CRISIS post: The dynamics of social transformation – how habit, power and catalysts influence social change

In my last post I developed a hypothesis for how societal change or transformation takes place as a function of compelling narratives, emotionally connecting with tribal identities. In this third post I am adding the other key ingredients that influence how change takes place: the paradox of habituation and adaptability, the dynamics of Read more…

CRISIS post: The dynamics of social transformation – what are the three critical elements of change?

In my previous post I introduced a hypothesis for how societal change or transformation takes place – that it is a function of compelling narratives, emotionally connecting with tribal identities, mitigated or magnified by forces of habituation and power operating within the context of bio-psycho-socio-cultural-historical human systems, mediated by agency, enabled by catalysts and driven by Read more…