This blog continues to share the Findings from the research conducted in three Learning Lhabitats exploring the 4 Voices of the City in the United States, Canada and Europe in the last year. Today we compare the results that open wider understanding of the role of the Civic Manager Voice in the city, from Learning Lhabitats [...]
The story of the Imagine Abbotsford Dialogues was well documented in the three years that this city visioning process unfolded (by the local community paper publishing nine special sections for each of the dialogues). This story could be told through any of the 4 voices. Civil Society partners sponsored the project (Abbotsford Community Foundation, Community [...]
Like community musical impresarios, Beth Sanders and Dnyanesh Deshpande are innovators in composing, scoring and conducting an Integral City 2.0 planning process for mature neighbourhood planning. In 2013 this civic meshworker (Beth) and city planner (Dnyanesh) guided the 4 Voices of Strathcona County, Alberta, through a planning process that inspired uncommon participation, intelligent engagement [...]
“Sure, you can interview me, but my work is not really related to the city.” That was a response I heard over and over again as I invited Thought Leaders, Designers and Practitioners to share their wisdom in the Integral City 2.0 Online Conference (IC2OC) last year (Hamilton & Sanders, (2012a, 2012b). I was continuously [...]
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 [...]
Principles for a Planet of Cities underlie the Intelligences that enable the generation of Capitals for the Human Hive. Principles for Planet of Cities I have written extensively about the Intelligences that are needed to consciously and conscientiously evolve any given city. Much of the literature on sustainability has addressed the Capitals of [...]
What is the equivalent for the Human Hive of producing 40 pounds of honey in the bee hive? That is the question that I have been inquiring into through the lenses of bio-psycho-cultural-social-mimicry. In the generative seed bed of my recent visit to San Francisco, glimpses of the ingredients for producing "Honey" in our Human [...]
It's an honour and privilege to celebrate the inauguration of HUB Oakland, on this Easter weekend (march 29, 2013). In Canada this Good Friday, is a statutory holiday. Here in California, today it will be remembered as the opening of something very special - the HUB will be generating energy that will wake up all of Oakland [...]
When was the last time you got really involved in an election? What role did you play? Voter or Election Candidate or Supporter? If you want to navigate the outcomes of elections, the usual injunctions include: Follow the money Vote with your feet Mark an X on the ballot. But if you are running for [...]
Integral City how do we relate to your constant changes and exchanges? Map 3 reveals the cycles that flow through and around your prolific eco-system. Integral City Map 3: The Scalar Fractal Relationship of Micro, Meso and Macro Human Systems In the city, as individuals we grow our capacities. When life conditions trigger [...]