Integral

A Dialogue with Ken Wilber, Susanne Cooke-Greuter, Bence Ganti & Tom Habib

By Tom Habib & Larry Kiehl

During the past year and a half that Bence and I have been developing the International Consortium of Integral Scholars. It has been questionable whether or not Wilber would support the effort. Although there was a strong response to the Consortium Invitations from all over the world, it would have been a psychic hole not to have Wilber involved. The early days in which Ken was writing and the limitations of traditional academia was why we thought he was initially reluctant to join The Consortium.

Bence arranged a video conference call that included Ken Wilber in Denver, Susanne Cooke-Greuter in Massachusetts, Bence Ganti in Budapest, and Tom Habib in Carlsbad, California. We will review what was said in this frank meeting and learn whether or not Ken agreed to become a member of The Consortium.

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In February, 2017 San Diego Integral began the Focused Integral Group Discussion (FIGD) which is a meta-structuring format where we briefly switch into an agreed upon process to optimally utilize the We-Space. The objective of FIGD is to collectively feel deeper into any topic and promote a causal state experience where we briefly switch from a collective I to a collective we. A Focused Integral Group process is “running in the background” until a salient moment rises that we want to explore. This may be derived from a presentation, a poignant comment by a member, a poem…whatever has resonance and can be horizontally expanded by the collective. This moment is identified by the “moderator” who helps maintain focus.

FIGD have three parts. It begins with a formal focus, followed by commentary on the process and then a discussion. Each segment lasts for 3-8 minutes. We have committed to a minimal of three FIGD per meeting. We have found that the intensity of these collective focused moments have increased with experience and skill and seem to delightfully persist throughout the three phases. This is very much an experimental process we have been Improving upon after each meeting.

As previously mentioned FIGD was initially described for the February, 2017. The sequential evolution of FIGD can be seen in the PAGES tab above. New or returning members are encouraged to read these brief papers in preparation for participation. Updates have followed each SDI meeting.

SDI is committed to the creative advance into novelty.

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