by Mark Allan Kaplan, Ph.D. We are in a profound moment for our species. The evolutionary challenge many of us have been talking about has now kicked into high gear and we are entering what anthropologists and systems theorists call the liminal phase. This moment is the chrysalis phase, the stage where the caterpillar turns to liquid inside the cocoon but the butterfly has yet to begin to emerge. This is a moment of pure possibility…and also extreme danger. All our systems are in flux across all domains of existence – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, relational, cultural, social… We […]
Co-evolution
The LIFE cycle of Listen, Interact, Form, Evolve: an actionable framework for co-evolution catalysts
I came back from Rome, last night, were I participated in the Warm Data Lab training led by Nora Bateson. It was one of those rare gamechanger events in my life, which questioned my ways of making sense and interacting with reality and gave me an opening to upgrade them. You will certainly hear from me about it later, but this story is about another highlight of my visit in Rome. I met there Stelio Verzera, a free spirit and maverick Italian, a walking illustration of the meme that says, evolution is not something happening to us but through […]