I’m a mapmaker I’m mapping out an Advent for 47 years so it’s more than 40
for 47 years so it’s more than 40
for 47 years so it’s more than 40 mapping the dynamics and structure of
mapping the dynamics and structure of
mapping the dynamics and structure of adaptive power and intelligence and
adaptive power and intelligence and
adaptive power and intelligence and human systems that’s kind of highfalutin
human systems that’s kind of highfalutin
human systems that’s kind of highfalutin basically what it means is that we’re
basically what it means is that we’re
basically what it means is that we’re trying to understand how individuals
trying to understand how individuals
trying to understand how individuals learn how primary groups learn or people
learn how primary groups learn or people
learn how primary groups learn or people who know each other well and can support
who know each other well and can support
who know each other well and can support each other and speak frankly to each
each other and speak frankly to each
each other and speak frankly to each other and tolerate each other’s
other and tolerate each other’s
other and tolerate each other’s idiosyncrasies how how they learn
idiosyncrasies how how they learn
idiosyncrasies how how they learn together how organizations learn how
together how organizations learn how
together how organizations learn how communities learn how societies learn
communities learn how societies learn
communities learn how societies learn how civil ization learns and how our
how civil ization learns and how our
how civil ization learns and how our species learns one of the hugely
species learns one of the hugely
species learns one of the hugely limiting ways we approach learning is to
limiting ways we approach learning is to
limiting ways we approach learning is to focus only on individuals reality is you
focus only on individuals reality is you
focus only on individuals reality is you can’t understand what individuals can
can’t understand what individuals can
can’t understand what individuals can learn without understanding what a
learn without understanding what a
learn without understanding what a civilization has learned and how that
civilization has learned and how that
civilization has learned and how that learning has been encoded and embodied
learning has been encoded and embodied
learning has been encoded and embodied in the cultural resources and assets
in the cultural resources and assets
in the cultural resources and assets that are then made available to
that are then made available to
that are then made available to individuals to access and of course what
individuals to access and of course what
individuals to access and of course what kind of cultural resource and access
kind of cultural resource and access
kind of cultural resource and access capacities have been developed in human
capacities have been developed in human
capacities have been developed in human beings so that they’re able to search
beings so that they’re able to search
beings so that they’re able to search out and discern those cultural resources
out and discern those cultural resources
out and discern those cultural resources and assets that are worth paying
and assets that are worth paying
and assets that are worth paying attention to and learning from now the
attention to and learning from now the
attention to and learning from now the only way that human beings or any
only way that human beings or any
only way that human beings or any life-form can learn is by attending to
life-form can learn is by attending to
life-form can learn is by attending to signals or to feedback that indicate
signals or to feedback that indicate
signals or to feedback that indicate that there’s something important to be
that there’s something important to be
that there’s something important to be attended to here there’s a lesson
attended to here there’s a lesson
attended to here there’s a lesson embedded in your being in a particular
embedded in your being in a particular
embedded in your being in a particular place in the circumstance and the path
place in the circumstance and the path
place in the circumstance and the path that you’ve been on and the challenges
that you’ve been on and the challenges
that you’ve been on and the challenges that are coming at you now the there are
that are coming at you now the there are
that are coming at you now the there are so many different aspects to the
so many different aspects to the
so many different aspects to the challenge of separating out signals from
challenge of separating out signals from
challenge of separating out signals from noise and understanding that it’s not so
noise and understanding that it’s not so
noise and understanding that it’s not so much the separating out of signals it’s
much the separating out of signals it’s
much the separating out of signals it’s the capacity for understanding what
the capacity for understanding what
the capacity for understanding what something
something
something and then we talk about signals and noise
and then we talk about signals and noise
and then we talk about signals and noise essentially what we’re talking about is
essentially what we’re talking about is
essentially what we’re talking about is the difference between things that are
the difference between things that are
the difference between things that are meaningful and things that are not yet
meaningful and things that are not yet
meaningful and things that are not yet meaningful that’s the noise part there
meaningful that’s the noise part there
meaningful that’s the noise part there are mathematical and physical ways
are mathematical and physical ways
are mathematical and physical ways amplifying signals so that you can
amplifying signals so that you can
amplifying signals so that you can discern signals that would otherwise be
discern signals that would otherwise be
discern signals that would otherwise be very dim noise through a very simple
very dim noise through a very simple
very dim noise through a very simple process of signal averaging the noise if
process of signal averaging the noise if
process of signal averaging the noise if it is really random cancels itself out
it is really random cancels itself out
it is really random cancels itself out whereas the signal will amplify itself
whereas the signal will amplify itself
whereas the signal will amplify itself becomes visible within a simple physical
becomes visible within a simple physical
becomes visible within a simple physical way all it takes is about 12 passes and
way all it takes is about 12 passes and
way all it takes is about 12 passes and you can see this signal really clearly
you can see this signal really clearly
you can see this signal really clearly but that’s not the kind of signal I
but that’s not the kind of signal I
but that’s not the kind of signal I think that is really important for human
think that is really important for human
think that is really important for human learning that’s really important for
learning that’s really important for
learning that’s really important for some technical aspects of learning but
some technical aspects of learning but
some technical aspects of learning but more importantly is that we need to
more importantly is that we need to
more importantly is that we need to understand what makes something
understand what makes something
understand what makes something meaningful and how do we identify that
meaningful and how do we identify that
meaningful and how do we identify that meaning and how do we search it out and
meaning and how do we search it out and
meaning and how do we search it out and what’s the difference between things
what’s the difference between things
what’s the difference between things that are meaningful or full of meaning
that are meaningful or full of meaning
that are meaningful or full of meaning and things that are meaningless or
and things that are meaningless or
and things that are meaningless or simply have less meaning attached to
simply have less meaning attached to
simply have less meaning attached to them and that story takes some
them and that story takes some
them and that story takes some investigation but essentially the story
investigation but essentially the story
investigation but essentially the story of meaning and meaning making is the
of meaning and meaning making is the
of meaning and meaning making is the same for all life and that is it’s
same for all life and that is it’s
same for all life and that is it’s fundamentally connected to what life
fundamentally connected to what life
fundamentally connected to what life does and that is to match capacities to
does and that is to match capacities to
does and that is to match capacities to the challenges that exist in the nature
the challenges that exist in the nature
the challenges that exist in the nature habitat so that learning which is
habitat so that learning which is
habitat so that learning which is fundamentally this process of matching
fundamentally this process of matching
fundamentally this process of matching capacity to the challenges in the
capacity to the challenges in the
capacity to the challenges in the environment is characteristic of all
environment is characteristic of all
environment is characteristic of all life and things will be more or less
life and things will be more or less
life and things will be more or less meaningful depending on whether or not
meaningful depending on whether or not
meaningful depending on whether or not the match that is being created by the
the match that is being created by the
the match that is being created by the species by the individual by the
species by the individual by the
species by the individual by the civilization by the organization it
civilization by the organization it
civilization by the organization it doesn’t match the most significant
doesn’t match the most significant
doesn’t match the most significant adaptive challenges in the environment
adaptive challenges in the environment
adaptive challenges in the environment that’s the critical task that word
that’s the critical task that word
that’s the critical task that word adaptive comes from compound Latin words
adaptive comes from compound Latin words
adaptive comes from compound Latin words add which means to and have para which
add which means to and have para which
add which means to and have para which means to fit when something is adapting
means to fit when something is adapting
means to fit when something is adapting your
your
your matching something to something capacity
matching something to something capacity
matching something to something capacity to challenge and you could spend a long
to challenge and you could spend a long
to challenge and you could spend a long time investigating how that process
time investigating how that process
time investigating how that process unfolds and the difference between
unfolds and the difference between
unfolds and the difference between genetic processes that create and match
genetic processes that create and match
genetic processes that create and match between not just genes but the whole
between not just genes but the whole
between not just genes but the whole gene scape that is to say the whole
gene scape that is to say the whole
gene scape that is to say the whole species and the action scape or the
species and the action scape or the
species and the action scape or the lesion habitat in which that species is
lesion habitat in which that species is
lesion habitat in which that species is making its way so life is a lot more
making its way so life is a lot more
making its way so life is a lot more complicated in terms of genetic learning
complicated in terms of genetic learning
complicated in terms of genetic learning and programming than we typically make
and programming than we typically make
and programming than we typically make out then there’s the kind of learning
out then there’s the kind of learning
out then there’s the kind of learning that happens for animals with enough
that happens for animals with enough
that happens for animals with enough sophistication that can support
sophistication that can support
sophistication that can support individual learning where as a result of
individual learning where as a result of
individual learning where as a result of your life experience your drawing
your life experience your drawing
your life experience your drawing lessons out as best you can and then
lessons out as best you can and then
lessons out as best you can and then trying to apply those lessons in your
trying to apply those lessons in your
trying to apply those lessons in your life situation and that can work well or
life situation and that can work well or
life situation and that can work well or it can work really badly because that’s
it can work really badly because that’s
it can work really badly because that’s the source of a great many neuroses and
the source of a great many neuroses and
the source of a great many neuroses and psychoses and poor behavior learning
psychoses and poor behavior learning
psychoses and poor behavior learning from experience isn’t necessarily an
from experience isn’t necessarily an
from experience isn’t necessarily an adaptive thing you’re adapting to
adaptive thing you’re adapting to
adaptive thing you’re adapting to something but what we’re adapting to can
something but what we’re adapting to can
something but what we’re adapting to can often be very narrow and not
often be very narrow and not
often be very narrow and not well-founded and there’s a kind of
well-founded and there’s a kind of
well-founded and there’s a kind of learning that happens just by virtue of
learning that happens just by virtue of
learning that happens just by virtue of living in a culture and environment
living in a culture and environment
living in a culture and environment where were programmed unconsciously as a
where were programmed unconsciously as a
where were programmed unconsciously as a result of engaging with a civilization
result of engaging with a civilization
result of engaging with a civilization or a society most learning happens
or a society most learning happens
or a society most learning happens subconsciously we’re not aware that it’s
subconsciously we’re not aware that it’s
subconsciously we’re not aware that it’s happening but it’s there and it isn’t
happening but it’s there and it isn’t
happening but it’s there and it isn’t necessarily adaptive either in fact one
necessarily adaptive either in fact one
necessarily adaptive either in fact one of the great lessons of history is that
of the great lessons of history is that
of the great lessons of history is that most civilizations have failed they
most civilizations have failed they
most civilizations have failed they collapse at some point our civilization
collapse at some point our civilization
collapse at some point our civilization is getting very close to collapsing
is getting very close to collapsing
is getting very close to collapsing we’re on to breakdown paths and we
we’re on to breakdown paths and we
we’re on to breakdown paths and we cannot maintain our existing
cannot maintain our existing
cannot maintain our existing civilization on its current trajectory
civilization on its current trajectory
civilization on its current trajectory it will collapse there’s no other way
it will collapse there’s no other way
it will collapse there’s no other way for unless we change course that’s a
for unless we change course that’s a
for unless we change course that’s a subject for another TED talk but it’s a
subject for another TED talk but it’s a
subject for another TED talk but it’s a really important aspect of signals and
really important aspect of signals and
really important aspect of signals and noise if you cannot discern a
noise if you cannot discern a
noise if you cannot discern a potentially fatal signal in the context
potentially fatal signal in the context
potentially fatal signal in the context and your capacity for intelligent
and your capacity for intelligent
and your capacity for intelligent decision-making in action
decision-making in action
decision-making in action is obviously very constrained I just
is obviously very constrained I just
is obviously very constrained I just want to share a couple of aspects of the
want to share a couple of aspects of the
want to share a couple of aspects of the learning process that makes the business
learning process that makes the business
learning process that makes the business of learning a bit more noisy than one
of learning a bit more noisy than one
of learning a bit more noisy than one might assume that could be that is to
might assume that could be that is to
might assume that could be that is to say makes it difficult for us to develop
say makes it difficult for us to develop
say makes it difficult for us to develop the feedback loops that are essential
the feedback loops that are essential
the feedback loops that are essential for understanding what to pay attention
for understanding what to pay attention
for understanding what to pay attention to one of the things that is very
to one of the things that is very
to one of the things that is very fundamentally important you’ve all heard
fundamentally important you’ve all heard
fundamentally important you’ve all heard the expression line I’m sure knowledge
the expression line I’m sure knowledge
the expression line I’m sure knowledge is power and this is something you’re
is power and this is something you’re
is power and this is something you’re asking especially in a school context
asking especially in a school context
asking especially in a school context when we’re trying to get kids to acquire
when we’re trying to get kids to acquire
when we’re trying to get kids to acquire more knowledge we can test them on and
more knowledge we can test them on and
more knowledge we can test them on and then they can forget it move on to other
then they can forget it move on to other
then they can forget it move on to other things before but I work for the County
things before but I work for the County
things before but I work for the County Board of Education running a research
Board of Education running a research
Board of Education running a research and development team from 1970 to 1983
and development team from 1970 to 1983
and development team from 1970 to 1983 where my hunting license was to figure
where my hunting license was to figure
where my hunting license was to figure out how do we equip kids with a capacity
out how do we equip kids with a capacity
out how do we equip kids with a capacity for a responsible autonomy to equip them
for a responsible autonomy to equip them
for a responsible autonomy to equip them for the ability to direct their own life
for the ability to direct their own life
for the ability to direct their own life learning beyond the boundaries of
learning beyond the boundaries of
learning beyond the boundaries of Convention where you couldn’t rely on
Convention where you couldn’t rely on
Convention where you couldn’t rely on routine to tell you what to do and how
routine to tell you what to do and how
routine to tell you what to do and how to do it and in order to begin that
to do it and in order to begin that
to do it and in order to begin that process of designing pilot programs and
process of designing pilot programs and
process of designing pilot programs and collect the research we need to
collect the research we need to
collect the research we need to understand more about how human beings
understand more about how human beings
understand more about how human beings develop the capacity to do things that
develop the capacity to do things that
develop the capacity to do things that had never been done before where they
had never been done before where they
had never been done before where they cannot rely on external direction of
cannot rely on external direction of
cannot rely on external direction of control that led to a search across
control that led to a search across
control that led to a search across different fields of endeavor we started
different fields of endeavor we started
different fields of endeavor we started with a military strategy and field
with a military strategy and field
with a military strategy and field command and with civil engineering
command and with civil engineering
command and with civil engineering difference between military engineering
difference between military engineering
difference between military engineering and civil engineering is that civil
and civil engineering is that civil
and civil engineering is that civil engineering happens in a non-military
engineering happens in a non-military
engineering happens in a non-military context we’ve got military or
context we’ve got military or
context we’ve got military or non-military that’s essentially but when
non-military that’s essentially but when
non-military that’s essentially but when you’re building something that is brand
you’re building something that is brand
you’re building something that is brand new and you can’t go on precedent you
new and you can’t go on precedent you
new and you can’t go on precedent you don’t know what the failure dynamics is
don’t know what the failure dynamics is
don’t know what the failure dynamics is going to be for that bridge or that
going to be for that bridge or that
going to be for that bridge or that pillar or that strut how do you know how
pillar or that strut how do you know how
pillar or that strut how do you know how do you figure out how it’s likely to
do you figure out how it’s likely to
do you figure out how it’s likely to fail and how do you keep it from failing
fail and how do you keep it from failing
fail and how do you keep it from failing so there’s if you if you line up
so there’s if you if you line up
so there’s if you if you line up military strategy with engineering and
military strategy with engineering and
military strategy with engineering and then with entrepreneurial business and
then with entrepreneurial business and
then with entrepreneurial business and then with epidemiology and disease
then with epidemiology and disease
then with epidemiology and disease prevention and then a variety of other
prevention and then a variety of other
prevention and then a variety of other fields in endeavor you can start to see
fields in endeavor you can start to see
fields in endeavor you can start to see the patterns consistency across the
the patterns consistency across the
the patterns consistency across the fields of endeavor you can see the
fields of endeavor you can see the
fields of endeavor you can see the characteristics of adaptive power
characteristics of adaptive power
characteristics of adaptive power intelligence coming to be very clearly
intelligence coming to be very clearly
intelligence coming to be very clearly unfortunately the story isn’t simple
unfortunately the story isn’t simple
unfortunately the story isn’t simple because the structure of adaptive
because the structure of adaptive
because the structure of adaptive foreign intelligence looks something
foreign intelligence looks something
foreign intelligence looks something like that there’s at least six
like that there’s at least six
like that there’s at least six dimensions to it or five dimensions and
dimensions to it or five dimensions and
dimensions to it or five dimensions and an integrative process but I’ll list
an integrative process but I’ll list
an integrative process but I’ll list them off just basically and then explain
them off just basically and then explain
them off just basically and then explain a simple implication of this one of the
a simple implication of this one of the
a simple implication of this one of the dimensions is of course the intelligence
dimensions is of course the intelligence
dimensions is of course the intelligence dimension your capacity for sensing
dimension your capacity for sensing
dimension your capacity for sensing detecting interpreting projecting
detecting interpreting projecting
detecting interpreting projecting external context and internal context
external context and internal context
external context and internal context and environment and where things make
and environment and where things make
and environment and where things make might be head the intelligence dimension
might be head the intelligence dimension
might be head the intelligence dimension is where we have the community our
is where we have the community our
is where we have the community our knowledge so sense detect interpret and
knowledge so sense detect interpret and
knowledge so sense detect interpret and project so it’s not just about detecting
project so it’s not just about detecting
project so it’s not just about detecting that there’s a signal there the
that there’s a signal there the
that there’s a signal there the important thing is how do you interpret
important thing is how do you interpret
important thing is how do you interpret the signal and the reality is that the
the signal and the reality is that the
the signal and the reality is that the signal interpretation is going to be a
signal interpretation is going to be a
signal interpretation is going to be a product of how much you’ve accumulated
product of how much you’ve accumulated
product of how much you’ve accumulated to that point in your capacity to
to that point in your capacity to
to that point in your capacity to interpret whatever is you’ve seen you
interpret whatever is you’ve seen you
interpret whatever is you’ve seen you can’t separate out the interpretive
can’t separate out the interpretive
can’t separate out the interpretive capacities of individuals and the
capacities of individuals and the
capacities of individuals and the signals that they’re surrounded with the
signals that they’re surrounded with the
signals that they’re surrounded with the reality is that our civilization is
reality is that our civilization is
reality is that our civilization is awash with signals that there are very
awash with signals that there are very
awash with signals that there are very few people who are prepared to actually
few people who are prepared to actually
few people who are prepared to actually interpret and this is a huge problem and
interpret and this is a huge problem and
interpret and this is a huge problem and it always also created a society where
it always also created a society where
it always also created a society where the disciplines required for accurate
the disciplines required for accurate
the disciplines required for accurate interpretation of signals are
interpretation of signals are
interpretation of signals are undervalued and we’re living in a time
undervalued and we’re living in a time
undervalued and we’re living in a time when there’s a kind of rampant
when there’s a kind of rampant
when there’s a kind of rampant subjectivity or postmodern approach to
subjectivity or postmodern approach to
subjectivity or postmodern approach to development of understanding where
development of understanding where
development of understanding where everyone gets to choose to their own
everyone gets to choose to their own
everyone gets to choose to their own realities so the alternative facts
realities so the alternative facts
realities so the alternative facts you’ve seen a lot but that intelligence
you’ve seen a lot but that intelligence
you’ve seen a lot but that intelligence dimension is critically important but
dimension is critically important but
dimension is critically important but it’s not the only dimension you have to
it’s not the only dimension you have to
it’s not the only dimension you have to have an operational dimension having all
have an operational dimension having all
have an operational dimension having all the intelligence in the world doesn’t do
the intelligence in the world doesn’t do
the intelligence in the world doesn’t do any good if you can’t do anything with
any good if you can’t do anything with
any good if you can’t do anything with it then you have to have an intention
it then you have to have an intention
it then you have to have an intention dimension intention dimension is your
dimension intention dimension is your
dimension intention dimension is your capacity to create situational purposes
capacity to create situational purposes
capacity to create situational purposes and objectives based on your
and objectives based on your
and objectives based on your intelligence and your operational
intelligence and your operational
intelligence and your operational capability but that has to be then tied
capability but that has to be then tied
capability but that has to be then tied to an authorization ‘old amend where
to an authorization ‘old amend where
to an authorization ‘old amend where your situational and tensions are part
your situational and tensions are part
your situational and tensions are part of the bigger picture all of you have to
of the bigger picture all of you have to
of the bigger picture all of you have to have some high level of oversight to be
have some high level of oversight to be
have some high level of oversight to be able to figure out how to get home
able to figure out how to get home
able to figure out how to get home tonight as you have an immediate
tonight as you have an immediate
tonight as you have an immediate situation that you’re in here that is
situation that you’re in here that is
situation that you’re in here that is you’re taking in and you’re operating on
you’re taking in and you’re operating on
you’re taking in and you’re operating on the basis of an intention to be here but
the basis of an intention to be here but
the basis of an intention to be here but that that intention is part of the whole
that that intention is part of the whole
that that intention is part of the whole constellation of intentions that make up
constellation of intentions that make up
constellation of intentions that make up your life journey at this point and that
your life journey at this point and that
your life journey at this point and that that’s part of your authorization but
that’s part of your authorization but
that’s part of your authorization but there’s one dimension above that and
there’s one dimension above that and
there’s one dimension above that and that’s the transcendent dimension which
that’s the transcendent dimension which
that’s the transcendent dimension which doesn’t necessarily mean religion
doesn’t necessarily mean religion
doesn’t necessarily mean religion although religion is reaching for this
although religion is reaching for this
although religion is reaching for this dimension that transcendent dimension is
dimension that transcendent dimension is
dimension that transcendent dimension is the dimension of autonomous power that
the dimension of autonomous power that
the dimension of autonomous power that connects the entity or the agency to the
connects the entity or the agency to the
connects the entity or the agency to the broader context of creation and cosmos
broader context of creation and cosmos
broader context of creation and cosmos whatever it is out there in the universe
whatever it is out there in the universe
whatever it is out there in the universe that made it possible for us to be here
that made it possible for us to be here
that made it possible for us to be here I’m often asked in our programs do you
I’m often asked in our programs do you
I’m often asked in our programs do you believe in God and my answer is always
believe in God and my answer is always
believe in God and my answer is always the same
the same
the same if you mean God the Creator No if you
if you mean God the Creator No if you
if you mean God the Creator No if you mean God the creating yes God the
mean God the creating yes God the
mean God the creating yes God the creating is different because I don’t
creating is different because I don’t
creating is different because I don’t have to completely eliminate my critical
have to completely eliminate my critical
have to completely eliminate my critical thinking capacity to believe that
thinking capacity to believe that
thinking capacity to believe that there’s something about the universe
there’s something about the universe
there’s something about the universe that makes life and intelligence
that makes life and intelligence
that makes life and intelligence possible that’s empirical we’re here we
possible that’s empirical we’re here we
possible that’s empirical we’re here we can see that
can see that
can see that our challenge might challenge our
our challenge might challenge our
our challenge might challenge our challenge is to try to figure out what
challenge is to try to figure out what
challenge is to try to figure out what this god that creating is up to and how
this god that creating is up to and how
this god that creating is up to and how can we be helpful and less destructive
can we be helpful and less destructive
can we be helpful and less destructive that’s our challenge and that you meet
that’s our challenge and that you meet
that’s our challenge and that you meet then a adaptive learning capacity to be
then a adaptive learning capacity to be
then a adaptive learning capacity to be able to integrate these different
able to integrate these different
able to integrate these different dimensions together effectively now
dimensions together effectively now
dimensions together effectively now here’s a simple application if you
here’s a simple application if you
here’s a simple application if you provide for young people all the
provide for young people all the
provide for young people all the necessary direction to do something all
necessary direction to do something all
necessary direction to do something all the necessary skill culture discipline
the necessary skill culture discipline
the necessary skill culture discipline all the necessary resources to do
all the necessary resources to do
all the necessary resources to do something and all of the necessary
something and all of the necessary
something and all of the necessary motivation to do it what’s left for them
motivation to do it what’s left for them
motivation to do it what’s left for them what’s left for them nothing but the
what’s left for them nothing but the
what’s left for them nothing but the doing and having done they will not have
doing and having done they will not have
doing and having done they will not have learned how to do so this is what we
learned how to do so this is what we
learned how to do so this is what we focused on for the 13 years I was
focused on for the 13 years I was
focused on for the 13 years I was engaged with the county board trying to
engaged with the county board trying to
engaged with the county board trying to figure out the core of agency what is it
figure out the core of agency what is it
figure out the core of agency what is it that equips your own beings to take
that equips your own beings to take
that equips your own beings to take responsibility for their own life
responsibility for their own life
responsibility for their own life learning and for their own processes of
learning and for their own processes of
learning and for their own processes of becoming as a human being it’s more
becoming as a human being it’s more
becoming as a human being it’s more appropriately to think of ourselves as
appropriately to think of ourselves as
appropriately to think of ourselves as not just human being but human becoming
not just human being but human becoming
not just human being but human becoming x’ because humanity is not a finished
x’ because humanity is not a finished
x’ because humanity is not a finished product we are work in progress and
product we are work in progress and
product we are work in progress and we’re a long way from being anything
we’re a long way from being anything
we’re a long way from being anything like a finished product but it’s
like a finished product but it’s
like a finished product but it’s critically important that we understand
critically important that we understand
critically important that we understand something about how we have been
something about how we have been
something about how we have been searching and reaching for our potential
searching and reaching for our potential
searching and reaching for our potential as a species and to learn the lessons
as a species and to learn the lessons
as a species and to learn the lessons what’s worked what hasn’t worked very
what’s worked what hasn’t worked very
what’s worked what hasn’t worked very well I want to just offer one more quick
well I want to just offer one more quick
well I want to just offer one more quick perspective consciousness is like the
perspective consciousness is like the
perspective consciousness is like the beam of a flashlight it’s focused we
beam of a flashlight it’s focused we
beam of a flashlight it’s focused we can’t take in everything at once we have
can’t take in everything at once we have
can’t take in everything at once we have to swing our attention around to
to swing our attention around to
to swing our attention around to different parts that can burn and
different parts that can burn and
different parts that can burn and there’s always more going on inside and
there’s always more going on inside and
there’s always more going on inside and outside then we could possibly pay
outside then we could possibly pay
outside then we could possibly pay attention to this should raise some
attention to this should raise some
attention to this should raise some immediate questions in your mind how do
immediate questions in your mind how do
immediate questions in your mind how do we know that we’re paying attention to
we know that we’re paying attention to
we know that we’re paying attention to the most significant things the answer
the most significant things the answer
the most significant things the answer is because our culture and programming
is because our culture and programming
is because our culture and programming tells us what we should be paying
tells us what we should be paying
tells us what we should be paying attention to in different circumstances
attention to in different circumstances
attention to in different circumstances and that we all have this operational
and that we all have this operational
and that we all have this operational level of attention sort of a first-order
level of attention sort of a first-order
level of attention sort of a first-order oversight and control but there is a
oversight and control but there is a
oversight and control but there is a higher-order oversight and control
higher-order oversight and control
higher-order oversight and control that’s attending to our first-order
that’s attending to our first-order
that’s attending to our first-order oversight and control that tells us that
oversight and control that tells us that
oversight and control that tells us that this is what we should be paying
this is what we should be paying
this is what we should be paying attention to this is how long we should
attention to this is how long we should
attention to this is how long we should be paying attention to this is how much
be paying attention to this is how much
be paying attention to this is how much of our life resources we should be
of our life resources we should be
of our life resources we should be putting into it
putting into it
putting into it this is why it’s important here’s who
this is why it’s important here’s who
this is why it’s important here’s who you should take into account when you’re
you should take into account when you’re
you should take into account when you’re doing these things and here’s who you
doing these things and here’s who you
doing these things and here’s who you can forget and here’s who you might
can forget and here’s who you might
can forget and here’s who you might think about having to kill or that they
think about having to kill or that they
think about having to kill or that they might have you know want to be killing
might have you know want to be killing
might have you know want to be killing you all of that is kind of tied up in
you all of that is kind of tied up in
you all of that is kind of tied up in this level of oversight and control now
this level of oversight and control now
this level of oversight and control now when you start actually digging into the
when you start actually digging into the
when you start actually digging into the structure of these higher levels of
structure of these higher levels of
structure of these higher levels of oversight and control it’s our lack of
oversight and control it’s our lack of
oversight and control it’s our lack of understanding of how to structure these
understanding of how to structure these
understanding of how to structure these higher levels of oversight and control
higher levels of oversight and control
higher levels of oversight and control that creates most of the problems that
that creates most of the problems that
that creates most of the problems that we encounter in the world this is what’s
we encounter in the world this is what’s
we encounter in the world this is what’s behind the Manchester bombings is
behind the Manchester bombings is
behind the Manchester bombings is abominable Isis it’s been beyond
abominable Isis it’s been beyond
abominable Isis it’s been beyond President Donald Trump it’s it’s behind
President Donald Trump it’s it’s behind
President Donald Trump it’s it’s behind our climate denial or inability to
our climate denial or inability to
our climate denial or inability to acknowledge that we are changing the
acknowledge that we are changing the
acknowledge that we are changing the climate it’s the way we construct and
climate it’s the way we construct and
climate it’s the way we construct and verify that we are attending to the
verify that we are attending to the
verify that we are attending to the right things and the logic that we’re
right things and the logic that we’re
right things and the logic that we’re using to determine whether or not we’re
using to determine whether or not we’re
using to determine whether or not we’re doing that well is all tied up and the
doing that well is all tied up and the
doing that well is all tied up and the disciplines in the process is here we
disciplines in the process is here we
disciplines in the process is here we can investigate those and we’ve been
can investigate those and we’ve been
can investigate those and we’ve been doing that now for us about 47 years
doing that now for us about 47 years
doing that now for us about 47 years what does this actually look like and
what does this actually look like and
what does this actually look like and then we realize that we actually need
then we realize that we actually need
then we realize that we actually need one higher order of oversight and
one higher order of oversight and
one higher order of oversight and control it’s not an infinite regress
control it’s not an infinite regress
control it’s not an infinite regress it’s not like a Hall of Mirrors
it’s not like a Hall of Mirrors
it’s not like a Hall of Mirrors where it just keeps going because each
where it just keeps going because each
where it just keeps going because each order is doing something different and
order is doing something different and
order is doing something different and it’s informed by different disciplines
it’s informed by different disciplines
it’s informed by different disciplines so that what we need to be attending to
so that what we need to be attending to
so that what we need to be attending to in terms of the signals is to ask the
in terms of the signals is to ask the
in terms of the signals is to ask the questions we roar with searching for
questions we roar with searching for
questions we roar with searching for something that’s meaningful the most
something that’s meaningful the most
something that’s meaningful the most meaningful thing in my view from a human
meaningful thing in my view from a human
meaningful thing in my view from a human learning ecology perspective is how to
learning ecology perspective is how to
learning ecology perspective is how to construct this third order oversight and
construct this third order oversight and
construct this third order oversight and control in such a way that it provides
control in such a way that it provides
control in such a way that it provides us with a capacity for detection and
us with a capacity for detection and
us with a capacity for detection and Prevention or detection correction
Prevention or detection correction
Prevention or detection correction anticipation prevention of ignorance and
anticipation prevention of ignorance and
anticipation prevention of ignorance and error that causes most of the way
error that causes most of the way
error that causes most of the way suffering and injustice
suffering and injustice
suffering and injustice in the world this is doable but only if
in the world this is doable but only if
in the world this is doable but only if we look you will not find the signals if
we look you will not find the signals if
we look you will not find the signals if you’re not looking you will not
you’re not looking you will not
you’re not looking you will not understand them if you’re not equipped
understand them if you’re not equipped
understand them if you’re not equipped to understand and I’m seven six five
to understand and I’m seven six five
to understand and I’m seven six five four three two I see the signal
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