Thanks for your comments, and for the congrats from the “fellow and sister hope-timists” at Brain Technologies Corp / Brain Me Up! We’re so glad that the KedgeForward talent and energy shines through on our site, and plan on increasing that view with updated projects and portfolio additions in the near future. Having your encouragement is so inspiring, and your partnership is something that we already cherish!

Glad that you are enjoying the HFD series. It’s true that Dr. Grave’s work has had a strong influence on my thinking and practice, and I definitely look forward to reading “The Mother of All Minds.” Hopefully, we can have some future discussions on these methods and issues that would be beneficial to both of us!

Best Regards,

Frank

Thanks so much for your comment; sorry for taking so long to get a reply back to you.

In quoting from your post “The (R)evolution That Is Coming Thanks To P2P”:

“The big idea here is that Darwin captured the concept of evolution and wrote about it, and ultimately was acknowledged for his ideas… But P2P is the Big Bang for humanity. We are in the early days of a huge expansion of consciousness and P2P will be the technology platform that gets us at least part of the way…”

I also believe that we are the “early days” of a shift in consciousness, and P2P is a panoptic type of framework that is helping us to make that leap. In P2P, there is not necessarily the creation of a “whole” as a unique entity, but rather a growing sense that something needs to be birthed that is beyond simply crowd-sourcing, open-sourcing, co-intelligence, and P2P development. This is no knock on P2P; rather, I see it as a gateway, a necessary step on the path to understanding the greater “whole.” And, platforms such as P2P are important in that it begins with the unveiling of individual diversity as key to creativity and innovation – 1+1=3. (The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.) In a pure holoptic environment, the emergence of the “whole” (purpose, direction) is not greater than the diversity that makes it possible, and vice-versa.

Ultimately, I will be demonstrating how the point of HFD is in the empowerment (through a holoptic environment) of foresight practices, allowing not only for convergence on a purpose, but for more dynamic and successful foresight strategy that moves an organization, society, or humanity in general toward aspirational vision. In other words, holopticism both creates a “whole” and an atmosphere in which the “parts” can see how the how the whole can successfully unfold and emerge, all the while benefiting the diversity of the parts. It’s a lovely thing!

Good job on the blog, keep up the good work – and much success to Perceptric! It’s great to have partners like you – if we can ever be of service, please let us know.

Frank

I am interested to understand how your HFD theory plays out with regard to groups of people where there is no formal structure. In particular I am interested in how you see this applying to groups of peers who participate in information sharing at the edge of a network in the way that P2P file sharers operate – currently sharing entertainment. But in the near future I believe, this technology will provide a platform for a new kind of financial instrument, as well as localized trust societies for distribution of goods and services.

My business partner and I blog about some aspects of P2P at perceptric. But certainly intersted in your take on this.

All good wishes in developing the holopticism model and concept. Your timing seems so very opt, that is to say, what better philosophy and methodology to espouse than one that invites and promotes “the whole” at a time when just about everything seems to be falling apart.

Noting that you have a special interest in the work of the late Dr. Clare W. Graves, the father of the spiral values model, And I heartily agree that psychological studies are a fertile domain for insights into the human experience and its progress and development.

To that end, I would like to make you aware of my latest book, The Mother of All Minds: Leaping Free of an Outdated Human Nature. My works on the Graves theory have been cited by some (such as the reader quoted below) as among the most readable, consistent and insightful popular introductions to Dr. Graves’ theory and model.

Here is that reader’s comments about The Mother of All Minds:

The Mother of All Minds is a fascinating, intricate and brilliant work, yet as readable as a good novel. It is both philosophically challenging and at the same time practically useful to people who are serious about wanting to grow and adapt to the new world we live in. I found it as impactful as a punch in the face but not without a sense of humour. Dudley Lynch may well be doing for Clare Grave’s theory what Daniel Goleman did for Emotional Intelligence.–Noel Odou,
Author of Magnificently Insignificant (Brolga, 2009), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

More on The Mother of All Minds here: http://www.brainmeup.com/moam.htm

And speaking of personality profiles, we have a number of powerful personal assessment tools used by some of the world’s best life and executive coaches based on the Graves theories, in particular, MindMaker6, and our online tool, Yo!Dolphin! Worldview Survey. More info here:

http://www.brainmeup.com

If you ever have any questions about our approach to all things Gravesean, don’t hesitate to drop me an e-mail.

Best regards,
Dudley Lynch
President
Brain Technologies Corporation
Gainesville, FL USA
http://www.brainmeup.com