The Human Predicament ...
Human society is now consuming and polluting our planet faster than it can replenish itself. This means that our Situation has changed. We can no longer carry on as though we are independent actors in a pursuit of happiness (e.g. profits) without also working together to solve our collective problems. So now, we are embedded in a System that structures individualistic competition, rewards trashing the planet and undermines the necessary collaboration of all.
The good news is ... to restructure the underpinnings of human society to acknowledge our interconnectedness, face our common problems, collaborate to solve them and transform our System is not so hard. We believe the 8-step ToBe Project (shown below) is a way to facilitate a new form of collective wisdom into our global community so that many impossible-seeming Monster Problems can start going away. And so that our people can thrive even though our Situation is rapidly worsening.
Some of the global "Monster Problems" are listed below.
Here's the good news: In addition to all the good works currently underway, few of us can facilitate "all" of us to creatively address the Monster Problems, achieve breakthrough progress in "all" of them; achieve breakthrough progress in the Meta-crisis; and facilitate the necessary System transformation. Here's a way to facilitate a new level of collective wisdom at the global level, affecting all problems, people and institutions. ....
Sound too good to be true? If so, then you might be tempted to dismiss this exciting development without first seeking to understand. Please don't. Yes, it's built on some new ideas ... social innovations that are not yet part of our culture's "common sense." But they will be...
See the 5-part video seminar to understand this new-paradigm approach: "Essential Wisdom for Solving Society's Biggest Issues"
The good news is ... to restructure the underpinnings of human society to acknowledge our interconnectedness, face our common problems, collaborate to solve them and transform our System is not so hard. We believe the 8-step ToBe Project (shown below) is a way to facilitate a new form of collective wisdom into our global community so that many impossible-seeming Monster Problems can start going away. And so that our people can thrive even though our Situation is rapidly worsening.
Some of the global "Monster Problems" are listed below.
- Climate crisis ... See: Solving climate change
- Overpopulation ... A number of scientists say the carrying capacity of the earth is about 2 billion people
- Worsening "L-curve" distribution of wealth and power
- The resurgence of Authoritarianism ... Seeking to shift the System backward from Box to Triangle
- Collective PTSD from wars, poverty, climate events, racism, authoritarian governments, sexism, etc.
- Increasing Tragedies of the Commons ... e.g. Fish resources, fresh water, biodiversity, forests, soil, pollution, trust-levels, etc.
- Pandemics ... e.g. Covid 19, Influenza
- Many forms of prejudice ... sexism, racism, etc.
- The out-of-control threat of Artificial Intelligence serving its own interests as the expense of humanity
- (You name it ...)
Here's the good news: In addition to all the good works currently underway, few of us can facilitate "all" of us to creatively address the Monster Problems, achieve breakthrough progress in "all" of them; achieve breakthrough progress in the Meta-crisis; and facilitate the necessary System transformation. Here's a way to facilitate a new level of collective wisdom at the global level, affecting all problems, people and institutions. ....
Sound too good to be true? If so, then you might be tempted to dismiss this exciting development without first seeking to understand. Please don't. Yes, it's built on some new ideas ... social innovations that are not yet part of our culture's "common sense." But they will be...
See the 5-part video seminar to understand this new-paradigm approach: "Essential Wisdom for Solving Society's Biggest Issues"
We need a "Holution" to the Human Predicament.
We need some way to ...
- Get all of humanity to stop periodically and think together ... To address each Monster problem ... To reach unified viewpoints ... And to do this on a regular basis.
- Facilitate this new global "We the People" conversation to be in the spirit of choice-creating. This assures that people will engage one another respectfully, listening and co-creating shared understandings; that they reach unified conclusions on what is really going on (i.e. TRUTH), what we all really want (i.e. VISION); and how to best get there (i.e. STRATEGY); that there will be breakthroughs in ways that affect both collective and distributed actions; that a new culture of global community will emerge; that "We" will establish global institutions of governance, economics and culture; and that individuals become will more aware and educated about the issues, and more capable and empowered to address them.
- Set up this new "We the People" conversation to be ongoing, where new random Wisdom Councils happen every month or so. This provides for currently blocked "solutions" to be considered and appropriately chosen. Just by itself this new process can solve many stuck Monster Problems, like overcoming partisan gridlock or even wars.
- Provide for "We the People" to be able to establish a global constitution if desired. And to arrange for other institutions to manage the solving of particular issues like climate change..
The ToBe Project ... Here's how we can make it happen
The ToBe Project is an eight-step process, a way in which a few of us with adequate resources can set in motion. It's a strategy aimed at convening and facilitating a new all-inclusive global conversation. This new form of self-governance can be termed "Wise Democracy". Here is a brief summary of the eight steps by which to achieve it. For more detailed description see The ToBe Project
- Gather "Just Us" and adequate resources
- Identify the first Monster Problem to address
- Randomly select 10 to 16 people
- Use Dynamic Facilitation to reliably evoke the spirit of "choice-creating" in each Wisdom Council
- Convene a live "global community" meeting where the Wisdom Council presents the story of its journey & unified conclusions
- Structure this process of global Wisdom Councils to be ongoing
- Provide for the new whole-system conversation to include everyone
- Provide ways for all to learn more about this holistic model of change, especially the mode of thinking (i.e. choice-creating) and our way to reliably evoke it (i.e. Dynamic Facilitation)
Can this "Holution" really happen?
Yes! We know from experiments and experience with the "Wisdom Council Process" that it works at large scale. e.g. Two states of Austria have adopted the Wisdom Council Process into their state constitutions. And we also know that it's possible for a citizen group to set the ToBe Project in motion. We don't need some government to do it. In fact, if we can be sponsored with enough money, this informal approach is better!. ... We have learned that the "magic sauce" for this process working lies in our ability to reliably evoke a particular quality of thinking, what we call "choice-creating."
So ... Can we save the world?
YES, but enough of us need to "get it" that The ToBe Project can be the desired MetaSolution. Our System (the Box) is still doomed. But we can facilitate our System to safely transform itself into something better (the Circle).
Here is a 28 min video addresses "Can we save the world?"
For example, What Can I Do to help solve climate change?
See this link for the issue of the climate crisis. But it also works for the other Monster Problems as well. And it even helps with extrinsically caused issues like volcano eruptions and asteroid impacts.
Also ...
- Hear the recent fun and funny podcast interview of Jim Rough and Cassie Firman by Dr and Mrs Future on "Making Democracy Wise" https://www.drfutureshow.com/drfutureblog/58-future-now-interviewdiscussion-making-democracy-wise-with.html
- See the 5-part video seminar to understand this new-paradigm approach: "Essential Wisdom for Solving Society's Biggest Issues"
- See video examples of the Wisdom Council Process working at large scale in a public setting
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