As for anything in life, death, and all else, I speak only for myself.
I've been traumatised and grown by leadership since my 1960s childhood.
My leadership of myself has nearly killed me several times, because of my addiction to responsibility and reward.
For me, leadership is infinitely dimensioned, and the merging of cybernetics with love is to me very significant.
I love that I am living in times where transcendent leadership is being designed in an emergent way, as if by energies that are beyond words, language, and 'science', and beyond and all other human constructs of the past few centuries.
Given that I believe that traumatic growth, especially via suicidal disintegration, has enabled my own peace and self-love (instead of self-destructions of the past 60 years), then it's no surprise that I tend to value and aspire to leadership that is guided by each person's own path to peace, which is their own truth and meaning; not mine nor anyone else's.
To me, there are many paths to peace, and perhaps we inhabit many different universes at the same 'time' and we always have.
I believe new sorts of leadership are emerging that transcend anything we can imagine previously existing.
For me, transcendence, via showing, inspiring and sharing a sort compassionate loving example to others, is happening.
Dance and song, nature and laughing, gratitude and abundance, creating and channelling energies (money, love, whatever - since everything is energy to me) - and anything that switches fear to love - are what's happening.
To me, energies are infinite, and leadership that's able to show this to others, and enable the cascading and amplifying of this infinite abundance, is very real.
Thank you for this. I am particularly struck by the phrase, "the merging of cybernetics and love". It captures so much of what I see being called for in the world.
I noticed your use of the word "disintegration"? Have you encountered the Theory of Positive Disintegration? It's my favourite look at how transformation and personality development can emerge from the darkest times.
My apologies in advance of this info/experience of mine below, and for writing whatever you already know.
I engaged with cybernetics leaders quite deeply in recent years and the merging with love is very real and has been happening for many years.
In many ways (of course IMHO) humans have always merged cybernetics with love; but to a great extent (besides many different ethnicities, groups, communities, etc) lost the way to know and live this natural merged holistic oneness lifestyle a few generations or centuries ago, perhaps millennia (depending on the reliability of history). To me and perhaps for you also there is no need to merge what is already one :)
Despite its failings Wikipedia IMHO offers a helpful intro to just one important aspect of this merging in wider 'sciences' and spirituality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopoiesis and the work of Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Maturana. I was lucky to view an online streaming of an educational discussion featuring Humberto shortly before he died. An interesting related point leads me to Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration - yes thrillingly beautifully fabulous - and little known in 'the west' like Autopoiesis/Maturana substantially because IMHO these innovators work/worked in languages that are not English. Perhaps English/western education fails to open these awarenesses and possibilities for millions aspiring to more empty and material lifestyles via the university/academic conveyor belt - cajoled and conditioned societally and parentally. https://www.businessballs.com/blog//blog/personality-development-through-positive-disintegration/ There is a bigger story about William 'Bill' Tillier and me than I tell in that blog post. TPD among a few other things and people saved my life on several occasions in recent years. Bill is an incredibly wonderful person, and the connection is even more wonderful for Bill's connections with Maurice Bassett and Maurice's wonderful works. Perhaps one day I'll have the chance to explain more fully; meanwhile I send you lots of infinite loving energies and gratitude, Alan
When I first discovered the Theory of Positive Disintegration (through Chris Wells' work), I was struck by how closely the process parallelel in individual psychology what I had learned about rites of passage from Victor Turner and about theatre as a sacred art, which was a passion area of study for me in my teens. I love hearing other peoples journeys. Thank you for sharing.
Kate, wonderful thank you for your beautiful profound words - I shall explore Chris Wells and Victor Turner. Yes, journeys, and stories, and the ways they are shown - magical :)
Kate thanks.
As for anything in life, death, and all else, I speak only for myself.
I've been traumatised and grown by leadership since my 1960s childhood.
My leadership of myself has nearly killed me several times, because of my addiction to responsibility and reward.
For me, leadership is infinitely dimensioned, and the merging of cybernetics with love is to me very significant.
I love that I am living in times where transcendent leadership is being designed in an emergent way, as if by energies that are beyond words, language, and 'science', and beyond and all other human constructs of the past few centuries.
Given that I believe that traumatic growth, especially via suicidal disintegration, has enabled my own peace and self-love (instead of self-destructions of the past 60 years), then it's no surprise that I tend to value and aspire to leadership that is guided by each person's own path to peace, which is their own truth and meaning; not mine nor anyone else's.
To me, there are many paths to peace, and perhaps we inhabit many different universes at the same 'time' and we always have.
I believe new sorts of leadership are emerging that transcend anything we can imagine previously existing.
For me, transcendence, via showing, inspiring and sharing a sort compassionate loving example to others, is happening.
Dance and song, nature and laughing, gratitude and abundance, creating and channelling energies (money, love, whatever - since everything is energy to me) - and anything that switches fear to love - are what's happening.
To me, energies are infinite, and leadership that's able to show this to others, and enable the cascading and amplifying of this infinite abundance, is very real.
Thank you for this. I am particularly struck by the phrase, "the merging of cybernetics and love". It captures so much of what I see being called for in the world.
I noticed your use of the word "disintegration"? Have you encountered the Theory of Positive Disintegration? It's my favourite look at how transformation and personality development can emerge from the darkest times.
Kate thanks.
My apologies in advance of this info/experience of mine below, and for writing whatever you already know.
I engaged with cybernetics leaders quite deeply in recent years and the merging with love is very real and has been happening for many years.
In many ways (of course IMHO) humans have always merged cybernetics with love; but to a great extent (besides many different ethnicities, groups, communities, etc) lost the way to know and live this natural merged holistic oneness lifestyle a few generations or centuries ago, perhaps millennia (depending on the reliability of history). To me and perhaps for you also there is no need to merge what is already one :)
Despite its failings Wikipedia IMHO offers a helpful intro to just one important aspect of this merging in wider 'sciences' and spirituality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopoiesis and the work of Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Maturana. I was lucky to view an online streaming of an educational discussion featuring Humberto shortly before he died. An interesting related point leads me to Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration - yes thrillingly beautifully fabulous - and little known in 'the west' like Autopoiesis/Maturana substantially because IMHO these innovators work/worked in languages that are not English. Perhaps English/western education fails to open these awarenesses and possibilities for millions aspiring to more empty and material lifestyles via the university/academic conveyor belt - cajoled and conditioned societally and parentally. https://www.businessballs.com/blog//blog/personality-development-through-positive-disintegration/ There is a bigger story about William 'Bill' Tillier and me than I tell in that blog post. TPD among a few other things and people saved my life on several occasions in recent years. Bill is an incredibly wonderful person, and the connection is even more wonderful for Bill's connections with Maurice Bassett and Maurice's wonderful works. Perhaps one day I'll have the chance to explain more fully; meanwhile I send you lots of infinite loving energies and gratitude, Alan
P.S. https://www.businessballs.com/blog/reframing-and-change/
Most of my thinking/rebirthing/writing from c.2017-2022 has been on the Businessballs.com blog.
My work now is increasingly on AlanChapman.com, although I retain strong connections with Businessballs.com and LiveWildLiveFree.org is very important for me too :)
Apologies for so much, of me.
When I first discovered the Theory of Positive Disintegration (through Chris Wells' work), I was struck by how closely the process parallelel in individual psychology what I had learned about rites of passage from Victor Turner and about theatre as a sacred art, which was a passion area of study for me in my teens. I love hearing other peoples journeys. Thank you for sharing.
P.S. - I found just and subscribed to Christiane and Emma on Substack, fabulous, and Victor Turner's work looks brilliant too, thanks so much :)
Kate, wonderful thank you for your beautiful profound words - I shall explore Chris Wells and Victor Turner. Yes, journeys, and stories, and the ways they are shown - magical :)