The Holon Institute exists to co-create the cultural, social, and ecological conditions that actualize the omnipotential of human creativity.
Everything is getting better.
Everything is getting worse.
We are living in a change of eras, rather than an era of change. The turbulence of this change is radically disrupting the foundational beliefs on which Western civilization has been built since the enlightenment. Amid systemic dissonance and complexity, we exist to support society in the discovery and adoption of new ways of being and becoming.
The following are five domains of dissonance that we will intentionally work within.
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Material comforts blanketed in existential stress
We must clearly understand the predicament and work together to co-create the conditions to actualize human potential in service of a more harmonious world.
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![Need - Information overload, clouded by information warfare causing chaos and confusion]()
Develop integrative sense-making
The Holon Institute exists to create educational experiences, content, and collaborations that develop the art of sense-making, shared cultural norms, and dialectic skills capable of stewarding discourse in the twenty-first century.
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![Need - We know work is broken but we can't stop]()
Catalyze work as a vehicle for creativity and flourishing
We believe that work should be a vehicle for the full expression of each contributor's unique gifts. Work as a catalyst for full creative expression is not a luxury, but a necessity for the survival of our planet.
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![Need - Hyperconnectivity and profound loneliness]()
Cultivating vibrant connections
The wound of separation has long been misdiagnosed and it is now festering. The Holon Institute exists to address chronic separation across many domains of human experience and we are dedicated to restoring connection, contextual awareness, and belonging to the broader web of life.
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![The systems that keep us alive are making us sick]()
Regeneration of our soils and systems
Humanity's relationship to soil, animals, and the food systems they belong to are not beyond repair. With a deep love for the role of food in our healing, Holon will bring together leaders across systems to do the regenerative work that is needed to heal ourselves and our soil.
OUR THEORY
To change our systems we must change our stories.
Our theory of change is grounded in a collective three decades studying the nature of metasystemic change over the course of human history. Building on Spiral Dynamics and Integral Theory, Structural Stage Theory, Embodied Enaction Phenomenology, Psychosocial Development, and Ego Development Theory, we have continually seen a consistent pattern of human evolution – all new systems are predicated on new stories.
Our personal stories and narratives –the internal stream-of-consciousness commentary regarding who we are, why we are, and where our place is in the world – shape our beliefs about what is possible and drive our behaviors and decision making. This means our paradigm determines our practice. At a social scale, our cultural mythologies determine our mediating systems. To change our practices, we must change our paradigms. To change our systems, we must change our stories.ory. Building on Spiral Dynamics and Integral Theory, Structural Stage Theory, Embodied Enaction Phenomenology, Psychosocial Development, and Ego Development Theory, we have continually seen a consistent pattern of human evolution – all new systems are predicated on new stories.
OUR THEORY
To change our systems we must change our stories.
Our personal stories and narratives shape our beliefs about what is possible and drive our behaviors and decision making. Our theory of change is grounded in a collective three decades studying the nature of meta-systemic change over the course of human history.
Our paradigm determines our practice.
At a social scale, our cultural mythologies determine our mediating systems. To change our practices, we must change our paradigms. To change our systems, we must change our stories.
FEATURED EVENTS
FEATURED EVENTS
Join us for a weekend in the Hudson Valley, full of transformative speakers including Douglas Rushkoff, Sophie Strand, and a workshop on the Beauty Revolution by Holon’s Chief Beauty Officer Chris Everett.
Join us for a weekend in the Hudson Valley, full of transformative speakers including Douglas Rushkoff, Sophie Strand, and a workshop on the Beauty Revolution by Holon’s Chief Beauty Officer Chris Everett.
Join us for a weekend in the Hudson Valley, full of transformative speakers including Douglas Rushkoff, Sophie Strand, and a workshop on the Beauty Revolution by Holon’s Chief Beauty Officer Chris Everett.
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