Moving from Thinking to Action – The Fears and Myths that Bind Us (part 1)

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by in 4 Organizational Learning, 5 Power of Myth

Transformation or Collapse? Many of us sense that humanity is a a place of act now or die – no exaggeration. Yet, not much change seems to be happening, especially in human behavior. There seems to be incredible unconscious fears about acting on ideas, and even more about the future that is ours … Just more »

The Influence of Super Heroes and Mythical Stories on Cultural Progress

Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by in 4 Organizational Learning, 5 Power of Myth

People need myth. Especially, the super heroes of mythical stories allow the socially suppressed to have something to hold onto that is strong and good -It provides a sense of hope for a better life. Hero movies often touch on, if not lead, the meaning of our present culture’s beliefs and driving forces. Forces that more »

Victor-Victim-Villain: The Obstacle That Keeps Us From Deep Collaboration

Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by in 3 Collaborative Design, 5 Power of Myth

Victor-Victim-Villain … Your life is more dependent on these three ‘V’s than you probably know. Our ways of thinking shape our world, and whether we know it or not, there are formulations of ideas that are controlling how we see the world and how we make choices. Think for a moment: How might these these more »

Religion is the Unseen Barrier to Effective Collaboration

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by in 3 Collaborative Design, 5 Power of Myth

Religion? A barrier to collaboration? Who’da thought? One must stop for a moment to deeply consider why I have placed this subject here in the category of ‘barriers to collaboration’. Read on … Religious positioning may in fact be the essential obstacle that stands in between a healthy human(e) collaboration. If there is a place more »

Alice’s Mirror and the Great White Elephant

Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by in 3 Collaborative Design, 5 Power of Myth

A story of conflict and healing in human interaction & collaboration With compassion in his voice, he said (something like) you can be too sensitive. The energy with it was almost as if the conflict was not that big of a deal, and more in your mind; as if it wasn’t real enough. Since there more »

Growth Myth: How Sustainability is Linked to Poor Economic Design

Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by in 1 Sustainable Innovation, 4 Organizational Learning, 5 Power of Myth

The future of HUMAN sustainability is directly linked to the models that we have created to manage our social systems. And our inability to connect with exponential growth concepts is about to take the whole thing down in flames. I highly encourage you to watch Chris Martenson‘s ‘Crash Course‘, which covers a slightly different set more »

Discovering our collective global mythology

Posted on 04. Jul, 2009 by in 5 Power of Myth

It is essential that the world collaboratively discover our collective global mythology. Only through this act can sustainable forms of innovation be created that can build a planet of whole, diverse communities that are united in the dance of an emerging conscious global culture. . Vic is Mastered Facilitator Of Teams With A Focus On more »

Myth and Metaphor as a Way for Creating Intelligent Businesses

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by in 5 Power of Myth

In a time when we feel more chaos than order, and more wrong than right, we must consider deeper aspects of our psyche as human beings and reassess our assumptions about everything. To create more intelligent companies we business leaders must do the same. Finding more meaning and purpose in our businesses is critical to more »

Structure Pattern Process Archetypal Images

Posted on 16. Jan, 2003 by in 5 Power of Myth, 6 Other

Core Dynamic Archetypal Images Sketches