Evolving Paradigms

A paradigm is a mental model and

 a way of seeing the world.

They help filter data that has little relevance to us.

Unquestioned adherence to paradigms can hinder our growth both personally and collectively.

A Paradigm Shift can occur when we change from one way of thinking to another.

Those willing to question and explore outside culturally accepted paradigms have

 evolved our understanding of our world in impactful ways.

You will find many of them in this website:

 Mavericks Then and Now

and

Change Agents 

Explore the many areas of life that we are seeing these shifts occurring now. 

Click the pictures to explore. 

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Thomas Kuhn, a Harvard Physicist,  fathered the concept of paradigm shift in 1962 describing it as when one conceptual world view is replaced by another. 

He observed that even researchers who worked in controlled laboratory settings, who were locked into one paradigm or way of thinking, often times couldn’t accept new or contrary data when it was presented. 

Most of us become very attached to our world views. 

Kuhn called this Paradigm Paralysis.

Kuhn noted that when a paradigm changes, a revolution in that field occurs.

Joel Barker called it, “going back to zero,” meaning that a new level playing field is created for all players.

This is not necessarily a comfortable time for people as it requires us to question and change our mental models, our beliefs.

Since our beliefs provide  structure, safety and a secure notion that we understand how things work in the world, this can be challenging. 

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Each of these shifts has evolved our way of living life on the planet. 

  From the belief that the world was flat to round,  Newtonian physics to Quantum Physics, horse and buggy to the car, the printing press to the internet, we have been required to shift the way we view the world, each expanding our world view even more, each requiring us to embrace vastly new and life altering information. It has required us to change our belief systems.

Had we clung to old world views, the expansion and resulting benefits these new models have provided in our lives would have been missed.

Paradigm shifts are possible when we remain open and curious about what is unknown to us.  

Fear often holds us back from exploring what is not known.

Our mavericks, current and past, have often endured intense criticism, scorn, hostility and a general lack of support as they introduced new ideas into culture. 

 It takes courage to venture out of familial and culturally accepted paradigms.

But, doing so is how we evolve and grow. 

Each of us have the power to effect change in our world. 

As we change our minds…..we change our world. 

Much like our bodies, if we focus on symptom management only, we miss the opportunity for the healing that could be provided by addressing the root cause of our dis- ease. 

The following link lists some of our current disconnects and their underpinnings.

 See: Root Causes   

Videos/Documentaries

A message of hope 

 “In the shiny spectrum of our universe, something truly amazing is occurring.”  Click Here 

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Blessed Unrest 

Paul Hawkin speaks at the 2006 Bioneer Conference on the global shift in consciousness. Click Here  

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We Are One

Its time to wake up. Click Here 

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Paradise of Oblivion

 A Documentary on Change. When you access this website, go up to ‘About’ for drop down selection.  Click Here 

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Future By Design:  A Documentary

 According to Jacque Fresco, it is important that technology elevates people to their highest potential. Our current state is not one of being a  truly civilized world. He proposes that when people do not have access to resources, their behavior becomes abherent, and he believes we currently have the technology to serve everyone on the planet in meeting their needs. He felt that we need to move to a resource based society, not monetary. When you access this website, go up to ‘About’ for drop down selection.  Click Here