Dear Marilyn, We have not met but I feel like I know you through your writings. Integral Cities is a important book. I first came to know about your work through Will Varey who spoke of meshworking and linked us to "The Art and Science of Meshworking" . I was stunned and delighted to see the [...]
I have posted to the website the Research Report on Mapping Abbotsford's Values and Developing an Integral Vital Signs Monitor. This 2010 research updates the reserach I completed in 2003. You can read the full study at https://integralcity.com/discovery-zone/research.html This study contributed Knowledge and Development Exchange (KDE) for a Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Work Places [...]
Globe Award 2010 – Leading Sustainability Awards The Brazilian city Curitiba awarded the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010 STOCKHOLM, April 7, 2010 − The Brazilian city Curitiba wins the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010. The city of Curitiba is awarded for excellent sustainable urban development. The Globe Award statuette will be presented to representatives from [...]
PRESS RELEASE Globe Award 2010 – Leading Sustainability Awards The world’s best sustainable cities in the running for Globe Sustainable City Award 2010 STOCKHOLM, March 23, 2010 − Six cities extensively working in the sustainability area have been nominated for the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010. The City Award − one of four categories of [...]
Hazel Henderson reports that Neuromarketing is invading the corporate ethic. She connects the insidious practise of utilizing fMRI scans (and other neuro penetration technology) to fine tune marketing messages for the use of politicians and corporate interests . Along with the US Supreme Court decision to lift the restraints on corporate financing, this practise has the [...]
When on the same day I receive news from Integral Heart/Life leader Terry Patten and Economist Hazel Henderson about a recent US Supreme Court decision, I pay attention. The impact the Supreme Court's decision on funding political adverstising will not just be felt in the USA, but will impact decision making, corporate conduct and ethical guidelines [...]
In these days of visible homelessness in Haiti under circumstances of extreme duress, it is good to hear of some breakthroughs in preventing homelessness in the US. Read about how short term assistance for rent supports and re-housing initiatives is helping 100's of thousands in the US. http://www.pantagraph.com/business/article_49c32b6a-022f-11df-a4b9-001cc4c03286.html WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In rural communities and [...]
If you want to find out how complex the relationship between ecology, water resources and human food supplies is becoming, check out this item on Endangerd Species Act Ruling and food production in California. In order to even grasp the players in this scenario one has to gain some altitude and look at it systemically. It [...]
Every New Year needs an inspiring sermon to put life into perspective. At this start to the new decade and with a need for something more than bland resolutions, to repair that which has not worked from the last decade, I like the message in recent sermon by Bruce Sanguin, Founder of the Evolutionary Christian Centre, at [...]
In October I visited Almere, NL and met City Planner Alex VanOost. He gifted me with the monograph of the Almere Principles, developed by Architect, William McDonough & Associates. The seven principles resonate strongly with Integral City's 12 Intelligences: Cultivate Diversity (@ Emergence and Living Intelligence) Connect Place and Context (@ Collective Intelligences and Eco-Intelligence) Combine [...]