I was planning on going to the State of the World Forum Conference until I signed up for the December ISE conference that happens just after it.However, I still might go, since I think the conference is very important for several reasons.Obviously it is important because of the topic.However, equally important, from my perspective, is that the approach to the problem will be an integral one.As far as I can determine, this is the first time integral methodology will be used in such a major forum, so this will be potentially very important for Integral’s future.
The reason I think this forum and the use of integral methods is equally important to the topic itself is because presently I see most of the world’s problems being addressed with inadequate tools and from limited perspectives and it really screws them up.Until integral problem solving (or its equivalent) becomes a household word and is applied regularly for most complicated problems, I don’t think we are going to see much progress to resolving our most pressing issues.
However, we also need to make “psychological development” a household word and have it taught in our schools, as presently much of the world is being run by ethnocentric people and for the most part, most people see this as just fine.I see it as stultifying.Until people realize that having a world centric view is actually a higher developmental trait than ethnocentricity and it is not equivalent to being a traitor (as Obama has already been accused of), we will continue to have the irreconcilable problems such as we have in the Middle East, etc.In other words, using integral methods itself will not solve our problems.People in general also need to be aware of what is higher in the holarchy of development or else they will not support the outcome of these methods.
Thus, I see this conference as spear heading a potential general change in how complex problems are addressed in general, but only if this conference does things in a way that generates helpful results.Thus, one reason I would be going would be to both see how things are being done at the conference and support this evolutionary process in anyway that I could.
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Posted June 12th, 2009 by Mike BrelandI was planning on going to the State of the World Forum Conference until I signed up for the December ISE conference that happens just after it. However, I still might go, since I think the conference is very important for several reasons. Obviously it is important because of the topic. However, equally important, from my perspective, is that the approach to the problem will be an integral one. As far as I can determine, this is the first time integral methodology will be used in such a major forum, so this will be potentially very important for Integral’s future.
The reason I think this forum and the use of integral methods is equally important to the topic itself is because presently I see most of the world’s problems being addressed with inadequate tools and from limited perspectives and it really screws them up. Until integral problem solving (or its equivalent) becomes a household word and is applied regularly for most complicated problems, I don’t think we are going to see much progress to resolving our most pressing issues.
However, we also need to make “psychological development” a household word and have it taught in our schools, as presently much of the world is being run by ethnocentric people and for the most part, most people see this as just fine. I see it as stultifying. Until people realize that having a world centric view is actually a higher developmental trait than ethnocentricity and it is not equivalent to being a traitor (as Obama has already been accused of), we will continue to have the irreconcilable problems such as we have in the Middle East, etc. In other words, using integral methods itself will not solve our problems. People in general also need to be aware of what is higher in the holarchy of development or else they will not support the outcome of these methods.
Thus, I see this conference as spear heading a potential general change in how complex problems are addressed in general, but only if this conference does things in a way that generates helpful results. Thus, one reason I would be going would be to both see how things are being done at the conference and support this evolutionary process in anyway that I could.