by Neil | Feb 2, 2018 | Elegance in Complexity
Elegance in complexity is a concept that emphasizes the need to look for “access points” in order to help seed and evolve new capacities for a changing and dynamic society. If we are to become prepared for an increasingly complex and interdependent society; we need to... 
by Neil | Nov 28, 2017 | Connective Dialog, Emerging Democracy, General, Mobile Collaborative Governance, Rick Smyre
by Neil Richardson & Rick Smyre Note: After several months walking around with ideas germinating from the Kauffman Foundation’s ESHIP Summit, we are more convinced than ever that cities and leaders seeking to make catalytic change need to embrace... 
by Neil | Oct 19, 2017 | Blackrock Summit, Bohm Dialog, Connective Dialog, David Bohm
There was a fire burning. Five of us were in the woods hundreds of miles from our home. I was with a high school friend and the rest were strangers hunkered down in a camping hut on the Appalachian Trail expecting intense rain. Staring into the fire, in a state of... 
by Neil | Oct 14, 2017 | Duane Elgin, Interview, Old Soulz, Rodrick Chambers
In this interview, Rodrick Chambers facilitates a dialog for his Old Soulz series. Renown futurist and thinker, Duane Elgin, joins Neil and four other integral thinkers exploring the BIG questions including: Where do we come from? What’s our purpose? Where are... 
by Neil | Sep 19, 2017 | Harwood Summit, Integral Living, Leadership, Lincoln
“I Am Loath To Close” – What Unites Us? Thirty years ago, Americans felt disconnected from politics, now many people feel disconnected from their very lives and their local communities – they don’t feel heard, they don’t feel seen and they’ve lost faith in...