Breaking Out of Consensus Trance
New Thinking Allowed
Breaking Out of Consensus Trance– New Thinking Allowed At a deep level we are all to some extent or another in a Consensus Trance, believing that we are separate, disconnected from Nature, and alone. I call this the “Separation Hypothesis.” The following two koans are part of a body of Zen practice designed to shake […]
Collective Blindness, Risk, Resilience, Emergence
We live in an age of cascading risks which portend societies’ collapse. In this Evolutionary Conversation we will discuss some root causes of our inability or unwillingness to discern and deal with risk, even when it is palpable, and we will explore opportunities for community and national transcendence and transformation. We will use our indifference […]
Enhancing Attorney and Law Firm Wellbeing by Mastering Integral Resilience — The Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
Conversation with Dr. Joseph Cambray on Emergence from Complexity
In this Evolutionary Conversation former Pacifica University President and CEO, Dr. Joseph Cambray, and Julian Gresser, explore the theory of emergence in helping communities like Santa Barbara foresee, manage, and then thrive when facing complex adaptive challenges. Joseph Cambray Synchronicity—Nature and Psyche in an Interconnected World (2012) Synchronicity and Emergence Altered States, Intelligences, and Oracles: Re-visioning […]
Conversation with Grandmaster Li Junfeng
Highlights of the Conversation with Grandmaster Li Junfeng For a 2015 conversation please click HERE. (Featured image Heavenly Waterfall © 2022 by Julian Gresser)
Conversation with Professor Jerome A. Cohen
Interview with Professor A. Cohen with a Focus on China (Featured image in video Water Dragons at Play © 2022 by Julian Gresser)
Conversation with Grandmaster Li Junfeng – Origin of Big Heart
Note to our Readers: Qigong Grand Master Li Junfeng is a living exemplar of Laughing Heart’s exuberant vitality. At 78 he is as spry as a mountain goat. He travels around the world and according to him is never jet lagged even after 20 hour flights. As all true masters he is continuously learning and […]
Seeing the Big Picture in Medical Science
A 21st-century collaborative framework has the potential to deliver more effective and affordable therapies by aligning and engaging all sectors of society. By Julian Gresser, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, & Alfredo A. Sadun (originally published in Stanford Social Innovation Review) More than one billion people today are suffering or dying from some form of neurodegenerative disease, and […]
Metrics: Estimating Personal and Organizational Resilience
Various methods are being used to measure general resilience. These are some of the most popular and evidence-based. Given the importance of resilience, it is not surprising there are various methodologies to measure it. One source has curated the most popular and evidence-based of these methods. 1. Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) A study conducted by Windle, Bennett, […]
Santa Barbara as a Resilient City: 10 Steps Toward Sustainable Change
To effect beneficial change in any community requires a commitment by that community to heighten the level of awareness, engagement, and innovative thinking. Here are ten practical actions for Santa Barbara to implement a program of immediate and sustainable change toward enhanced integral resilience benefiting the entire community. Action # 1: Launch a Community-wide Educational […]