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In Part I we explored the situation of how integral is being accepted into the world of academia, some of the factors that deter such acceptance, a bit about Wendelin’s…

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Russ: Wendelin, I am delighted to have the opportunity to explore, clarify and develop the application of integral theory to the complex phenomenon of leadership. I hope this dialogue will be…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 12

In the previous episode we focussed on comparing the Obama and McCain candidacies for the American presidency as a way oif exploring the mediation lens. Mark suggested that a mediation…

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Dialogue: The Horse, the Magpie, the Buffalo and the Hoop

S O N G Native Bead Brooch While many will have their minds firmly fixed on the story of the butterfly that, by flapping her wings in the forests of Amazonia creates…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 11

Russ closed the last part of this dialogue, “A challenge before us, then, is to demonstrate how multiple lenses can reduce perception of demi-reality and increase perception of reality.” Furthermore…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 10

Mark closed the last installment of this dialogue with something of an extraordinary burst of light in the integral heavens—Table 9.2: Integral Lenses and Theories of Radical Change Leadership. This…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 9

In Part 8 of this dialogue Mark laid out six morphological categories of conceptual lenses. These categories are grouped according to their conceptual shape. The idea is that our explanations are deeply…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 8

In the Part 7 of this dialogue, Mark pointed out the importance of including an ecological lens along with a developmental lensin redressing the imbalanced focus on developmental to the exclusion of…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 7

In the Part 6 of this dialogue, Mark laid out an elegant way of mapping and thinking about 1st 2nd and 3rd person at micro, meso and macro levels, as well as…

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Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action: Part 6

In the last episode of this dialogue, our conversation turned to process and mediating factors in development. I closed that episode with the following paragraph: The question I will leave…

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