Topics for Integral Symposium Aug, 2010
This post is for those attending the Integral Symposium at Worldview on 26-29 August.
What topics or themes would you like to explore at the symposium?
- Exploring the Integral Stage: how is an integral worldview qualitatively different than a first-tier experience of existence? How do qualities like flexibility, presence, trust, freedom, relative fearlessness, resilience, sensitivity to beauty, etc. change at second-tier? How do we embody, understand and communicate these qualities and their promises?
- Energy Age: what does the next wave of humanity look like? What characterises a post-postmodern culture? What does a “subtle energy economy” look like? How can we participate?
- States work: particularly ways of categorizing states, and reproducing them (through music, movement, guided focus, group activities, ?)
- Types work: what is integrally informed gender? can masculine and feminine instincts be understood as forms of quadrant favouritism? How do we view masculine and feminine forms of spirituality?
- What is the unique selling proposition of integral? How does an integral product distinguish itself in the marketplace above non-integral approaches? What are the markets and what business opportunities exist for those with integral insight?
While some of these are obvious head-trips, I am passionate that discussions on heady topics are accompanied by exercises that show me what is being described. My hope for the symposium is of a being-and-connecting-fest, not a talkfest (even though we will probably talk a lot). The final schedule will protect adequate spaciousness to be free and peaceful at our stunningly beautiful Maleny-Montville ridge location. For example, we can watch each sunrise in silence, not broken until after breakfast.
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Please leave a comment with suggestions or support for a particular theme or question.