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Meta Blog 2013 – Integral City Field Notes for Practitioners, Catalysts and Meshworkers

Here is the Integral City 2013 Meta Blog. It connects Integral City Practitioners, Catalysts and Meshworkers to the Planet, Principles, Prosperity, Practise and Potentials that energized us in 2013. 15 Years of Integral City – A Brief History of the Basics (Meeting of the Minds Conference – Toronto, ON) Systems Thinking for Cities (Waterlution, Toronto, […]

City as Sustainability Blind Spot or Integral Sweet Spot?

“Sure, you can interview me, but my work is not really related to the city.”  That was a response I heard over and over again as I invited Thought Leaders, Designers and Practitioners to share their wisdom in the Integral City 2.0 Online Conference (IC2OC) last year  (Hamilton & Sanders, (2012a, 2012b). I was continuously […]

Integral City Vital Signs Monitors: Prelude to ISO Standard for Cities?

A new integral paradigm for the city arose from both practise and engagement with many of the cities I have lived in (including Toronto) and from my study and application of the Integral Model. Designing Integral Vital Signs Model A precept of the Integral Model is its definition of “holon”. A holon is both a […]

Integral City Vital Signs Monitors: Prelude to ISO Standard for Cities/

A new integral paradigm for the city arose from both practise and engagement with many of the cities I have lived in (including Toronto) and from my study and application of the Integral Model. Designing Integral Vital Signs Model A precept of the Integral Model is its definition of “holon”. A holon is both a […]

Integral City @ Meeting of the Human Hive Mind?

How is Meeting of the Minds 2013 a Meeting of the Human Hive Mind? While I am attending the conference this week I will be listening for all the Integral City Intelligences as they are expressed by the four voices of the city. Let me explain, how I have come to think about the city […]

Integral City: A Brief History of the Basics

Integral City Meshworks has accepted the invitation to attend the Meeting of the Minds (MotM) Conference in Toronto September 9-11, 2013.   MotM asked me to share some of the “strange” language Integral City Meshworks uses to talk about the city. So here is a Brief History of the Integral City Basics. It all goes […]

Civil Society – Occupy the New Integrator Voice for the City

Civil Society has a new opportunity in the city. It was voiced a little tentatively at the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat .  Participants asked, ” are we on the right track?” We have written, in an earlier blog about the new integrator voice open to a significant sector of Civil Society – faith communities.  We suggest that the […]

Occupy the Voice of Civic Manager in the City

Civic Managers gained the most empathy from the other voices of the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat .  In the closing circle, Cityzens in particular, were heard to declare, “I never realized the role of Civic Manager was so challenging. I have a whole new respect for Civic Managers.” Here is how Civic Managers described their voice in […]

Occupy the Voice of Business in the City

Diversity Generators were in the majority at the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat .  When participants introduced themselves by name, Human HIve (aka city of residence) and the Voice(s) of the City we found we had more voices from City Builders, Business and Diversity Generation.  This proved to be a great opportunity for this voice to demonstrate its versatility […]

How Cityzens Occupy City Voice

At the ITC2013 Learning Lhabitat participants introduced themselves by name, Human HIve (aka city of residence) and the Voice(s) of the City they most often represent. Here is how the Cityzens described the voice of the City.  They recognized that the Cityzen voice speaks from the Integral City’s Upper Left Quadrant  - where I have […]