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Jeremy Lent (Part 1) - Big Picture Systems Thinking: A Key Practice for Understanding, Transforming, and Preserving Civilization

Aug 1, 2024
Jeremy Lent, an author and speaker exploring our civilization’s existential crisis, discusses revolutionary systems thinking. He emphasizes how interconnectedness shapes our understanding of concepts like consciousness and ecology. Jeremy critiques reductionist views, advocating for a holistic worldview that champions cooperation over competition. His vision for an 'ecological civilization' calls for 'islands of coherence' as a bridge to a sustainable future, urging listeners to rethink the impact of their worldviews on reality and societal structures.
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ANECDOTE

Existential Crisis That Reoriented A Life

  • Jeremy Lent described a personal turning point after his wife's sudden death that launched his search for meaning.
  • That existential crisis led him to study science, spirituality, and systems thinking to reshape his life's purpose.
INSIGHT

Systems Science Reveals Deep Interconnectedness

  • Jeremy Lent discovered systems and complexity science as an alternative to reductionism.
  • He found convergence between systems science and traditional wisdom around deep interconnectedness.
INSIGHT

Reductionism Vs. Systems Thinking

  • Reductionism explains much but becomes a problematic worldview when treated as the only ontology.
  • Systems thinking complements reductionism by highlighting relations and emergent behaviors reductionism misses.
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