Christopher Cooke's guest appearances

Christopher Cooke

Syntropic World

The Embodiment Podcast

Take Your Shoes Off First w/ Julia Freeland

Sharon Salzberg

Arawana Hayashi

Paul Chek

Steven Kotler

Steve Haines

Charles Eisenstein

Diana Winston

Susan Kaiser Greenland

Tami Simon

Ken Wilber

Mark Goulston

Kevin Kelly

Niraj Naik

Daniel Matallana

Leslie Kaminoff

OwlTail

What does agriculture have to do with leadership and thriving in the future? In this episode, that’s what Christopher Cooke and I dive into. Long ago Christopher chose to focus his holistic engineering oriented mind on agriculture because it is the one of the most complex sectors on the planet. It’s relationship with religion and economies and governance is one of the tightest of all industries, and it is based on the way the world was long before any of those were formalized.Studying with the likes of greats like Ken Wilbur and Alan Savory, Christopher has learned from a few of the great thinkers of our time and is making his own mark in the world of soil and water conservation.  However, if you speak with him (or listen to this podcast) you might think we were talking about leading humanity through change rather than about agriculture! That’s because from Christopher’s perspective, the biggest challenge we face today is not the individual problems faced by each industry or business, it is the lack of understanding how humans change and how best to facilitate the adoption of new paradigms to help humans reverse the damage of years of degradation of soil, plants and humans in the name of production. “We are actually overcoming or reversing a lot of beliefs and values that have been established and enculturated over the last 10,000 years.” Not only in business but in most every industry. “The present paradigm of most human cultures has one underlying ethos which is to dominate nature. It’s vital that we avoid discounting nature. Discounting that serves nobody.” Christopher notes how one of the primary challenges we face is a lack of a common understanding of what it takes to move humans through change. He explains that there are two types of change:1)      Change within the paradigm – like palliative care for the dying2)      Reframing and allowing the space for a new paradigm Our job is to grow the new until the existing is no longer needed so it can just go away. Unfortunately, very little attention is given to the second type of change and without it, no new paradigm will be able to take root. This is why he is a huge fan of “Take Your Shoes Off First” as it helps leaders, teams and individuals address that second type of change and take conscious steps towards making room for new ideas to bloom. “Your book takes us beyond the VUCA times, as it is encouraging people to thrive through the VUCA times but also be able to prepare to utilize innate capacities that they didn’t know existed before they chose to take their shoes off.”I couldn’t have said it better!  Many thanks to the incredibly insightful Christopher Cooke for joining me on this episode of Take Your Shoes Off First. To learn more about the groundbreaking Christopher Cooke and his work, check out: -          LinkedIn HERE.-          3LM Website HERE.-          5 Deep Website HERE.

What does agriculture have to do with leadership and thriving in the future? In this episode, that’s what Christopher Cooke and I dive into. Long ago Christopher chose to focus his holistic engineering oriented mind on agriculture because it is the one of the most complex sectors on the planet. It’s relationship with religion and economies and governance is one of the tightest of all industries, and it is based on the way the world was long before any of those were formalized.Studying with the likes of greats like Ken Wilbur and Alan Savory, Christopher has learned from a few of the great thinkers of our time and is making his own mark in the world of soil and water conservation.  However, if you speak with him (or listen to this podcast) you might think we were talking about leading humanity through change rather than about agriculture! That’s because from Christopher’s perspective, the biggest challenge we face today is not the individual problems faced by each industry or business, it is the lack of understanding how humans change and how best to facilitate the adoption of new paradigms to help humans reverse the damage of years of degradation of soil, plants and humans in the name of production. “We are actually overcoming or reversing a lot of beliefs and values that have been established and enculturated over the last 10,000 years.” Not only in business but in most every industry. “The present paradigm of most human cultures has one underlying ethos which is to dominate nature. It’s vital that we avoid discounting nature. Discounting that serves nobody.” Christopher notes how one of the primary challenges we face is a lack of a common understanding of what it takes to move humans through change. He explains that there are two types of change:1)      Change within the paradigm – like palliative care for the dying2)      Reframing and allowing the space for a new paradigm Our job is to grow the new until the existing is no longer needed so it can just go away. Unfortunately, very little attention is given to the second type of change and without it, no new paradigm will be able to take root. This is why he is a huge fan of “Take Your Shoes Off First” as it helps leaders, teams and individuals address that second type of change and take conscious steps towards making room for new ideas to bloom. “Your book takes us beyond the VUCA times, as it is encouraging people to thrive through the VUCA times but also be able to prepare to utilize innate capacities that they didn’t know existed before they chose to take their shoes off.”I couldn’t have said it better!  Many thanks to the incredibly insightful Christopher Cooke for joining me on this episode of Take Your Shoes Off First. To learn more about the groundbreaking Christopher Cooke and his work, check out: -          LinkedIn<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-cooke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.-          3LM Website <a href="https://www.3lm.network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.-          5 Deep Website <a href="https://www.5deep.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

Engineering Paradigm Shifts and Sustainable Soil with Christopher Cooke

Cindy Forde

Want to learn more about some of the elements of Syntropic + meet some of our global community? And do this at ZERO monetary cost? (Because we will never devalue your time.) This month, Christopher Cooke returns after his debut that had people asking for more. (See his 15 minute presentation from April here. "What is arising. Horizon scan for our times.) And the amazing Cindy Forde, founder of Plantari.world. Cindy is on a mission to empower children with the knowledge and skills to be the innovators, entrepreneurs and global citizens who protect the planet and ensure the wellbeing of all its inhabitants. Planetari is a case study of a Syntropic Enterprise. ​ PLUS Christine McDougall will be presenting one of the tools from the Syntropic Tool kit, Perturbation and managing change. This simple, practical tool is an adaptation of the Theory of Dissipative Structures, very relevant to our current world.

Want to learn more about some of the elements of Syntropic + meet some of our global community? And do this at ZERO monetary cost? (Because we will never devalue your time.) <blockquote>This month, Christopher Cooke returns after his debut that had people asking for more. (See his 15 minute presentation from April <a href="https://el2.convertkit-mail4.com/c/wvu40kmpg3tgh85e94s7/qvh8h8u656r9wk/aHR0cHM6Ly9zeW50cm9waWMud29ybGQvYWx1bW5pLW9wZW4tbW9udGhseS1jYWxsLw==" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. "What is arising. Horizon scan for our times.)</blockquote> <blockquote>And the amazing Cindy Forde, founder of <a href="https://el2.convertkit-mail4.com/c/wvu40kmpg3tgh85e94s7/92uzhdu2m2powe/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbGFuZXRhcmkud29ybGQ=" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Plantari.world.</a> Cindy is on a mission to empower children with the knowledge and skills to be the innovators, entrepreneurs and global citizens who protect the planet and ensure the wellbeing of all its inhabitants. Planetari is a case study of a Syntropic Enterprise.</blockquote> ​ PLUS Christine McDougall will be presenting one of the tools from the Syntropic Tool kit, Perturbation and managing change. This simple, practical tool is an adaptation of the Theory of Dissipative Structures, very relevant to our current world.

Syntropic Enterprise Alumni +Open Call June 2020, Perturbation, Christopher Cooke, Cindy Forde

Stage development consultant Christopher joins me to discuss Clare Grave’s Spiral Dynamics. We talk integral consciousness, life conditions, drug use, human emergence, “autistic” learning style, agriculture and the environment, misunderstandings of developmental theory, “centre of gravity” and “cosmic address”, emotional states, and getting out of the postmodern “green” swamp. A very clever one that was mostly over my head! Sorry for the bad sound at times. https://www.3lm.network/ http://www.5deep.net

Stage development consultant Christopher joins me to discuss Clare Grave’s Spiral Dynamics. We talk integral consciousness, life conditions, drug use, human emergence, “autistic” learning style, agriculture and the environment, misunderstandings of developmental theory, “centre of gravity” and “cosmic address”, emotional states, and getting out of the postmodern “green” swamp. A very clever one that was mostly over my head! Sorry for the bad sound at times. <a href="https://www.3lm.network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.3lm.network/</a> <a href="http://www.5deep.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.5deep.net</a>

179. Spiral Dynamics - with Christopher Cooke