPT 4o about generating wise, inclusive, multi-level self-governance. It provides a remarkable overview of …
A new face – and new ways to engage!
The Co-Intelligence Institute announces a new board member and a new webpage for CII’s new Patterning Ritual for Moments of Transition and …
Truth and the dance of fact and story (Sense-Making Part 7)
Facts ground us in reality. Stories ground us in meaning. The two together can produce powerful guidance, what we call “truth”. But …
My Growing Taboo Awareness (…for Wise Democracy)
Taboo uses social pressure and self-censorship to keep us from thinking, talking or behaving in ways our social group doesn’t want us …
Can a small citizen deliberation have more impact than a giant one?
Among the many trends I see in my work on democratic innovation I highlight two here, one in Canada, one in the …
Crucial Adventures in Systems Thinking
Systems are everywhere. They shape us and we can, do, and should shape them. Our destiny is tied up with them but …