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Whole System Conversations – and the Voice of the Whole

Who participates in “whole system” conversations? Partisans, Stakeholders, Domains and Citizens by Tom Atlee Consciously convened conversations have many functions. Many seek simply to get people talking with each other. Others try to bring togeth…

20th Anniversary of a Co-Intelligent Journalistic Breakthrough

This month, July 2011, is the 20th anniversary of one of the most remarkable journalistic initiatives I’ve ever seen — an innovation so cutting-edge that even the innovators did not recognize its world-shaking potential. In July 1991, MACLEAN’S m…

You, too, can be a Congressperson

Why would you want to become one? Here are four very enticing reasons: 1. You can get federal money and other favors for the people, companies, and interest groups who supported your campaign. Although you can do this with major legislation and ba…

Democracy in Crisis: Breakdown and Breakthrough

I’ll talk about democracy in a minute. But first a note about crises and evolution.Evolutionary science tells us that crises and catastrophes are cauldrons of co-creativity, generating new forms.Perhaps the most dramatic example is how the 70 heav…