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The Liminal Web: Mapping An Emergent Subculture Of Sensemakers, Meta-Theorists & Systems Poets
Somewhere along the way I seem to have unofficially joined a subculture or memetic ecosystem that I’ve come to think of as The Liminal Web.
Nov 17, 2021 • 
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The Liminal Web: Mapping An Emergent Subculture Of Sensemakers, Meta-Theorists & Systems Poets
A Little Liminal Update: 18 Months Later
It’s been a year and a half since I first published The Liminal Web: Mapping An Emergent Subculture Of Sensemakers, Meta-Theorists & Systems Poets.
Apr 12, 2023 • 
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A Little Liminal Update: 18 Months Later
The Five Foundationals: A Decidedly Undevelopmental Map Of Worldviews
I was hesitant about writing this piece.
Mar 16, 2023 • 
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The Five Foundationals: A Decidedly Undevelopmental Map Of Worldviews
We Contain Multitudes: Eight Newly Emergent Archetypes
Hello friends and a toasty warm welcome to all the folks receiving this newsletter for the first time (it’s winter here in Australia),
Jun 14, 2023 • 
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We Contain Multitudes: Eight Newly Emergent Archetypes
Of Pods, Squads, Crews & Gangs: Small Group Experiments In Radical Belonging
It's my sneaking suspicion that there’s a deep streak of loneliness hidden inside almost all of us. The mystic psychologist Carl Jung suggested that…
Feb 14, 2022 • 
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Of Pods, Squads, Crews & Gangs: Small Group Experiments In Radical Belonging
On The Possibility Of Friendship With An A.I
This morning I started to get excited about the prospect of one day having a meaningful friendship with an Artificial Intelligence.
Jul 30, 2023 • 
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Six Person Parenting: A Communal Approach To Raising Kids
Raising kids in a modern day household is nothing short of hardcore.
Mar 6, 2022 • 
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Six Person Parenting: A Communal Approach To Raising Kids
Chaotic Greetings & Sordid Secrets
A Sign Of Things To Come
Dec 14, 2020 • 
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Beyond Priests, Kings & Bosses: A Neotribal Declaration
Six years ago I encountered a word that stopped me in my tracks.
Nov 6, 2021 • 
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Beyond Priests, Kings & Bosses: A Neotribal Declaration
The Tri Spectra Typology
Mapping The Progressive Counterculture
Oct 12, 2021 • 
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The Tender Inner Swirlings Of Herr Lightfoot
Micro-Fame, Bitter Tea & The Great Work
Apr 28, 2021 • 
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Before Priests, Kings & Bosses
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Oct 17, 2021 • 
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