Carl Ballard Swanson (banzai9)'s Blog (6)

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Ok I know lots of people here on MondoGlobo call themselves post-ideological. I really can understand that. Lots of people I meet are not really coherent enough to even call themselves political. When I say you are not coherent I am not trying to be insulting I am just pointing out that having one idea should sometimes exclude having another. I also know that to some degree I am guilty of not being coherent also. I am working on it.

Let me give a few examples of incoherence. Say you bel… Continue

I want to talk a little about sustainable transformations.

Let us assume that everyone who matters here at Mondoglobo.ning.com wants to make the world a better place and they want to do it in a collective way. How do we best accomplish that?

Define the problem
Agree on the parameters for success
Agree on the solution
Create a trust network around the solution

I think we are really good at Agreement on a solution and creating a trust network around the solut… Continue

I posted this as comment but I would like to see greater readership.

I am anxious to see how charettes and open source will stay open. I suspect that the degree we make these projects enforce integrity of belief/membership/contribution will be the degree we are successful. To give a better idea of what I am saying - lots of people practice "democratic" "consensus" then the real decisions are made in "parking lot" conversation… Continue

Pramada is the word I was looking for and I have it in spades, so to speak. Ok if you want follow Pramada it seems to explain the whole idea. Every time I read it something new reaches out and slaps me.

It is all a great extension of my working theory to the secret of happiness yada yada blah blah (insert your favorite imaginary concept/icon/word for love) yeah but don't get bitter. The secret - well there are a few ways… Continue

The radical idea that economics has a left right center thing going.. in the immortal words of Ricky Ricardo "Lucy you got some splainin to do." I just don't get it - get rid of corporate personhood, stop thinking of Government and start thinking of working with your neighbor to make the world a better place.. bah I digress.. it is a rich cheese we have to cut here.

"Where am I on Social Issues?"

I work for a predominantly Christian organization, I am a Buddhist, I get along gr… Continue