Tag Archives: Spiral Dynamics

Permaculture and Facilitation

I recently had occasion to facilitate a group of leaders in the Transition movement.  Local transition initiatives are part of a vibrant, international grassroots movement that builds community resilience in response to the challenges of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis.  Transition goes way beyond conventional environmentalism in its focus on building resilient [...]

Resilience, Emergence and Overcoming Polarization – a Conversation with Don Beck

On the morning after an historic election, what if President-Elect Obama were to call and ask: “OK, I got elected, now what?”
In today’s BlogTalkRadio Show with Dr. Don Beck – bio-psycho-social mapmaker and activist – we explored that question.
In Dr. Beck’s view, our greatest need is a remedy for the polarization in our society. We’ve [...]