The Conversation
The Conversation
Orchestrating Evolutionary Change
About the Book
When I contemplate what evolutionary shifts the human species is being called to make, my mind and heart goes to our seeming incapacity to cooperate and look after each other and the beautiful planet we live on. How do we, with integrity, answer the question, “What is important right now and in the long run?” This is at the heart of this conversation! The approach we will take to answering this question has lead to an orchestration of evolutionary change. It involves three broad processes:
- Cultivating moral self-determination;
- Taking perspective on, and mapping your way to, a preferred and probable future; and,
- Establishing a healthy normative environment that builds and maintains trust and reciprocity.
These three processes comprise a series of structured and facilitated dialogues designed to have change agents with their people reflect on what is important personally and professionally and how they can more effectively move towards what is valued in the long-run. Those involved are introduced to a suite of simple, yet powerful, tools for exercising psychological flexibility and taking choices for action toward things that fundamentally matter. The aim is for intentional and positive change within our lives, close relationships, work with others, and our future. Importantly, the facilitated discussions and reflections are complemented by journaling and fieldwork designed to reinforce and embed desired change operationally. My aim in this book is, as far as possible, to have these three conversations with you.
Dr Robert Styles
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Table of Contents
Part 1: How Do We Evolve?
• What Evolutionary Shifts?
• Using Evolutionary Science
• The Conversation
Part 2: Re-Authoring Yourself
• Being Beyond Form
• Your Act
• Attending to What is Most Important
Part 3: Re-claiming Our Common Ground of Being Human
• If We Are to Survive This Century
• Collaborative Societies
• Reclaiming the Commons
Part 3: Orchestrating the Broader Conversation
• The Big Picture
• System Analysis
• Strategic Roadmapping
• Polycentric Governance
• Action Learning
Part 5: Stories of Evolutionary Change
• Being Interviewed
• The Resulting Impact
• The Journey of Others
Part 6: Prosocial Compact• A Behaviour Analytic Perspective
• Love, I expect!
• References
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