Category Archives: April – June 2015

4/7 – Welcome to the 2015 Integral Theory Conference! Early bird til 4/13!!

Announcements / April - June 2015

2015 Integral Theory Conference

  • Half- and full-day pre-conference workshops: July 16, 2015 (Registration for workshops opens soon!)
  • Main conference starts Thursday, July 16 at 6 pm and ends Sunday, July 19 at 3:30 pm
  • Post-conference workshop: July 20, 2015 (no charge)

ITC 2015, the world’s largest academic conference devoted to the field of Integral Theory and practice, is hosted by MetaIntegral Foundation in partnership with The HUB: An Integral Center for Diversity, Vitality & Creativity.

The focus of ITC …

4/7 – A Conversation Gone MetaIntegral

Fresh Perspective / April - June 2015

Eric Reynolds

Eric: I’m here with Sean Esbjörn-Hargens. Thank you for joining me today.

Sean: Yeah. Definitely. Thanks, Eric. It is good to connect and I’m looking forward to chatting with you today.

Eric: I’m here to talk to you about MetaIntegral, the state of Integral Theory and the upcoming Integral Theory Conference. I’m wondering, maybe let’s start with an introduction of who you are and go from there?

Sean: Ok – let me take a few minutes to just …

4/7 – Bridging Integral

Leading Comments / April - June 2015

With much pleasure I present the first release of the April/June 2015 Issue of the ILR! We have some exciting new changes to share and of course, great content! This issue emerged with a theme of “bridging”, reflective of the intent of the journal and the nature of transdisciplinary and integral approaches.

I have the honor of introducing Nancy Southern as Associate Editor for Organizational Learning. Nancy brings with her a distinguished career that has spanned corporate consulting and academic …

4/7 – 2nd Tier Teal Organizations: Magic, Myth or Evolutionary Step?

Leadership Emerging / April - June 2015

download“[E]very time humanity has shifted to a new stage, it has invented a new way to collaborate, a new organizational model” (Laloux, 2014, Kindle Locations 385-386).

The above quote is the premise of Frederic Laloux’s Reinventing Organizations. As he points out in the book, data in this area is as yet pretty slim. That being said, Laloux presents case studies on 12 different companies across various economic sectors that paint a pretty clear picture. Organizations founded on a clear …

4/7 – The Generational Shift in the Workplace: Are WE Ready?

Learner Papers / April - June 2015

Kim Arellano

Ten thousand Millennials turn 21 each day (Torres, 2014, para. 5), while ten thousand Baby Boomers retire each day (Newsmax, 2010, para. 1). By 2025, the Millennials will make up 75% of the U.S. Labor Force (Tyler, 2013, para. 1). Many organizations are facing several challenges including transferring valuable knowledge to a younger generation in an efficient manner. In addition, many organizations have recognized a different generation perspectives in work habits and narratives. Organizations are looking for help …

4/7 – Basarab Nicolescu. From modernity to cosmodernity: Science, culture, and spirituality.

Book Reviews / April - June 2015

Basarab Nicolescu. (2014). From modernity to cosmodernity: Science, culture, and spirituality. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-4963-0 or Kindle version.

Sue L T. McGregor

From Modernity to Cosmodernity

I am very familiar with Basarab Nicolescu’s formulation of transdisciplinarity, having been a keen student of his approach for over a decade. I have a deep respect for the brilliance and the quantum nuances of his approach. And I was not disappointed; this is a profound and groundbreaking book. I did take a conceptual detour before …

4/7 – An Integral Perspective of Peace Leadership

Feature Articles / April - June 2015

Whitney McIntyre Miller and Zachary Gabriel Green

Peace leadership is the mobilization of action for just change. When people are motivated to act individually and function collectively for the benefit of humanity and the planet, peace leadership is present. Central to peace leadership is a desire for inclusion and cohesion whereby individuals are enabled to live in liberty to their fullest potential, free from the oppression of powers who seek to wield dominance. Peace leadership therefore is focused on creating …