A new integral paradigm for the city arose from both practise and engagement with many of the cities I have lived in (including Toronto) and from my study and application of the Integral Model. Toronto: Site of Meeting of the Minds 2013 Designing Integral Vital Signs Model A precept of the Integral Model [...]
How is Meeting of the Minds 2013 a Meeting of the Human Hive Mind? Meeting of the Minds 2013 While I am attending the conference this week I will be listening for all the Integral City Intelligences as they are expressed by the four voices of the city. Let me explain, how I [...]
Civil Society has a new opportunity in the city. It was voiced a little tentatively at the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat . Participants asked, " are we on the right track?" Civil Society: The New Integrator Voice of the City We have written, in an earlier blog about the new integrator voice open to a [...]
Civic Managers gained the most empathy from the other voices of the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat . In the closing circle, Cityzens in particular, were heard to declare, "I never realized the role of Civic Manager was so challenging. I have a whole new respect for Civic Managers." Civic Managers Managing City Systems Here is [...]
Diversity Generators were in the majority at the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat . When participants introduced themselves by name, Human HIve (aka city of residence) and the Voice(s) of the City we found we had more voices from City Builders, Business and Diversity Generation. This proved to be a great opportunity for this voice to demonstrate its versatility [...]
Ten days after the final Integral City 2.0 Online Conference (IC2OC) ... and we have celebrated our first Thanksgiving (whose timing we borrow from Canada :-)) We are thankful for the people who made the IC2OC possible: all the volunteers, the speakers, the affiliates and the participants - in a constantly intermeshing order. We have [...]
Effective city leadership requires an understanding of the dynamics of individual & group mind, heart, spirit & body @icityelab
The influence each person has on others depends very much on their center of gravity of developmental levels & lines http://ow.ly/dp2eU
Individual emotions thoughts talents & spirituality impact behaviors cultures&social systems in the city? http://ow.ly/dp1Eu
Exploring the intelligence of the city is a necessary research project to ensure the survival of the human species on this earth. Bucky Fuller "The 21st century is when we find out if the human race is a failed experiment." "We do not have a political problem, we have a design problem. We must design [...]