Robert Gilman
Dynamic Planetary Context video is up
I’ve just posted the video of my well-received keynote presentation for the International Communal Studies Association 2013 conference. I invite you to take a look. Update July 27, 2013: I’ve added a 3-minute trailer and a PDF of the slides to provide options for a quick overview.
Dynamic Planetary Context live on 6/26/2013
I’ll be giving the opening keynote for the International Communal Studies Association’s 2013 conference being held this year at the Findhorn community. My presentation (on 26 June) and all of the plenary sessions will be streamed live over the internet and then be available for streaming over the next 28 days — click here for […]
Introducing the FS Main Thread
The central story of the Foundation Stones is starting to emerge. As I’ve been writing articles and posts for the Foundations Stones, it has become clear that some of these are part of that central story, with each one building on what has gone before. Others play a supporting role. I think of the central […]
hOS and the Burden/Gift of Culture
I’ve posted two additional articles in the Tools For The Journey section: The Human Operating System (hOS) uses an analogy with smart phones to identify the part of innate human nature that is most important to understand so that we can be effective cultural change agents. The Burden And The Gift Of Culture goes deeper […]
Introducing “culture as interface”
Today I posted a video and an article that introduce a simple, powerful, big-picture framework for understanding how culture fits into its context. The framework is called culture as interface. It’s important groundwork on which the Foundation Stones rest. The 8-minute animated video, created in Motion, is an experimental first for this site. I’ll be […]
Five working hypotheses
(This post follows Who Are The Foundation Stones For? in the FS Main Thread.) The material on this website is written within the framework of five basic assumptions about humanity and the Earth at this time in history: Business-as-usual is not sustainable The culture is not changing fast enough A thriving sustainable society is possible […]
Who are the Foundation Stones for?
(This post follows The Foundation Stones Project in the FS Main Thread.) Here on this public website, everyone is, of course, welcome. Nevertheless the Foundation Stones material is being developed with a specific audience in mind. Do any of these descriptions fit you? Do you feel that something momentous is happening now in human history […]
