All We Need Is Love?
Maybe the Beatles were right that love is all we need. A simple message of love from one Israeli to Iranians has kicked off an interesting end-run of people over governments.
From Me-First to We-First
As another companion to Ian Mackenzie's short film on Charles Eisenstein's Sacred Economy, I offer up some clips based on Simon Mainwaring's book We First.
The SOPA Blackouts and Our New Political Lingchi
Did the January 18 Wikipedia blackout protests kill SOPA alone? Or is there something else going on here?
Online Brotherhood or Big Brother?
Are our online lives connecting us in new and incredible ways or plugging us into a matrix of unimagineable control?
Here Comes Everybody- Clay Shirky on the Internet and Collective Action
How are cellphones, Twitter and Facebook changing history? Watch this TED talk by author Clay Shirky and find out.
Someone's Paying Right Wing Trolls
I've long wondered how the people who live to spout shit and stir up blockheaded arguments in the comments sections of social media find the time to do what they do, much less the energy. Here's an answer to explain at least some of them: it's their job.
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Tom, great to see this inquiry out in the world! Thank you for asking these questions of us all. Loved…
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Meta-Sangha, Infra-Sangha: Or, Who is this "We" Kimo Sabe?
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I love this conversation because I’m involved with the Integral Center in Boulder (formerly Boulder Integral). We have a mission…
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Meta-Sangha, Infra-Sangha: Or, Who is this "We" Kimo Sabe?
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I like the infra-sangha Tom! (thanks for making a link to our article) With love, Ria
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Meta-Sangha, Infra-Sangha: Or, Who is this "We" Kimo Sabe?
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Great Job!
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Meta-Sangha, Infra-Sangha: Or, Who is this "We" Kimo Sabe?
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David thanks, that's a fantastic quote, really captures in pithy form many of points being made in the essay. Tim,…
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Rhizomatic for the People- Notes on Networks and Decentralization
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One more resource to add regarding Rhizome. A friend just turned me on to this, a short book posted online…
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Rhizomatic for the People- Notes on Networks and Decentralization
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Thanks Tim, I should probably read that Smil book. We should also throw Dr. Charles Hall's name into the mix.…
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Rhizomatic for the People- Notes on Networks and Decentralization
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Hi Trevor/David I'd have to add Vaclav Smil's 2005 book Energy at the Crossroads to the reading list. For mine…
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Rhizomatic for the People- Notes on Networks and Decentralization
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