Monster Problems ... the Meta-crisis .... 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 pursuit of happiness (e.g. profits) without also working together to solve our collective problems. We are embedded in a System that structures a game-like competition, which rewards trashing the planet and undermining the well-being 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 do this.
Some global "Monster Problems" are.
Here's the good news: In addition to all the good works currently underway, a few of us with resources can facilitate "all" of us to start thinking, to creatively address Monster Problems, achieve breakthrough progress in "all" of them; achieve breakthrough progress in the Meta-crisis; and facilitate the necessary System transformation to exit the Human Predicament. The ToBe Project is a way to facilitate a new level of collective wisdom globally, 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 out-of-the-box 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 do this.
Some global "Monster Problems" are.
- 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, a few of us with resources can facilitate "all" of us to start thinking, to creatively address Monster Problems, achieve breakthrough progress in "all" of them; achieve breakthrough progress in the Meta-crisis; and facilitate the necessary System transformation to exit the Human Predicament. The ToBe Project is a way to facilitate a new level of collective wisdom globally, 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 out-of-the-box 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 ToBe Project is a "Holution" to the Human Predicament.
The ToBe Project ... Here's how we can make it happen
The ToBe Project is eight-steps. It's a strategy we know works for large systems. Only, in this Project we seek to use it on the biggest scale, for the global System. But the aim of this Project is simple. It just convenes a new conversation, one addressing issues in a way that people want to join in. Key for making it work is the kind of conversation: Choice-creating not Decision-making. That's the magic sauce. 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 work?
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 "just us" to set the ToBe Project in motion. We don't need a government to set this up, but we welcome the support and involvement of officials, Below is a cartoon video that explains a little about how this can work.
So ... Can we save the world?
There is no "We" yet to even try to save the world. But once "just us" sets the ToBe Project in motion then there will be an all-inclusive, intelligent "We" to work on the problem. It's great that many people are willing to sacrifice and start working to repair the world in different ways. But these heroic efforts can't work individualistically. All of us must come together, understand what's going on, set our sights on a strategy and work coherently to implement it. And!! We must keep talking. With the ToBe Process in place then we are living in a new System, one which is suited to our new Situation of inter-dependence. ...
The ToBe Project MUST HAPPEN if "We" are to save the world. Maybe there is some other facilitative strategy that can work at this level, but we can't find it. However, there are lots of "solution approaches" already underway, lots of caring people experimenting. And of course, this will all become valuable once a viable "We" comes into being and starts thinking about what's needed.
But clearly, our System (the Box) is doomed. And we don't want to go backwards to the Triangle System. However, we can facilitate our existing System to safely transform itself into the Circle where all of us are involved in creating collective wisdom.
The ToBe Project MUST HAPPEN if "We" are to save the world. Maybe there is some other facilitative strategy that can work at this level, but we can't find it. However, there are lots of "solution approaches" already underway, lots of caring people experimenting. And of course, this will all become valuable once a viable "We" comes into being and starts thinking about what's needed.
But clearly, our System (the Box) is doomed. And we don't want to go backwards to the Triangle System. However, we can facilitate our existing System to safely transform itself into the Circle where all of us are involved in creating collective wisdom.
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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