Hello Friends,
Integral Institute,
from its inception, has gone through several phases. The first, which was
exploratory, involved bringing together some 400 of the world's leading integral
thinkers for a series of landmark meetings and dialogues. These were fluidly
organized around thirteen general branches of I-I such as integral psychology,
integral business, integral politics, integral ecology, integral art, integral
law, integral education, integral medicine, and integral spirituality. (See
Integral
Institute, History for further
details.)
These meetings were
very important in allowing us, as it were, to take the world's integral pulse.
In fact, we often had the branches rate the success of various integral attempts
in their own fields. The sad conclusion: the existing approaches to integral
studies never received a grade higher than a "D"—and this from the most
respected authorities in the fields themselves.
Given this dismal
consensus, we began to switch our focus from conferences, meetings, and
dialogues (which merely shared the present dismal methods), and more in the
direction of trying to find ways to create and produce genuinely integral
approaches in the various areas of human activity.
We realized that the
field of integral studies would continue to make little progress unless we could
create a series of carefully crafted works outlining a persuasive integral
approach to these various fields, not as the final word or the last word
on the topic but as the opening word, or the beginning of a series of
dialogues that would have traction in moving the field forward.
By far the most
effective means that we found were the creation of numerous core teams in
the various branches. These teams were composed of anywhere from 5 to 12 highly
qualified members of I-I, who were charged with creating practices and services
that would best advance an integral approach in their particular fields such as
integral business, integral ecology, integral psychotherapy, integral law,
integral education, integral medicine, integral spirituality, integral
leadership, and so on.
Having set several
of these core teams in motion, I-I went into a relatively low-profile period.
We expected that it would be several years before these teams began producing
"integral products and services"—such as books, articles, multimedia
presentations, field-tested consulting services,
tools for personal
transformation, and so on.
However, what
is so exciting is that several of these teams are now at a point where they can
begin to share their pioneering results with others who are interested in
bringing a truly integral approach to their particular fields.
Numerous core team
members will be joining other members, friends, and associates of Integral
Institute to offer a series of public programs and services meant to make
the Integral approach available to those who are interested. For example,
Integral Institute will be presenting a variety of:
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integral seminars and salons
-
integral training programs at
various levels
-
integral consulting services
-
certificates of learning
-
integral conferences
-
co-sponsored presentations
with the world's leading authorities in integral approaches
At this
time, Integral
Institute is offering Integral Consulting Services,
various forms of Integral Training, and a
variety of Volunteer/Funding possibilities (Join Us). Please see
those sections for details on these leading-edge
programs.
Finally, and most
exciting, Integral Institute is now constructing the web-based
Multiplex, the world’s first Integral
Learning Community. We have entered into a partnership with Aesthetic
Technologies to create an interlinked network of over 30 websites all devoted to
Integral Theory and Practice—from Integral Education to Integral Ecology, from
Integral Medicine to Integral Transformation, from Integral Business to Integral
Politics. Please see the Multiplex for
more information on this history-making endeavor—and for ways that you can
become involved in this project right now.
In the meantime,
please see Integral Naked
for a humorous—but also serious—glimpse of the types of dialogues that are now
occurring around the Multiplex.
The Integral
Adventure is about to begin. Care to join us?
Ken Wilber
President
Integral Institute
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