Find out more about the Smart Village project: futurethinkers.org/village Participate in our very first NFT drop: futurethinkers.org/nft We're very excited to announce that on June 1 2021 we're dropping our first Smart Village NFT! If you are not familiar, NFTs stands for Non Fungible Tokens - it's a type of crypto token that is verifiably unique or rare, instead of being interchangeable in the way that dollars or Bitcoins are. They are a type of crypto token that has become popular with creator...
May 27, 2021•17 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast Future Thinkers Smart Village is becoming a reality! We have found a new, large 400 acre property with the right zoning, infrastructure and everything else we could need to make the village happen. The property has a RV camp with 80 accommodation spots, a private lake, two creeks, large forest, even a golf course, and the closest airport is just a two hour drive from there. In this episode we want to share with you where we are right now with this project, as well as our plans and visions for ho...
Apr 28, 2021•41 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this Q+A session on self-organizing governance is Richard D. Bartlett. This session was originally live-streamed on December 4th 2020. Richard is a co-founder of a digital tool called Loomio, and of a decentralized consulting company The Hum. He is also the Director at the Enspiral Foundation, a collective of people working on meaningful projects around the world. As an open source enthusiast, he writes about how we work together at any scale, from our relationships to organizations...
Mar 08, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast What rites of passage do we need in today's world? Are we going through collective rites of passage at the moment? What is the role of mentors in today's society? In this Q&A Michael Meade answers questions from the Future Thinkers Members. Michael Meade is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He is also the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artists, activists, and community builders that encourages greater under...
Feb 25, 2021•39 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this episode is Miriam Martineau, who is a counselor, teacher, and Founder of Next Step Integral. For the last 15 years she has studied and researched parenting as a spiritual practice. Miriam and her husband Stefan also lived in an intentional community called Morning Star for 10 years from 1992 to 2002, which they founded in rural BC, Canada. We discuss the practical aspects of running an intentional community, attracting the right people in the early stages, dealing with bad acto...
Feb 11, 2021•44 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this episode is Jim Rutt, a systems thinker, host of the Jim Rutt Show podcast, and former key player in several technology companies. He was also the Chairman of Santa Fe Institute, where he was working in the scientific study of consciousness and evolutionary artificial intelligence. We had Jim as a guest on the show a year ago, where he did an introduction to the concept of GameB and talked about the history of the movement. Today we want to catch up with Jim about some of the wa...
Dec 08, 2020•52 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast Our guests in this episode are Tyson Yunkaporta and his wife Megan Kelleher. Tyson is the author of 'Sand Talk,' and indigenous thinker from the Apalech clan from the West Cape of Queensland, Australia. Megan is a scholar at RMIT in Melbourne, who is currently researching the connection between blockchain and indigenous knowledge systems. She is of Barada and Gabalbara heritage of Northeast Queensland, Australia. We talk about integrating indigenous wisdom with contemporary life, whether technol...
Nov 27, 2020•48 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel Christian Wahl on regenerative cultures, the role of humans on planet Earth, and the importance of being in right relationship with technology, nature, and the process of life as a whole. To access to the full 2-hour interview with Daniel Christian Wahl, become a Future Thinkers Member at http://www.futurethinkers.org/members Join the Q&A with Daniel Christian Wahl on October 29th at 11am PST: http://www.futurethinkers.org/wahl Show notes for this episode: http://www.futurethinkers.org/13...
Oct 27, 2020•51 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast Discussion and Q&A about Earth Regeneration and Smart Villages with Nora Bateson, author and founder of the International Bateson Institute, Joe Brewer, founder of the Earth Regenerators Study Group, and Future Thinkers Community members. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/130 Learn more about Future Thinkers Smart Village at http://www.futurethinkers.org/village SIGN UP for our mailing list and get a FREE 50+ Page Adapt to the Future Guide: http://www.futurethinkers.org/signup...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 41 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast This is a replay of the Future Thinkers interview and Q&A on The Stoa hosted by Peter N Limberg. Future Thinkers Smart Village is a place that combines technological innovation, creativity, personal development, education, regenerative agriculture, and community – located in a beautiful mountain valley the heart of the Kootenays, BC, Canada. Learn more about the Future Thinkers Smart Village at http://www.futurethinkers.org/village Future Thinkers original interview on The Stoa: https://youtu.be...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of our Regenerative Series, our guest is Richard Perkins - a farmer, educator and expert on regenerative agriculture. He is the co-owner of Ridgedale Permaculture, one of the few profitable Permaculture farms on the planet. Richard is dedicated to restoring ecosystems and educating people all around the world in profitable regenerative farming. We talk about what permaculture is and how to get started with it, what sort of mindset we need to have when we deal with complex natural...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast We invited Nora Bateson back on the show for another sensemaking conversation. Nora Bateson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, educator, and the President of the International Bateson Institute. We wanted to hear her views on the current disintegration of societal systems, and how to navigate the chaos of the world. We talk about how to raise and educate children for the uncertain future, and how to find the potential for healing and transformation in these difficult times. She also shares s...
Jul 10, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast We invited Joe Brewer on the show again as part of our regenerative series. We had him last year, and we talked about cultural evolution and designing regenerative cultures. Since then Joe moved to a rural community in Colombia, started the Earth Regenerators Study Group, and wrote a new book. In this episode we talk about this new book called The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth . We also talk about what it’s like to live in economic collapse, how to re-establish relationships with nature ...
Jul 04, 2020•52 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast Bonnitta Roy is back on our show for the second time. She is so tuned into what's going on in the world, and we always have so much to talk about with her. She is an award-winning author, philosopher, insight guide and international trainer, who’s focusing on building greater capacities for human sensemaking. Today Bonnitta shares with us some details about her new written piece about human flourishing. We also talk about the current social shift from global to local, what type of institutions w...
Jun 24, 2020•51 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast With this episode we are starting a podcast series about regenerative smart village design, where we are featuring notable people in the areas of regenerative cultures, self-sustaining communities, smart villages, etc. Our first guest in this series is James Ehrlich, the founder of Regen Villages. Regen Villages is a Stanford University spin-off company, creating the so-called “Tesla of Ecovillages" - the technology integrated VillageOS™ software, for the future of living in resilient neighbourh...
Jun 04, 2020•40 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this episode is Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist who studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. Donald is the author of several books, the latest one being The Case Against Reality . In this interview we talk about Donald’s scientific theory of consciousness, which he refers to as 'conscious realism.' We discuss why we don’t see reality as it is, what experiments demonstrate this and the role...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast Jamie Wheal answers questions in a Q&A session with Future Thinkers Members, streamed on March 3rd 2020. Jamie Wheal is a researcher and writer in the field of human potential, peak performance, and flow states. He is the co-author of the book “Stealing Fire” and director of Flow Genome Project. Replay of the livestream on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J_45WjlSAGw SIGN UP for our mailing list to get a FREE 50+ Page Adapt to the Future Guide: http://www.futurethinkers.org/signup To participate in fut...
Apr 10, 2020•2 hr 58 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the 2nd livestream we did on the second-order effects of coronavirus on society, politics, and economy. The recording is from March 13, so some of the things we talk about here have already happened, or are happening right now in the world. Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic, livestream replay on YouTube, https://youtu.be/NP97FscPiZk COVID-19: The Basics You Need To Know, www.futurethinkers.org/covidprep Processing the Grief of COVID-19, www....
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast Joe Brewer's work is centred around regenerative cultures. He travels around the world, studying different practices that contribute to the regeneration of the environment and communities. This is the audio version of the Q&A streamed on February 11th. Q&A replay: https://youtu.be/t10mtKAjgo4 SIGN UP for our mailing list to get a FREE 50+ Page Adapt to the Future Guide: http://www.futurethinkers.org/signup To access full podcast episodes, become a FUTURE THINKERS MEMBER. As a Patron member, you ...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this episode is Bonnitta Roy, an author, philosopher, and teacher who’s focusing on building greater capacities for human sense-making. We talk about collective insight practices, ego deconstruction and shadow work in group setting, the insights into the nature of the mind, and rediscovering our evolutionary spiritual capacities. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/119 SIGN UP for our mailing list to get a FREE 50+ Page Adapt to the Future Guide: http://www.futurethinkers.org/...
Mar 20, 2020•57 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we are discussing the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the kinds of effects it is having on global systems, what kinds of societal changes and opportunities arise from it, and how individual can cope with this increasingly difficult situation. Resources: COVID-19: The Basics You Need To Know - https://medium.com/futurethinkers/covid-19-the-basics-you-need-to-know-edee9296844d Dr. John Campbell's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9IOB2TExg3QIBupFtBDxg https://mem...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast In Part 2 of our interview with writer, programmer and entrepreneur Derek Sivers, we talk about daily practices for increasing self-knowledge and many different ways in which people can thrive and find fulfilment. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/117 BECOME A FUTURE THINKERS MEMBER Get access to our in-depth Courses in Personal Evolution, private group calls, Q&A's with podcast guests, podcast extras, priority on events & deals, and more. Registration closes on Sunday, February 23rd. RE...
Feb 21, 2020•32 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this episode is Derek Sivers, a writer, programmer, entrepreneur and former owner of CD Baby, an online store for independent musicians. We've been waiting to do this interview for a long time, and when Derek re-emerged with the plan to publish three books after a few reclusive years, we wanted to catch up and find our what he had been up to. This interview is in 2 parts. This is Part 1 where we talk about building a life around values such as learning, growth or minimalism, and exp...
Feb 15, 2020•49 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast In the last part of our interview with Ken Wilber we discuss the potential flaws of Integral Theory and Integral movement, as well as the problem of charismatic leaders who have a lot of unchecked shadow material. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/kenwilber ===FUTURE THINKERS MEMBERS PORTAL=== Registration for Future Thinkers Membership closes on Friday, January 24th. Register TODAY at http://futurethinkers.org/register By becoming a Future Thinkers member, you get access to our in-depth...
Jan 22, 2020•50 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we discuss with Ken Wilber the pros and cons of going through the waking up process, how much time it takes for an average person, as well as how to deal with nihilism and the desire for certainty on the path of personal and spiritual development. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/113 FUTURE THINKERS MEMBERSHIP PORTAL Registration for Future Thinkers membership is OPEN from January 15th to 22nd. Register today at http://futurethinkers.org/register FUTURE THINKERS GIVEAWA...
Jan 15, 2020•57 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast In this part of our interview with philosopher Ken Wilber, we talk about useful practices for cleaning up, waking up, growing up, and showing up for life. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/113 Become a Future Thinker Member: http://www.futurethinkers.org/members ===FUTURE THINKERS GIVEAWAY 2020=== Enter the 2nd round of our giveaway contest and win 6 months worth of Premium Membership, and 1 month supply of Qualia Nootropic Energy from Neurohacker Collective. Enter today: http://www.futu...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we talk to the philosopher Ken Wilber about the transition to so-called 2nd tier stages of human development. Ken also comments on the Metamodernism movement, and identifies the people who embody the 2nd tier thinking today. Show notes and previous parts of the interview: http://www.futurethinkers.org/110 ===GIVEAWAY CONTINUES!=== Enter the 2nd round of our giveaway contest at http://www.futurethinkers.org/giveaway . Win 6 months worth of Premium Membership, and 1 month supply of...
Dec 19, 2019•52 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast This is the beginning of our series of interviews with Ken Wilber. Ken Wilber is the author of over 25 books and the creator of Integral Theory, which has been one of the most influential frameworks for understanding the stages of human development. For that he’s been sometimes called the “Einstein of consciousness studies”. This is a multi-part interview, and we start by talking about Integral Theory from a historical perspective, and the current stage of societal development. Ken also offers h...
Dec 10, 2019•48 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast John Vervaeke answers questions live. This is the first in a series of live Q&As with Future Thinkers podcast guests. Participation in the discussion is exclusive to Future Thinkers Premium Members. If you want to become a Member, go to http://members.futurethinkers.org/ and get access to our in-depth courses in personal evolution, private group calls, podcast extras, Q&A's with prominent thinkers, and more. Check out our Watch Parties and Discussions of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meanin...
Dec 05, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest in this podcast episode is Dr. Dayna Baumeister, a researcher, consultant, and educator in the field of biomimicry. She is the co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8., a project that trains change-makers in sustainable design principles inspired by nature’s forms, processes, and ecosystems. Dayna and her business partner Janine Benyus have developed the biomimicry movement as a response to the world’s sustainability problems. In this episode we talk about how we can learn from nature to be more ...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast 
