In early March I had an opportunity to explore the question, “Are Cities Evolving as Gaia’s Reflective Organs?” My audience was an erudite gathering of the online 3 Horizons University (3Huni for short). I proposed to explore the case for the evolution of cities, not as a bane on the Earth, but as a [...]
This article was published in Enlivening Edge Magazine JANUARY 27, 2019 By Marilyn Hamilton for Enlivening Edge MagazineMany people ask me what city or cities are Integral Cities? My usual response is that Integral City is a framework or a model or a paradigm for understanding “city.”I see the city as a human system – [...]
Here is the Integral City 2018 Meta Blog. It connects the 4 Voices of the Integral City to the Planet, People, Place and Power that energized us in 2018. It follows the traditions of: Integral City Meta Blog 2017 Integral City Meta Blog 2016 Integral City Meta Blog 2015 Integral City Meta Blog 2014 Integral [...]
Diversity Generators (DG's) play a special role in the processes of Creativity in Gaia's Human Hives. Integral City 3.7 has a special chapter on the DG's and another on how creativity arises naturally through evolution in the Integral City. This is a short infographic series to introduce Book 3. The series includes: Book [...]
Integral City 3.7 explores the Invisible City through Caring (values), Contexting (life conditions) and Capacity Building (at multiple scales). Through these lenses the hidden but very real dynamics of the city can be explored - especially for the ".7" in the title - calling us to make decisions in consideration of the 7th generation [...]
Integral City 3 .7: Reframing Complex Challenges for Gaia's Human Hives contains the "missing" chapter from earlier books in the series - namely Spirituality in the Human Hive. This is a short infographic series to introduce Book 3. The series includes: Book 3 Emerges: Reframe Complex Challenges for Gaia’s Human Hives Integral City [...]
We are delighted to introduce you to the next book in the Integral City series: Reframing Complex Challenges for Gaia's Human Hives. This is a short infographic series to introduce Book 3. The series includes: Book 3 Emerges: Reframe Complex Challenges for Gaia’s Human Hives Integral City Book 3 Holarchies: Caring, Contexting, Capacity [...]
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 Place. It should be noted that, at the same time as this [Integral City 4 quadrant] framework has evolved, a number of other city specialists have [...]
Allies of Evolution was the theme of Integral Europe Conference 2018. Integral City presented with a focus on Placecaring and Placemaking in the Human Hive. I We used our valuable time to build a bridge for the audience. We took them from a widely held misconception that cities are enemies of evolution to [...]
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 Planet. I heard James Lovelock, author of the Gaia Hypothesis (that the Earth herself is a living system) postulate that the contribution that humans make to [...]