UTOKing with Gregg

Ep 14 | UTOKing with Nick Jankel | Repairing the Mind/Body Schism

In Episode 14, Gregg welcomes Nick Jankel. Nick is a philosopher, keynote speaker and co-founder of Switch On. He is also the author of several books including Spiritual Atheist an Switch On: Unleash Your Creativity and Thrive with the New Science & Spirit of Breakthrough. In this moving conversation, Nick shares his intellectual, emotional, and spiritual journey to develop wisdom and connection. He and Gregg discuss how similar their worldviews are and why a scientific worldview is very commensurate with a transcendent spiritual orientation toward wise living.

Spiritual Atheist: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41729111-spiritual-atheist

Switch On: Unleash Your Creativity and Thrive with the New Science & Spirit of Breakthrough: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1780288336/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_J88PD2Q8F1JWE10X0T0E

Here is a clip where Nick and Gregg discuss the need for a revamped view of mind, body and spirit: https://youtu.be/6gReGQgJZv0

Here is the link to Switch On: https://switchonnow.com/

and here is his twitter feed: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnickjankel%3Flang%3Den&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEPIM3w64sAqHabeeTsZ0XaXUKtig

EP 13 | UTOKing with Manuel Manga | Leading Toward Conscious Evolution

In Episode 13, Gregg welcomes Manuel Manga. He is an organizational consultant, facilitator, and leadership coach with international experience. He is a founder of the Center for Evolutionary Leadership.  In this episode, Manuel explores with Gregg his journey learning from pioneers like Buckminster Fuller, Jonas Salk, Humberto Maturana, and Fernando Flores. The conversation then evolves to the current state of the world and visions for a sustainable global village. 

Here is a clip where Manuel discusses the nature of the human condition and leading into the next global age:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpnNSOlTx0g

Here is Manuel's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/ManuelMangaOByrne/

and here is the link to the Center for Evolutionary Leadership:
http://evolutionleader.com/

Ep 12 | UTOKing with Steve Quackenbush | The Problem of Value in Psychology

In Episode 12, Gregg welcomes Steve Quackenbush. Steve is a professor of psychology and Associate Provost and Dean of Arts & Science at the University of Maine at Farmington. He has long-standing scholarly interests in human development, narrative approaches, existential philosophy and reflecting on the problem of human values in psychological science. He is an award winning teacher, and a long time executive member of the Theory Of Knowledge Society. Much of this UTOKing episode explores how the complex theories might be transformed for a more general audience so they can apply the insights in a practical way.  

The Theory Of Knowledge Society:
https://www.toksociety.org/

Here is a clip where Steve talks about how generativity is the antidote of depression:
https://youtu.be/3Q1OCjlScXk

Here is Steve's homepage at the University of Maine at Farmington:
https://www.umf.maine.edu/about/faculty-staff/steven-quackenbush/

Ep 11 | UTOKing with Greg Thomas | Cultivating the Blues Idiom Wisdom Tradition

I, teacher, and entrepreneur. He is CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, and a senior fellow for the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Since the pandemic and social uprising, he has been featured on a range of online platforms discussing race, culture, and leadership, including Rebel Wisdom, The Daily Evolver, Aligned Center, Coaches Rising, and Integral Life. His blog is Tune In To Leadership. In March, Greg and Gregg hosted the Body and Soul series at the Stoa.

 

Jazz Leadership Project:

https://www.jazzleadershipproject.com/

 

Tune In To Leadership:

https://www.tuneintoleadership.com/blog

 

Greg and Gregg hosted the Body and Soul series at the Stoa:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTJe1xFfoxrBfAgSvYKHZ3bpFjEJPudmb

 

Here is a clip where he elaborates on the Blues Idiom Wisdom Tradition:

https://youtu.be/rXhQNiKO8Ac

 

Here is Greg on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/gregthomas22?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

 

And here is his profile at the Jazz Leadership Project:

https://www.jazzleadershipproject.com/about-us

EP 10 | UTOKing with Tim Adalin | A Deep Dive into the Current and Future State of Humanity

In Episode 10, Gregg welcomes Tim Adalin. Tim is a philosopher and a significant "live player" in the emerging sense-making space. He is the curator of the Voicecraft podcast explores the art of philosophy with visionaries and resonant souls. In this dialogos, he and Gregg explore the "kairos" of the moment and how the world is in the midst of a major transformation. 

Here is a clip where Gregg and Tim riff on the future of humanity; 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wvkVDILCM

Here is Tim on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/tim_adalin

and here is the link to Voicecraft Channel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKeq9IUfzw-QvDKP7N9K8rw

EP 9 | UTOKing with Alexander Bard | Dark Renaissance versus Enlightenment 2.0

In Episode 9, Gregg welcomes Alexander Bard. He is a philosopher, music producer, and highly sought-after international lecturer. He is the author of the highly successful The Futurica Trilogy - co-written with media theorist Jan Söderqvist, and more recently Syntheism: Creating God in the Internet Age and Digital Libido. He founded the Intellectual Deep Web list serve, which is an active discussion group that brings leading thinkers and futurists together. In this UTOKing dialogos, the two explore their visions for the future, framed by Bard's Dark Renaissance and Gregg's Enlightenment 2.0, and the relationship between psychology, science and philosophy.

 

The Futurica Trilogy:

https://www.amazon.com/Futurica-Trilogy-Alexander-Bard/dp/9187173247/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_1/145-3199275-7562153?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=9187173247&pd_rd_r=0cc5d0ae-f502-4fb9-aec2-94cee1fe3dad&pd_rd_w=taVbc&pd_rd_wg=4TrIy&pf_rd_p=a0d6e967-6561-454c-84f8-2ce2c92b79a6&pf_rd_r=ER893MY4YHAF5K6JC7J9&psc=1&refRID=ER893MY4YHAF5K6JC7J9

Syntheism:

https://www.amazon.com/Syntheism-Creating-God-Internet-Age/dp/9175471833/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1621175225&refinements=p_27%3AAlexander+Bard&s=books&sr=1-1

 

Digital Libido:

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Libido-Violence-Network-Society/dp/9188869237

 

Here is a clip exploring their respective visions for the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6oyj0njz-w

 

Here are links to Alexander Bard on Twitter and Wiki:

https://twitter.com/Bardissimo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bard

Ep 8 | UTOKing with Zak Stein | Consilience Project and a Moving Coherent Philosophy for the Future

In Episode 8, Gregg welcomes Zak Stein. Zak is a writer, futurist and educational philosopher and a leading sense-maker in the emerging metamodern space. He is author of "Education in a Time Between Worlds: John Rawls, the History of Testing, and the Future of Education" and "Social Justice and Educational Measurement: John Rawls, the History of Testing, and the Future of Education" . In this conversation, he shares with Gregg his journey, his vision of a metapsychology that embraces skill development, ensoulment and transcendence, and his work on the Consilience Project and its vision for a cultural renaissance and new approach to media.

 

The Consilience Project

https://consilienceproject.org/

 

Books:

Education in a Time Between Worlds:

https://www.amazon.com/Education-Time-Between-Worlds-Technology/dp/0986282677

 

Social Justice and Educational Measurement:

https://www.amazon.com/Social-Justice-Educational-Measurement-Directions/dp/1138947008 Here is a brief clip about justification systems in a fragmented media landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzlmHXNpNl0

 

Here is Zak's homepage

http://www.zakstein.org

Ep 7 | UTOKing with Tomas Björkman | Toward a Metamodern Worldview

In Episode 7, Gregg welcomes Tomas Björkman. Tomas is an applied philosopher and social entrepreneur. He is author/coauthor of several books, including The Nordic Secret: A European Story of Beauty and Freedom, and The  World We Create: From God to Market. He is a leader in the metamodern space and has contributed to many crucial ventures, such as Rebel Wisdom, the WhatIsEmerging Platform, and Perspectiva. In this conversation, he and Gregg discuss the  crucial point the world is at and how a new worldview might be emerging that can helpfully frame this transition.

Tomas Björkman's homepage
http://www.tomas-bjorkman.com/

The Nordic Secret: A European story of beauty and freedom
https://www.amazon.com/dp/9188589102/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6YGNN7FW8BK5DXNM98KB

The World We Create: From God to Market
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YNRLTVQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_W3TXMR9DN4QDRSSSK2AK

Tomas on Rebel Wisdom - The Inner Compass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZoG4KDKcM

WhatIsEmerging Platform
https://www.whatisemerging.com/

Perspectiva
https://systems-souls-society.com/

Ep 6 | UTOKing with David Fuller | Surveying the Sense-Making Communities

In Episode 6, Gregg welcomes David Fuller. David is a professional journalist, reporter, documentary filmmaker and writer who is a leader in the alternative sense-making communities. He is founder of Rebel Wisdom and has spearheaded the conversation about the kinds of changes we may be seeing or need to see in the world in the 21st Century. In this conversation, he and Gregg talk about their respective journeys, their opinions and experiences regarding the Jordan Peterson phenomena and the future trajectory of this metamodern, Game B, integral-unified space.  

Here is a clip where David speaks about the trajectory of the media:
https://youtu.be/oWWi9O_yX_4

Here is one where Gregg speaks about Jordan Peterson:
https://youtu.be/JjVGJ8MrKto

Here is David Fuller's homepage:
http://davidfuller.tv/

Follow David on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/fullydavid?s=20

Rebel Wisdom Homepage and YouTube Channel:
https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQ6Gptuq-sLflbJ4YY3Umw

Ep 5 | UTOKing with Lene Rachel Andersen | Building Bildung in the 21st Century

In Episode 5, Gregg welcomes Lene Rachel Andersen. Lene is a futurist, philosopher, and award winning author of several books, including The Nordic Secret: A European Story of Beauty and Freedom, and Metamodernity: Meaning and Hope in a Complex World. Lene is a leader of the European Bildung Network, which promotes the concept of "bildung," which refers to the interplay between education and knowledge that are necessary for a thriving society. In this interview, she shares her vision for a metamodern society shaped by the educational philosophy of bildung.

Here is brief clip on her vision for government and reflective politics.
https://youtu.be/zSAEJN31NtE

The European Bildung Network:
https://europeanbildung.net/

Lene Rachel Andersen's homepage:
https://www.lenerachelandersen.com/

The Nordic Secret: A European Story of Beauty and Freedom: 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/9188589102/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_DQ4F2ZEGF814G7Y33AAS

Metamodernity: Meaning and hope in a complex world: https://www.amazon.com/dp/8793791011/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_XC3JXB63CX3DCR80K0NM