jon wolston

What is a Wilbereiad?

A Wilbereiad means reading Ken's Collected Works serially on a daily basis. It is a personal challenge I started on May 20, 2011, 25 pages a day. Hurts more, bothers you less....

Book well worth reading

Insights apply beyond business. More on my blog....

Ken's Tribal Leadership interview with Dave Logan

I'm finding the book well worth reading. It helps me understand yet another way that human beings misunderstand each other. Also, the color schemes of Spiral Dynamics have gotten a bit tiresome—like outdated wallpaper—so the Stage 1-5 language is a refreshing change. If you... Read More

Divine Pride

 I don't get the "Divine Pride" title. What's to be proud of? Can a crater in the ground be proud it's a crater? I don't get it. To me, this title doesn't serve the presentation, which is otherwise brilliant. Ken is working at the highest level of gracious, luminous... Read More

The Integrator

 This is the name of a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the drawing board at Insitu, a drone maker who adopted tuna-tracking technology to military usage in the aftermath of 9/11 and the well-funded initiatives that followed.... Source:WSJ 8/24/09...

John Dupuy's Integral Recovery model

 I hope this model gets some traction. At its introductory level it resembles psychiatrist George Engel's bio-psycho-social model, which drew adherents in the early 80's, especially in consult-liaison circles (general hospital psych consultation.) ... Dr. Engel prematurely lost... Read More

96 Tiers

 Phew! This is a valuable contribution and makes so much sense. Until you try to repeat it....  ...

Was Langston Hughes Second-tier?

At the 14th Annual Community Poetry Reading on February 1, the RISD Museum once again honored Langston Hughes' birthday. Powerful resonances with what's goin' on.... From the program: "Langston Hughes was a seminal figure in American literature. His voice was as profound as it was... Read More