In our action research design workshop we explore how Soul Power reframes wholeness for cities facing Metacrisis. We first question – “What?” is the challenge? We’ll consider why cities seem to be fragmented, climate threatened, at war, polluted, biodiversity deserts, chaotic, destructive and disrespectful. Then we’ll ask: “So What?” How do these conditions catalyse cultural collapses, aging infrastructure, insufficient housing, degrading environment and broken economies? We will share our research on “Now What” can we do about the Metacrisis? Gleaning from Integral and Living City practitioners, polymaths, cosmologists, transdisciplinarians and ecovillage realities we’ll consider if the fundamental cause of city Metacrisis might be a disconnection from our Soul? We’ll consider What is Soul Power? And how can the Beauty, Truth and Goodness in Integral/Living City frameworks AQtivate you to find wholeness in Person, People, Place and Planet to address the Metacrisis in our cities?

In 2007, humans became for the first time more urban than rural in our settlement patterns, and by the end of this century some two-thirds of people worldwide will be living in cities. This represents a noteworthy historical inflection point. Importantly, there are significant differences in the biophysical and psychosocial needs of people in urban areas at different stages of development. The intent of this collaborative workshop is to co-generate an integrally informed approach to urban planning, design, and management. Following a brief context-setting introduction, participants will self-organize into the 4 Quadrants and co-generate goals and strategies that address the physical infrastructure (UR), socio-ecological systems (LR), psychological experience (UL), and cultural meaning (LL) of cities and districts in different developmental contexts. In so doing, this workshop aims to generate a conceptual foundation to improve the livability and sustainability of urban habitats worldwide where the vast majority of people will soon live, work, and play.

This session is an inquiry into how a Unitive Narrative calls us to awaken beyond individuals and organizations into our relationships within and among cities and their ecoregions.

We invite you to explore how Living Cities: Earth is creating the conditions for a mycelial web of inter and intra-connections arising when we practise Integral City’s Care-Ma Yoga. We invite you to share what happens when you notice how much you care for our Planet and then re-focus your care into Places, People and Person.

We will co-create an Interview Web and reflect on how we/you/I can amplify our/your/my senses of Aliveness where we/you/I live, with whom we/you/I are living and what we/you/I are doing. Let’s be curious if a sense of Cosmo-Localism ignites our 2nd Tier capacities to Think Cosmically, Feel Globally and Act Locally? Join our session and re-imagine the Integral City with wisdom from Marilyn Hamilton, Marina Demchenko, Indra Adnan, Jude Currivan.