This is the outline of a presentation by Dr. Marilyn Hamilton at Integral Europe Conference 2025. Click here to download: Pdf of these Notes: AQtivating Soul Power Action Research Design for Cities in MetacrisisIEC 2025 Article final Pdf of Powerpoint slides AQtivating Soul Power Action Research Design for Cities in MetacrisisIEC 2025 Abstract [...]
What percentage of the community needs to turn up to inquire about community Purpose? Are cities discovering there is a peak size or a form of relationship that enables optimal wellbeing? (and/or climate change responsiveness?) When we notice the tensions between individual agency and collective consciousness is there an uber-voice that presences the whole [...]
In 2022 we asked and looked around the world for a city or city association that exemplified best the qualities of Integral City. However, receiving no nominations, we looked into the eyes of the co-founders of LivingCities:Earth (LCE) and decided to recognize the initiative of a nascent, energizing collaboration that holds great promise to [...]
Integral City welcomes this Guest Blog by Gail Hochachka, Co-Founder of Integral Without Borders (which now includes Integral City on its Board of Directors). Gail offers interesting and relevant framing of international affairs, where the 4+1 Voices of the City can take positions that step around national politics and choose to speak and act on behalf of [...]
It looks like Neo-Cities are on the drawing boards – and even before Investor Boards. I wonder if the investors will consider similar aspects of investing in cities as they do in entrepreneurial start-ups? Especially the importance of the organizational team? In entrepreneurial ventures the quality of the people generally outweighs the most clever of [...]
Here is the Integral City 2014 Meta Blog. It connects the 4 Voices of the Integral City to the Planet, People, Place and Power that energized us in 2014. It follows the tradition of Integral City Meta Blog 2013 Integral City Logo History 1989-2014 Equinox/Solstice Newsletters – Integral City Reflective Organ Integral City [...]
As more cities start to experiment with an Integral City paradigm, a collection of case studies is asking to be written. Four cities in four different countries, disclose the power of engaging with the 4 Voices of the City, but each with a different inaugurating voice. 4 Voices 4 Cities 4 Countries Abbotsford, [...]