The Dynamic Equilibrium Between Structure and Capacity — As we explore what it means to embody the concept of synarchy in the Design Science Studio, we have been exploring a conversation about the dynamic equilibrium between structure and capacity, a tensegrity in living organisms and within groups and communities of social animals. …

Beautiful writing, Mariette! I feel the emotions and I acknowledge the lived history and I appreciate the humanity of your appeal to transcend the power of death with the power of renewal by committing to values of creativity, equality, and dignity for all.

I think I wrote this essay in a Grade 10 French class. This may be one of the reasons I decided not to pursue a career in architecture. The ultra-competitive, patriarchal and hierarchical culture seemed intimidating and repulsive. On the Left Bank of the Seine River in Paris are the…

World Builders and Collective Consciousness — If we are consciousness that has access to the coherence of individual memory and present awareness in the zero point field, we are the physical interface for space time as it is unfolding. Zero-point energy - Wikipedia Zero-point energy ( ZPE) is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical system may have. Unlike in classical…en.wikipedia.org

By Richard Ramsay, Founder, LivingWorks This publication is about the central concepts of a wholistic model of social work practice by differentiating between mechanical and wholistic views of whole systems. Social work in the West, for example, evolved along mechanistic lines that embody principles of: fragmentation, focusing on problem-solving with…

World building through collective sensemaking, imagination, and speculative fiction — In our second meeting as a team, I introduced the idea of inviting people into a story where they were protagonists in an adventure. …

Your platform for global collaboration — You have to change your mind before you change the way you live and the way you move… The thing that’s going to change people will be something that no one will ever be able to capture on film. …

It’s 4am — I can’t sleep. My allergies have flared up. Lucky, our cat, keeps us awake, asking us to fill the water bowl we keep for him in the bathroom. He jumps back up on the bed for a while to sleep. Later, realizing that we are both too restless and unsettled…

The Paradigm Shift Will Not Be Televised — Micah White told us not to repeat the same mistakes. There is no point protesting, because the protesters of the Occupy Movement have proven that protest does not work. …