Putin’s invasion of Ukraine took most everyone by surprise. Pundits in the U.S had counseled that the right foreign policy approach was a pivot toward China. European countries had been confident enough in a peaceful future with Russia that they … Read More
Adapted from Cultural Maturity: A Guidebook for the Future Capacitance is the second of Creative Systems Theory primary Whole System patterning concepts (the first being the Questions of Referent). It refers to a person’s overall capacity to take in, … Read More
Adapted from a draft of the Creative Systems Theory manuscript “Pull out, pull out, you’ve hit an artery” —caption on a Gary Larson cartoon (depicting a mosquito, eyes wide and desperate, approaching the shape of a balloon). Some Creative … Read More