At IEC 2025 we heard many voices exploring how transformation unfolds in the face of our global metacrises. Two perspectives seemed to mirror and amplify each other: Karen O’Brien’s invitation to see ourselves as fractals of change and my own exploration of AQtivating Soul Power for cities in crisis. Though spoken in different idioms, [...]
From the Personal to the Planetary Ecovillage Findhorn may be a small community, yet the frameworks it draws upon — Integral Theory, Spiral Dynamics, and systems thinking — are designed to scale consciousness from the personal to the planetary. Fractal Patterns of Development Over the course of my career, nurturing human systems, I [...]
Findhorn stands as both a **laboratory** and a **beacon**: a small-scale, spiritually rooted, regenerative ecology that mirrors the dynamics of whole cities and contributes to the healing of meta-crises at planetary scale. This series of blogs will explore key themes that emerged from Marilyn Hamilton’s interview with Ruby Livingston in early September 2025. [...]
I am super excited for Earth Day - Join me and all the Co-Founders of Living Cities Earth on 22nd April at the Global Earth Day Summit 2025 (GEDS) where changemakers, leaders, and citizens from across the world unite for the planet. Be part of the first wave of 10,000 attendees! Register here: http://geds.earth/ [...]
Collaborating With the World For the majority of human history human evolution has been intertwined with the evolution of the world in which we have found ourselves. Emergent from the star systems that formed our solar system and our planet we embody all the elements that have created the conditions that evolved us. [...]
This newsletter is published quarterly using a cycle of perspectives on the Integral City viewed from: Planet, People, Place and Power. The theme of this issue is People. Communities and cities who care have the capaocity to rapidly respond and evolve into new ways of being and becoming together. Research is showing that [...]
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de St. Exupery This is a story about how Gaia is calling from her four directions hearts, minds and souls to [...]
During Humanity Risings 12-day broadcast on COP 26, we learned from Rob de Laet about the Importance of the Rain Forest. Following COP 26 Rob Laet published another article, applying his deep knowledge of the forest and the power of the water cycle to the challenge of cooling the Earth. We have received permission [...]
This newsletter is published quarterly using a cycle of perspectives on the Integral City viewed from: Planet, People, Place and Power. The theme of this issue is People. Communities and cities who care have the capacity to rapidly respond and evolve into new ways of being and becoming together. Research is showing that caring is [...]
We continue our Thought Experiment in this instalment by looking at Doughnut Economics (DE) and its relationship to Spiral Dynamics and Integral City through a Globalcentric Worldview. As we noted in our first blog, the Globalcentric Worldview spans Levels 7 and 8 in Spiral Dynamics (see Table 5). A globalcentric worldview embraces the [...]