The prospect of wise public policy (AI – A Partner in Wise Democracy? #7)
I had a conversation with Claude, one of my AI colleagues, which I share here. Starting with a prompt about wise public …
An ecosystem of participatory worldviews
(NOTE: I’m not really happy with the title of this post, but am having trouble thinking of a different one to describe what the …
Individualism, Collectivism, Metabolism (Hospicing Modernity, Part 1)
Shifting our fundamental identity from being separate individuals and groups to being facets of the dynamic metabolism of nature – as strange …
Raising children for a miraculous interconnected world
I offer videos from two of my most important teachers – Daniel Schmachtenberger and Nora Bateson. Their lessons are about the importance …
The Holistic Paradigm as Democracy’s Evolutionary Frontier
I want to bring your attention to a very important essay on “The Holistic Paradigm as Democracy’s Evolutionary Frontier”. Starting here, it explores …
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 …
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 …
Offerings for a New Paradigm Politics
We are near the end of our summer fundraiser. Folks have donated $3274 toward our $15,000 target. Please join them in supporting …
Intercentricity – the web of reciprocal aliveness (Part 1)
Back in August 1991 – at the dawn of my co-intelligence work – I wrote an essay exploring the implications of seeing …