Research Results: Trajectory for Western Culture; Characteristics of the New Culture That's Emerging
Research Director Ruth-Ellen L Miller provided an overview of early results of the Creating The Future project
in a 10-session webinar called "Journey Into Awareness"
in a 10-session webinar called "Journey Into Awareness"
Topics covered in each session:
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW
- What is going on with Western culture today? Have we reached the limits?
- What is culture?
- What are the components of Western culture?
- What's happening now?
- Comparison of fundamental differences between Western Empire culture and sustainable cultures
- Foundation = Assumptions, Beliefs, Values
- Culture Systems introduction
SE SSIONS THREE – NINE: COMPONENTS OF THE EMERGING CULTURE
3: Social systems - structures to ensure that infants attain adulthood, and more
4: Technology - tools & techniques for supporting social systems - a driver for change
5: Economics - production & distribution of goods and services - the role of corporate capitalism in today's world
6: Ecosystems - our relationship with the natural environment around us and within us
7: Political systems - how decisions are made in empire and sustainable cultures is not at all the same
8: Values, assumptions, beliefs - the foundation for all our words, actions, and future
9: Interactions, delays, drivers - systems are dynamic, always changing, and often in ways we don't see ahead of time
SESSION TEN: CONCLUSION: Putting these components in place for a sustainable future
This series is an introduction to ideas, methods, and possibilities that have been demonstrated to be effective
in facilitating transformation to sustainable cultural norms.
Presented by a systems scientist with degrees in anthropology and environmental studies,
it's designed to provide access to resources and an opportunity to explore options.
in facilitating transformation to sustainable cultural norms.
Presented by a systems scientist with degrees in anthropology and environmental studies,
it's designed to provide access to resources and an opportunity to explore options.
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Gaia Living Systems Institute