Inquiry

Yeah, this is a huge improvement over the alpha version.  Much easier and more intuitive navigation. Better, more polished overall look. Already a fair amount of good content.

One thing that does feel a tad closed, though, is that member pages have an "https://..." address (not to mention a rather long address). I see that I can view member pages even without being logged in, which is good, but I wonder if I can make Integral Life the location for my main blog or if I'll run into problems if I do. But I suppose a lot of this issue will resolve itself when the social networking features are implemented.

And a minor interface thing that seems a little strange is when media opens in a web page without any of the portal interface features (menus, etc.). OK, it's simple enough to click the "back" button when I'm done, but it's a little disorienting.

Other than that, it all looks and feels great!

Congrats!

~G

I'd find it useful for there to be a facebook-style element of easily finding people you know to a different degree of closeness than others on the site and when/if they are active. For instance, if I met John Smith and discovered he was on here, I'd love to add him to some sort of friends-list and get a ping if he's put a new blog post up or a response to something else on the site.

Excellent! This is the kind of glamarous look which won't immediately convince my friends that I'm an Integral Geek. I am but.....there's time for them to borrow my copy of SES later. (After a bit of weight training to make carrying it around easier.) There's nothing wrong with attractive surfaces, infact, who would want to explore the depths if the surface ain't shiny? This is the kind of site people new to Integral are going to love to explore.

Could the radius of search on the community locator be increased beyond 50 miles? (Perhaps to 200?) In New Zealand I KNOW there are Integral practitioners out there, but our main centers of population are well scattered. I live in Hamilton, but will need to link with people in Aukland and Thames to be part of a decent sized "Sangha" I expect.

love the new Integral Life portal!

i posted my first impressions on my log. it's a bit long so allow me to link to it:

http://integrallife.com/member/c4chaos/blog/integral-life-my-first-impressions

kudos to the IL team for pulling this off. keep up the great work. will give more feedback as we go along.

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http://www.c4chaos.com

Wonder! Clearly, alot of planning, work and vision have gone into this, and what's already available in beta form is much more than I can begin to comprehend, at least initially. There are already so many ways this site can be approached! I'm a trusting, old soul, at least when it comes to Integral Institute and Ken Wilber, so I've already followed the link to 'What is an inquiry?' Afterall, isn't that what it's for? And what a pleasant surprise! No! This is not like any other site, not like any of a number of very popular sites. Those who want it to be like their favorite site will be disappointed, because it is doing something altogether different. I wonder how many of us are ready for this; how many will plunge right in; or, like myself, enter only cautiously, weighing each step.

I did not see the first development of this site. This is the first time, but I really like it. Very nice looking, a great job. Looks like it has a budget. The only thing I had a little problem with, (and that perhaps reflects me more than anything) is the intro video. That just did not fly with my taste. It just felt very "improve your life"-ish and looked like a normal superficial "promising" advertising of a health-product. You know, an un-real slow-motion state with white lights that so many advertisers use. A (high) state that only seem to promise your ego that there is a way. I don't particularly think I will have my clothes and hair vibrate and blow in the wind and having electrical white "flow-things" whip around me because I start to inquiry about my life.  

But, maybe some do and if that is what is needed, go for it.

I really enjoy the site and the interface. 

Samuel Törnqvist

Only thing missing is the RSS button in the navigation bar on every page that has content.  This is the main way I get my webjuice, and IMO should be standard.

 

 

Very appealing and a joy to access.....

A rich source of materials and wisdoms.....albeit much of it is complex, very academic and some might say, a bit obscure.   I hope that we can find ways to describe Integral to a wider public in simpler, ways and in ways which make it easier for people to apply the insights to an "ordinary"day.

When KW interviews people on the site, KW talks too much...and in my view does not allow others enough space to think...no doubt because of KW's irrepresible enthusiasm!

 

 

While I have longed to receive the information present on this site, I have in the past been locked out due to my lack of sophistication.  This site, with its calming colors- no small comfort for computer challenged Baby Boomer types like me- feels welcoming and locations on the site appear simple to master. 

I had no idea you were working on this and I deeply appreciate it.

I am anxious to find sites related to the political events occurring in the US at present.  The email from Deepok Chopra and a recent one from a comment posted on my site, http://hubpages.com/hub/McCain-Palin-Honeymoon-Over raise me to a higher level of analysis but I need more high level points of view and hope to find them here.

 

  My first impression is that the website is really great.  This is my first exposure and it is better than I expected.  Obviously someone is putting in a lot of time and energy into building the site.  So far it has been pretty intuitive to get around and do things and I haven't ever had the problem of "Can't find webpage" when I would click on something.

  However, when I went to find where to send my comments on how great the site was, I had problems finding this webpage.  As long as this website is still in testing, I would suggest that on the opening page there be a "Suggestions for Website" selection or some equivalent.

  Last, as I have been reading some of the other members suggestions, I get the feeling that one of the functions of this website is to help figure out what is needed to support the integral life community.  This is not necessarily a problem or a criticism, in that this is the best way to find out if the needs are enough to sustain the website.

  That said, I would also like to hear the thoughts of the people (and members) setting up this website regarding what they think would be needed to financially sustain this great site and what other ideas they might have to allow this site to generate some income on its own, such as selling books, DVD's, music, art, services, etc. While I understand that some members might not feel comfortable in addressing the business aspects, I would think that in truly integral living, people will have to deal with this, so I would think that here would be a good place to do it as well as to see/experience how others have done it using the AQAL process.

  I bring this question up now, since having served on several non-profit organizations, I noted that no matter how much good they do or how spiritual the participants are, within a short time, much of the time of the members is spent scrambling around looking for funding.  So, mixing metaphors, I suggest taking the bull by the horns and getting our feet wet.

Thanks,

MB

 

... this site is sluggish in letting me enter. I know I am registered earlier as Tzujan. A new way openened up now. I am in as Tzujanneman, the child in me.

When clicking as to entering my picture to the empty place ... I was directed to the result : the torso of no•body. 

Some times a total blank page shows up. It reminds me to blank my mind. Welcome. Although ....

Somewhere else al kind of problems arose around my use of a service, administrative matters and such. The people there said I was the only one with these phenomena. So I was glad, I am a white raven to that enterprise. Here too?

Any way, it opened using this part of me.

 

Greetings form he heart, Tzujanneman

The site itself is very appealing, seems to be full of useful materials, but it is impossible for me to download any free materials. Why is it? Please help me.

I always get the following message: "The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please
try again later."

Rita

 Are you kidding?

I don't see anything feminine about the visual elements of the web layout. It's all blue and mechanistic/techno-chique. 
It's not bad. That's not what I'm trying to say, you guys are doing some pretty neat work. I just don't think that it's very balanced in that respect... specifically.
 

My very first impression was that it was rather inaccessible and demanding. The colours and style is rather on the cold side. You might feel a bit "less" for not paying. You do need to "get into it" and it takes a while. When it opens up you marvel at all the thought that is going into this and not least the fact that new features are coming up all the time. That's exciting to follow, as it seems cutting-edge. I think personally I would opt for a bit more warmth (design-wise especially) and greater accessibility to the watched posts. I am not too keen on clicking all the time!

www.vivimaricarpelan.com

Hi team, awesome beta site, lots of great content and relatively reliable.

there is a glitch in the profile editing process though, as well as the upload profile photo which has no active interface that I can find.

I like the neutral colour scheme and the 'light' platform which performs well even at low bandwidth, keep it simple and elegant I say, the content speaks for itself!

Thank you to all concerned :-)

This isn't exactly a first impression but I don't know where else to do this...

 

I think that there should be a relatively easy to see "comments" section underneath all of the content pages like all other websites have.  It would be much better/easier than having a "blog post" about them (and easier to see the totality of people's responses on the same page as the content).

A reddit-style (www.reddit.com) up/down vote arrow thing would be great too instead of the almost worthless "did you find this helpful?" icon.  If this could be used in the comment section (as reddit does) as well it would be all the greater.

Also I've noticed a few of the audio submissions are flash files (specifically the ten minute reconnect with spirit/ three faces of god submissions).  I cannot get these on my ipod for easy listening in car/subway/etc (which I think would be a good time for that, no?) without a lot of effort on finding out how to rip them from the site then convert them into mp3 or w/e.

 

There's more gripes I have I'm sure :P, but that's all I can come up with right now.  All of that being said, I really really do appreciate that we have this resource to connect and share and awaken and all of that fun stuff :) [and this is a great improvement from the Integral Naked site].  I'm just a tad grumpy at the moment...

It's truly amazing for me to have access to all the inspiring information and to connect with others along "the Way".

It really motivates me to learn and experience more and start looking for ways to contribute.

In the UL quadrant: I feel at home! I belong. I can breathe in here. I feel moved. I think the information is well-organized and easy to find. I like the graphics. I am touched and inspired in this environment of knowledge paired with care.

In the UR: I keep coming back for more. I watch the videos. I browse. I visit every day.

In the LL: (Any Hebrew speakers?) 'Hinei ma tov u ma naim, shevet achim gam yahad' How good and how pleasant for brothers [and sisters] to commune.

In the LR: The information abunds and is easy to find. Easy to connect with community.

I find the masculine energy predominant. The blue background reminds me of the air element, which represents thinking, which is the masculine energy. I am happy to learn theory presented in a masculine way, focused, clear, well organized. The place where I would bring feminine energy for balance would be the 'Share'. Community is feminine,is Earth, and I could see earth colors and images there.

Did I tell you how much at home I feel here?

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Tana Saler

www.tanasaler.com

 

It just looks like every other message board on the internet. That either means there are a lot of third tier web page designers out there or you're just a bunch of average joes with average web design skills who can't really think outside the box. Your followers seem to be losing their shit over how "Integral" white-on-blue is though, so, mission accomplished, I guess. 

First, every sites need to have details that catch viewers attention. Information stated on every pages must have valid idea that benefits audiences, it also have educative shares and approachable. And to keep every visitors always part of them, they must have a great advantage that is competitive to other site.

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