Further Reflections

Here I’ve included material that doesn’t readily fit in other categories.

The first section is for further short pieces that usefully add to the sites CST reflections.

The second section is for historical pieces that certain people may find of interest. It includes:

Pattern and Reality, a 65 page introduction to Creative Systems Theory developed as a teaching resource for the Institute for Creative Development. It can be purchased in book form through Amazon.com, but people are free do download all or part of this pdf for educational purposes.

Power of Diversity, a68 page introduction to the Creative Systems Personality Typology. Similarly, it can be purchased in book form through Amazon.com, but people can also download all or part of this pdf for educational purposes.

Chapters from Humanity at the Threshold. Humanity at the Threshold was an effort made between 2000 and 2008 towrite a major work that focused specifically on the concept of Cultural Maturity. It ended up being a larger work than it made sense to publish and I later figured out better ways to present the larger portion of the material. (More recent books draw significant material from it.) But people have asked if I would make this original material available. Certain topics are touched on with greater depth than in other places (particularly in the book’s footnotes). The book was organized around common themes that run through culturally mature understanding. I’ve included seven chapters that focus on the following themes: