Tomas Björkman transcends science, business, philosophy, and social and personal change. Founder of the Ekskäret Foundation and coauthor of The Nordic Secret, Tomas’ story is a guide for anyone thinking about the future of society - a confluence of physics, macroeconomics, and entrepreneurship.
Show Notes:
Ekskäret Foundation; Oak Island Foundation (05:45) Origins of his union of scientific sensibility + entrepreneurship (07:00) From academia to business (09:00) Try to understand the world AND try to shape the world (10:00) Taking risks (12:00) We are not transparent to ourselves (14:30) Social entrepreneur (17:20) Complexity (21:30)
The Nordic Secret (25:00) Corporate culture (26:20) Building stable lasting democracy (33:00) Conscious co-creation Inner maturity
Retreat centersJim Rutt podcast on the Nordic SecretGerman philosophical background: Schiller, Goethe, von Humboldt, Herder, Hegel —
Bildung Are we facing deep and rapid societal change? (36:00) Horizontal and vertical development (42:00)
Otto Scharmer - vertical literacyFrederic Laloux
Reinvent the OrganizationRobert Kegan 29k.org (51:00)
Jonathan Rowson (52:30) Book:
Spiritualize Personal practices (59:30) Book:
The World We CreateMorning routine (01:00:45) ‘Retreats in Nature' Guided psychedelic experiences (see Michael Pollan’s
How to Change Your Mind) Lightning Round (01:05:00) Book: Ken Wilbur
Integral PsychologyPassion: Sailing and Trekking Heart sing: Discovering fiction (where to start?
Marcel Proust,
Goethe,
Schiller)
Proust Questionnaire Screwed up: Timing of media initiative Find guest online:
http://www.tomas-bjorkman.com/EmergePerspectiva29k.org
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