Thu, 10 October 2019
The new Joker film with Joaquin Phoenix is an extremely timely and relevant commentary on what is happening in the Western world right now. From the mass shootings and the epidemic of mental illness to the grief and anger that people are feeling in the climate change protests, the film is symbolic of many patterns emerging in modern society. In many ways, the film is a warning. We wanted to do a commentary on what can be done about the feelings and patterns of behaviour illustrated in the film, and what we can do about them on an individual and societal level. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/108 Learn how to thrive in this fast changing world. Sign up for our mailing list and get the 50+ page guide: http://futurethinkers.org/signup Upgrade your mental operating system, increase personal sovereignty and gain deeper self-knowledge with our Courses in Personal Evolution. Register at http://courses.futurethinkers.org |
Tue, 8 October 2019
In Part 2 of our interview with Nora Bateson, an award-winning filmmaker, writer, educator, and the President of the International Bateson Institute, we continue our discussion on sense-making, on order and chaos, complex systems and cultures, and what we really need for social and cultural change. Nora comes from a family lineage of complexity thinkers - her father was the systems theorist Gregory Bateson and her grandfather was the biologist William Bateson, who coined the term genetics. Nora’s book Small Arcs of Larger Circles came out in 2016, and she is currently working on her next book about Warm Data, or the interrelational processes between and among systems. Her work brings the fields of biology, cognition, art, anthropology, psychology, and information technology together into a study of the patterns in ecology of living systems. To check out the show notes for both parts of the interview, go to http://www.futurethinkers.org/106 Learn how to thrive in this fast changing world. Sign up for our mailing list and get the 50+ page guide: http://futurethinkers.org/signup Upgrade your mental operating system, increase personal sovereignty and gain deeper self-knowledge with our Courses in Personal Evolution. Register at http://courses.futurethinkers.org |
Thu, 3 October 2019
Our guest in the following two episodes is Nora Bateson, an award-winning filmmaker, writer, educator, and the President of the International Bateson Institute. Nora comes from a family lineage of complexity thinkers - her father was the systems theorist Gregory Bateson and her grandfather was the biologist William Bateson, who coined the term genetics. Nora’s book Small Arcs of Larger Circles came out in 2016, and she is currently working on her next book about Warm Data, or the interrelational processes between and among systems. Her work brings the fields of biology, cognition, art, anthropology, psychology, and information technology together into a study of the patterns in ecology of living systems. In part 1 of this interview, we discuss the complexity of understanding climate change, and why sense-making isn't common sense. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/106 Learn how to thrive in this fast changing world. Sign up for our mailing list and get the 50+ page guide: http://futurethinkers.org/signup Upgrade your mental operating system, increase personal sovereignty and gain deeper self-knowledge with our Courses in Personal Evolution. Register at http://courses.futurethinkers.org |
