The Power of Collective Wisdom

eightPractices of Mindfulness for Collective Wisdom

All of the stories in this book and the research behind them suggest that there is common ground beyond what commonly separates us. We draw from this one conclusion: There is still more to be discovered in our fellowship with others that can lead to the freedom and creative potential of human communities.

In this concluding chapter, we address four mindfulness practices that allow us to maintain commitments and convictions that foster collective wisdom’s emergence. Our assumption is that without a personal practice of continuous and vigilant mindfulness, no set of behaviors, plans, checklists, or models can be reliable. Mindfulness practices are simply ways of paying attention to our own inner ...