Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity (ID #008)

Date: 7/13/2008 to 7/19/2008
Duration: 1 week
Host: Kern Beare
Topic(s): 1

Overview:
For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that evolutionary biologist Elisabet Sahtouris calls “The Cycle of Emergence.”

Topic 1: The Cycle of Emergence (week 1)

For many of us, conflict is something to be avoided, as it often results in uncreative outcomes.

In this conversation we take a new look at conflict. We’ll explore how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that evolutionary biologist Elisabet Sahtouris calls “The Cycle of Emergence.”

1. Introduce yourself to the other participants and share what draws you to this conversation.
2. Watch the video, “The Cycle of Emergence: The Perspective of an Evolutionary Biologist ”
3. What do you think causes conflict? Is it important to resolve conflicts? Why or why not?