Almere NL, a city of 190,000 is getting ready for a “scale jump” to double in size by 2030. Seeking guidelines to renew and transform itself, in 2008, it invited Cradle to Cradle authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart to craft principles by which the city could grow sustainably in balance with its unique polder environment and [...]
Archive for the ‘Ethno’ Category
Almere Principles Guide City Growth
Posted in A. Contexting Intelligences, B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ego, Ethno, tagged Almere, Almere Principles, city, evolution, integral city intelligences on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Merchants & Philanthropists Creating & Using Diasporas
Posted in C. Collective Intelligences, Emergence, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric, Meshworking, Uncategorized, tagged diaspora, economy, human hive, Middle East, weak signal, whole systems thinking on March 4, 2011 | Comments Off
The weak signals that diasporas emit into and outside of systems reported earlier this week is the subject of a new book. Parag Khanna, a Distinguished Visitor at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto has just released “How to Run the World”. Excerpts in today’s National Post read: “In the Middle [...]
Integral City Interview Zoom’d Radio/Voice of America
Posted in A. Contexting Intelligences, B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, city, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric, tagged integral city intelligences, leadership, relationships, resilience on November 6, 2010 | Comments Off
Marilyn Hamilton talks to host John Schmidt of Avastone Consulting re Integral City on Zoomd Radio. Click here for the link. We talked about the Integral City as the Human Hive – and how that enables Leadership, Relationships and Resilience. Examples that were used included New Orleans and Burning Man. Listen to the broadcast or download it [...]
Australia, Minority Governments and What the Human Hive is Saying About Eco-Regions
Posted in Building - Structures, C. Collective Intelligences, climate, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ecosphere, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric, Lifecycle, Navigating - IVSM, Storytelling - Cultures, tagged activists, Australia, Canada, diversity generator, Germany, honey bees, human hive, mayors, minority government, NL, perseverence, politics, swarmking, voting on September 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I have been watching the outcome (or not?) of the recent Australian election with some interest. I have been thinking about swarming (as in what can we learn from the bees when they swarm?). My bee sources (books, articles, movies) tell me that the swarming process is a kind of hive decision. That when it [...]
Executive Summary, Mapping Abbotsford Values & Developing Integral Vital Signs Monitor
Posted in A. Contexting Intelligences, B. Individual Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, city, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric, tagged integral vital signs monitor, values on July 1, 2010 | Comments Off
I have posted to the website the Research Report on Mapping Abbotsford’s Values and Developing an Integral Vital Signs Monitor. This 2010 research updates the reserach I completed in 2003. You can read the full study at http://integralcity.com/discovery-zone/research.html This study contributed Knowledge and Development Exchange (KDE) for a Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Work Places [...]
Integral Bio-Security Resources for Swine, Avian Flu
Posted in Classroom course, Ego, Ethno, Global/Worldcentric, Inquiry, Level 7 Yellow, tagged avian flu, Resources for Mayors, swine flu, zoonotic diseases on May 3, 2009 | Comments Off
Mayors need a framework appropriately complex to respond to the emergence of zoonotic diseases (ie. diseases that cross over from animal populations into human populations) (Sapient Circle, 2004). These threats make demands on emergency response systems that are not merely complicated, but are complex. This means that the interconnections of animal and human health systems, through diseases such as SARS, West Nile Disease, BSE, E-Coli and Avian Influenza, create exponential levels of complexity. It appears that zoonotic bio-emergencies are more dynamic and subject to sudden jumps in severity, than non-bio-emergencies, because the underlying viral/biological elements are capable of learning or adapting to their human environments/life conditions. Thus they require complex non-linear approaches to develop successful response strategies.
