Category Archives: Notes from the Field

From Paris: Modes of Explanation, “A Discussion Conference”

Notes from the Field / June 2013

Brian Van der Horst

Modes of Explanation, “A Discussion Conference” was held here in Paris—the perfect venue for a post, postmodern gathering of cognitive scientists– on May 21-25.

Some 50 participants from around the world included experts in neuroscience and complex adaptive systems theory, theoretical computer science, anthropology, cybernetics, sustainability, complexity, philosophy of science, creativity, art and managing, polyphony (organization studies) and performance studies (culture & organization), perceptual psychology, cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, industrial design, human–computer interaction (HCI), interaction …

Building a Village Community

Notes from the Field / March 2013

Ian McDonald

Nearly a year ago, one of the online Integral forums put out a request for case studies covering organisations where Spiral Dynamics Integral or the Integral lens had made a measurable difference to a project outcome. No sector or geographical boundaries.  It became very clear to me, in reading the subsequent threads, that two of the most powerful sets of lenses have remained as intellectual toys – admired by thousands, played with by many but only used by …

Basarab Nicolescu Is Already 70 Years Old.

Notes from the Field / March 2013

Basarab Nicolescu is already 70 years old. Those who know him can hardly believe it.  So young, so full of energy, at 70?

To understand this exceptional case we should get to know him more closely. This is what we tried to achieve in the past few months through many essays, sessions, articles and works, all dedicated to the great personality who is Basarab Nicolescu, an honorary member of the Romanian Academy, Professor at the University “Babes-Bolyai” of Cluj-Napoca.

You …

Tim Winton’s Pattern Dynamics™ Workshops in USA and Canada, January/February 2013

Notes from the Field / March 2013

David MacLeod, Trevor Malkinson, Alia Aurami, and Marilyn Hamilton

There was an evening workshop in Bellingham, WA, USA, the evening of January 29, 2013, and a one-day workshop in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on February 2, 2013.

Notes from David MacLeod on the Bellingham Workshop

PatternDynamics ™ is the brainchild of Tim Winton, who developed the concept over a period of 20 years working in sustainability. His background is in Permaculture, Integral Theory, and Natural Systems Design. Working closely with ecologically-designed …

What Next Conference: Integrating the Future

Notes from the Field / March 2013

 Michael Stern

Hooray! The world did not end on December 21, 2012, and thus I had the privilege of attending the What Next conference and ringing in the New Year with the international integral tribe. I spent five days at the lovely Omni Interlocken Resort with around 400 incredibly smart, loving, passionate people. The conference loosely continued the tradition of the Integral Spiritual Experience gatherings in previous years. But the theme this year was the Future of Consciousness, Culture, and …

Integral Theory meets Arab Spring – German Foreign Ministry Funds a Binational Integral Training for Young Potential Leaders

Notes from the Field / March 2013

Adrian Wagner, Evronia Azer and Anna-Charlotte Lipp

In the Autumn 2012 an integral encounter of a special kind took place: 20 young potential leaders who are involved in projects of different kinds aiming to shape their political and civil societies in their own countries – Egypt and Germany – met for the first time. This fruitful exchange took place in the framework of the “Yalla, Yalla Project” that started in October in Berlin and continued on in January 2013 in …

Center For Human Emergence – USA (CHE-USA)

Notes from the Field / March 2013

Center For Human Emergence – USA (CHE-USA)
Spiral Dynamics Integral (SDi) – Educational and Human Resources
In the Dr. Donald E. Beck lineage – www.spiraldynamics.net
CHE-USA Executive Director – Tom Christensen
www.CHE-USA.org (under construction)
1243 Jenifer, Madison, WI 53703
Ofc 608-255-4242   Skype  tomc1243

Given all of the years we have been writing and publishing about the activities of Centers for Human Emergence in places like the Netherlands, UK and Iceland, I wonder if it had occurred that there was no …

The Integral Movement in Russia: Bigelow, Fuhs and Wilber

Notes from the Field / January 2013

Ken Wilber on the Integral Movement in Russia

A preface from ILR’s Bureau Chief & Associate Editor in Russia Eugene Pustoshkin:

In December 2012, upon an invitation from Ipraktik (Moscow, Russia) Colin Bigelow (Ken Wilber’s Senior Assistant and member of the Board of Directors at the Integral Institute) and Clint Fuhs (CEO of the Integral Institute and co-founder of Core Integral, Inc.) came to Moscow and led a series of Integral events (which included  two open introductory events, one weekend …

France—The Integral Year in Review

Notes from the Field / January 2013

Brian Van der Horst
Paris  Bureau Chief

One of the most well-attended integral studies meetings in Paris this year was the “1st International Forum on the Evolution of Consciousness.” Organized by Eric Allodi and a team from Andrew Cohen’s group, EnlightenNext  France. Around 700 participants gathered to hear a combination of European and American limelights such as Steve McIntosh, Andrew  Cohen, Ervin Laszlo, and Edgar Morin from a variety of integral perspectives.

Patrice van Ersel, Editor of France’s largest …

An Integral Look at a Conference in Transformative Learning

Notes from the Field / January 2013

Eric Reynolds

The 10th International Conference on Transformative Learning entitled A Future for Earth: Re-imagining Learning for a Transforming World was held on November 1st thru 4th in San Francisco, California. There were over 150 presenters teaching a smorgasbord of daily transformative offerings. The majority of the presenters were also participants in the conference, making for a diverse and committed learning community of scholars and practitioners from around the globe.

The Conference Program begins with the following …