Resources
Whether we live in the comfort of our routines with an ease in life and business or we struggle every day, either state can dull the senses, drain energy and crowd out time and ability to think through many important things for ourselves.
Not everyone will want to see the facts of the big picture, especially those things that may seem too risky or require sacrifices that we don’t want to make. We may think we can evade responsibility by “kicking cans down the road.”
For those who choose to explore new ways of thinking, here are some resources that we’ve discovered that you may find interesting as well.
After all, the journey of regenerative governance is one of personal learning and development more than anything.
Visionary directors cultivate steadiness going forward, using a language of possibility without blame, fear, or desire for control. Steadiness allows authentic dialogue and collaboration on what really matters and what is going to matter.
We can make things better: on the other side of awareness there is agency, choice, humour (still), and full-hearted living in these times — the stuff of a viable future.
15 minutes a day in the Stack will expand your perspective, knowledge, and capability.
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Bird’s-Eye/
Macro View
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THE PRESENCING INSTITUTE and Otto Scharmer’s Theory U started me on my regenerative learning journey.
Otto is a senior lecturer at the Sloan School of Management at MIT and co-founder of the Institute. His framework (taught free by the Presencing Institute through MITX) has attracted a global community of changemakers. This video, “Three Enemies,” gives a taste.
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LINK to Hagens’ Earth Day 2022 video
LINK to “The Great Simplification”
LINK to YouTube presentation
LINK to Medium article
LINK to Warm Data Lab
to the future from these perspectives allows the basis for collaborative action and transformative innovation.
LINK to “Tasting the Pickle”
LINK to Jonathan’s interview with the late Terry Patten
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Energy
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RICHARD HEINBERG SEES energy through the prism of power (i.e., the rate of energy usage and ability to do work intersect with the social). Richard is one of the leading educators on the need to transition society away from fossil fuels. He is a recipient of the Atlas Award for climate heroes and the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education.
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LINK to Chapter 1: Energy 101
FOR CURRENT NEWS I look to Ottawa’s The Energy Mix, a non-profit that provides credible tracking of energy and climate news. They do great work to summarize the issues, especially — but not exclusively — for Canadians. Dedicated and knowledgeable, Mitchell Beer (PPM at birth 317) is founding publisher and managing editor. Hint: PPM = parts per million.
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Climate Change/
Ecology
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Climate change and its impact on ecologies and species explained in a 7.5- minute-long video: “When The World Gets 1°C Hotter: Climate Change, The Facts.” It’s the orientation we all know and feel.
This short video from 2012 is current more than a decade after it was produced. I love Stewart Brand’s readiness and welcoming of the challenge. Stewart is the founder of The Whole Earth Catalog and co-founder of The Long Now Foundation, The Well, and Revive & Restore.
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REPORT CARD on targets for 2020 set in Copenhagen 2009 (from Canada’s National Observer in May 2022).
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Glocalism/
New Communities
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“LET’S DO IT OURSELVES!” animates many bright minds creating online tools for cooperation. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are in their infancy now. This fork in their development, DisCOs, is a cooperative alternative to DAOs that illustrates the spirit that is developing in these energized online communities.
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Wisdom/Self
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IN THIS VIDEO, “Deep Adaptation Q&A with Joanna Macy” hosted by Jem Bendell, Joanna (now in her ninth decade) looks squarely at our probable future. She reflects on the exquisite and full now, about the positive disintegration required, appreciation for living, and what resilience is made of. She suggests that we finish this sentence: “As I face the collapse of our culture, what I am grateful for is….”
LINK to Collective Presencing by Ria Baeck
LINK Ria on Emerge Podcast
LINK to Circling
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Regenerative
Systems
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I LOVE THIS short, enthusiastic, and clear video by economist and author Kate Raworth about “donut economics.” Kate presents a visual framework for sustainable development — playfully and seriously shaped like a doughnut or lifebelt — combining the concepts of planetary and social boundaries. The city of Amsterdam has taken on this approach and I love their holistic view: they get it!
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THIS CONVERSATION, between Volans CEO Louise Kjellerup Roper and regenerative leadership expert Giles Hutchins, provides — in 5 minutes — a clear, practical approach to regenerative leadership. They discuss how this involves a shift in consciousness from a narrow, reductive perspective into a widening systematic perspective, supporting living systems.
JOHN FULLERTON FOUNDED The Capital Institute in 2010 after twenty years of experience on Wall Street. He pioneered holistic economic thought. His “Eight Principles of a Regenerative Economy” draw upon the science of living systems and global wisdom traditions. John says he wishes he had called them “qualities” as they are not rules. His work on finance is recommended as he speaks to misaligned incentives and what we need.
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Social/
Culture
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JAMIE WHEAL sums up our predicament and points to promise in this beautifully edited Big Think video, “Why the World is Going Crazy — and How to Win Back Our Minds.” I love Jamie’s support of the soul and senses and how he values the arts and music. Jamie is an expert on peak performance and leadership, specializing in the neuroscience and application of Flow states.
LINK to “The Memetic Tribes”
LINK to Memetic Tribe Chart
LINK to “The Meaning & History of Memes”
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Technology
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WHAT WILL GOVERNANCE be like in the future? This video, “The Evolution of DAO Governance,” is a high-level exploration of emerging technologies and social constructions. It was one of the most provocative videos about the future of governance that I watched in 2022 — so much so that I wrote an article about it .
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Frameworks &
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WHAT I HAVE REALIZED is that we have personal work to do to change things. Inner Development Goals (IDGs) is a non-profit organization for inner development — suggesting that these are fundamental in the work to reach the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) have many resources associated to them. What I appreciate about the SDGs are their ends/outcomes orientation. What is problematic about many of them, however, is that our modern pathways to get to them require revisioning.
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE has been around since 1968 and is now a think tank. Their “Foresight Essentials” are practical and inspiring. Huge use of scenarios and crowdsourcing. You can also audit a collaborative foresight course for free. I love how Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research, makes it all seem so obvious and not easy, but doable!
