From Our Integral Blog
Perspectives on consulting, developing policy, collaborating and more, by integral Neil Richardson.About the Integral Blog and Neil Richardson
This blog is written by integral thinker, Neil Richardson, founder of Emergent Action. Here he discusses smart government advocacy, integral thinking and many other topics. Neil believes that his work should foster change and transformation. His writing, like the life he leads and the work he supports – emerges out of contemplation only reaching full completion through collaboration and dialogue with others. Thoughtful, creative and comprehensive: integral Neil Richardson’s ideas have been encapsulated admiringly by these words.
The Intelligent Organisation
Intelligent people and organizations are intentional about doing good in the world. We have defined being intelligent as behaving wisely and well…
The Religion of Tomorrow: A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions-More Inclusive, More Comprehensive, More Complete
Good news and bad news friends! On one hand, we are lucky and blessed to have a new epic from Ken Wilber and on the other…it’s nearly 700 pages…
Dialog Fail: Talking Past Each Other
In the aftermath of the recent Presidential election, I’ve noticed a lot of hand wringing about talking to people who think differently about politics…
The False Fix: Transformation Requires New Words
If you dropped an egg on the floor while making breakfast what would you do? Most people would mutter their favorite expletive and clean it up tossing the runny yoke…
Listen To Residents When Hiring Leaders
The next DC Public Schools Chancellor and Police Chief should bring residents into decision and solution making. The next stages of improvement in education…
Preparing For A World That Doesn’t Exist-Yet UDC TV Interview
Hear and see co-author Neil Richardson describe some of the ideas in his book Preparing For A World That Doesn’t Exist-Yet as a television guest…
Civility Still Matters…It Is Up To You
We are well aware of much of the dysfunction across the world from gun violence, terrorism, the wars in the Middle East and the spoiling of the planet. It is impossible to watch the presidential race…
Integral: How Do You Live The Good Life?
How do you live a life that is complete and whole as possible? This is a wonderful quote by the philosopher Ken Wilber describing what “integral” means. “It simply means whole, complete, full…
What Would Walt Whitman Do?
American democracy is at a crisis point. Anyone reading this blog is well aware of the many things that divide Americans demographically, culturally- even our geography is fractured…
Emergent Action Update—July 2016
Emergent July! Great month for Emergent Action. We launched the Emergent Action website and Neil Richardson and the Communities of the Future network played an important role…
Are You A Traditional or Transformational Leader? Both?
The concept of leadership in the 21st Century needs to be consistent with the type of society that is emerging…
Rethinking Democracy—The Emerging Polycentric Democracy
We live in a time of great historical disruption and transition where new approaches …
Educating a Future Forward Workforce—Are You Ready?
We are in the early stages of an economic shift so significant, based on networks and complex adaptive systems, that a new form…