Have We Outsourced Our Thinking?

Artificial intelligence is the culmination of the revolution in information technology that began in the 15th century with the printing press, followed in succeeding centuries by lithography, photography, phonography, and film, each of which extended the mass production of information to a new realm. A review of the cognitive and social effects of those previous technologies will help to…

Design Science: Thinking Like a Planet

Design science is different from other problem-solving and planning methodologies in its comprehensive, anticipatory, inclusive, and transparent approaches to the development of solutions. It takes a ‘whole to particular’ approach that is both global in perspective and in its examination of options. It seeks to build capacity rather than merely solve problems and to develop solutions that are…

The Art of Belonging | Emergent Universe Oratorio

The Emergent Universe Oratorio (EUO) is a musical and poetic composition for chorus, orchestra, and orator, of the Great Story of our vast evolving Universe, the new scientific cosmology of our cosmic birth, to galaxies, stars, Earth, life, of human emergence and transformation. It is a response to the greatest crisis in the history of humanity, and if we can respond as one thread in the tapestry…

David Heeney

David Heeney sees the world as on the precipice of important changes – changes that will be positive if we step up, but could be very negative if as a society we do not address the big, systemic problems or messes that confront us. David is convinced that organizations can make a difference, whether public or private, and loves working with clients who share that vision. A management…

Rethinking Progress | Forming the Right Questions

What are the fundamental questions that humans alive at this particular moment in time should ask of themselves? What conjectures should we spend time pondering in order to realize a framework by which we may live hopeful, meaningful lives in the Anthropocene? By finding the right questions, we can inoculate ourselves to despair and focus our energy on the more productive pastures of vision and…

Composting Grief | Co-healing with the Earth

The concept of “composting grief’’ resonates as a way of transforming energy into a renewed sense of purpose and growth. I think of this as transmutation or snake medicine: sound, meditation, selfless service, praying, nature, movement. I propose that we explore the concept of a symbiotic relationship between human grief and its impact on the underground microbial life—the microbiome

Biodiversity is Biosecurity

Understanding how life creates a livable Earth radically alters our view of the world. It means that the material (abiotic) world does not simply shape the conditions for the living (biotic) world. The living world also actively shapes the material world in ways that enhances the vibrancy and livability of our planet as a whole. 

The Illusion of Individualism | Breaking Free

What does it mean to truly acknowledge our interconnectedness? In my experience, it involves not just an intellectual, but also an emotional process. Facing the reality of the part we’re playing in the larger organism of life can be both challenging and beautiful.

It’s Time for Beloved Community Circles

Beloved Community Circles is a network of small groups of 5-12 people, geographically local to each other, who make three commitments: to engage in spiritual practice and healing together so that healing and development are core; to come to care deeply for each other’s well-being; and to participate in mindful action of the group’s choosing.