The Wisdom & Action Podcast #75 Daniel Schmachtenberger PART 1: social philosopher, thought leader, sensemaker
Mar 17, 2022
A deep dive into existential threats and collective sensemaking with social philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger. Topics include global challenges, unschooling in education, dangers of social media manipulation, power structures, and integrating head, heart, and hands for effective problem-solving.
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Ground Big Problems In Lived Experience
- Collective sensemaking collapses cognitive dissonance between local life and global crises.
- Abstract decisions detached from lived experience create moral distancing and collateral damage.
Homeschooled Into Radical Curiosity
- Daniel describes being homeschooled with unschooling influences and polymath thinkers like Buckminster Fuller.
- Early exposure to deep questions shaped his interest across philosophy, science and activism.
Specialization Demands Collective Intelligence
- Specialization helped build modern tech but no individual can master today's complexity.
- We must design collective intelligence systems because single experts can't integrate cross-domain impacts.