Spanda Journal: Collective Enlightenment

We are pleased to inform you that the Spanda Journal special issue on  “Collective Enlightenment” is out, you can read it online, or download your free copy here. The edition features 25 insights on the state of the art in Consciousness and Enlightenment studies:

Michel Bauwens: Non-Capitalist (Peer to Peer) Techno-Utopianism

Michel Bauwens — Other Non-Capitalist Techno-Utopianisms Part 5 of Kevin Carson’s Techno-Utopianism, Counterfeit and Real One of the most useful non-Marxist schools is the post-capitalist model of commons-based peer production, which inclues that of Michel Bauwens of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives. Late capitalism, Bauwens writes (with Franco Iacomella), is beset by two main structural irrationalities: artificial abundance and …

2014 Robert Steele Answers to Richard Olivier on 21st Leadership with Annotated Bibliography & Links

2014 ANSWERS Robert Steele to Richard Olivier of Findhorn on Leadership for the 21st Century • What do 21st century leaders need to know and who do they need to be? • How can we develop these capacities? • What, on a systemic level, is blocking the needed leadership evolution? • What is missing from …

Event: 31 MAY – 2 JUN 2015 Collective Intelligence

2015 Collective Intelligence Conference The annual interdisciplinary conference that brings together researchers from the academy, businesses, non profits, governments and the world at large to share insights and ideas from a variety of fields relevant to understanding and designing collective intelligence in its many forms. Marriott Hotel, Santa Clara CA 2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, …

Tom Atlee: Role of Collective Intelligence in Wise Democracy Needed for Humanity’s Survival

TITLE: The role of collective intelligence in the wise democracy needed for humanity’s survival ABSTRACT: This article proposes that the primary function of intelligence is to sustain a dynamic system’s balance between environmental control and adaptability.  A dynamic system needs to remain in tune with its changing environments so that its actions continue to be …

Michel Bauwens: Global Commons Movement to Meet in Berlin May 2013

The global commons movement is gathering again Submitted by George Pór on Sat, 10/20/2012 – 16:37 After the highly successful 1st International Commons Conference, there will be a second and even larger international gathering focused on the Economics of the Commons, in Berlin, May 2013. Organized by the Commons Strategies Group (with support of the Heinrich Böll …