an online book by David Gurteen
Global society is the interconnected network of individuals, communities, and nations transcending borders, united by shared challenges, values, and aspirations, emphasizing collective responsibility in addressing global issues and promoting cooperation for the well-being of humanity.
Global citizenship is a form of transnationality, specifically the idea that one's identity transcends geography or political borders and that responsibilities or rights are derived from membership in a broader global class of "humanity". This does not mean that such a person denounces or waives their nationality or other, more local identities, but that such identities are given "second place" to their membership in a global community. Extended, the idea leads to questions about the state of global society in the age of globalization.
In general usage, the term may have much the same meaning as "world citizen" or cosmopolitan, but it also has additional, specialized meanings in differing contexts. Various organizations, such as the World Service Authority, have advocated global transnational citizenship.
The field of global citizenship, as a form of transnationality is transnationalism.
Credit: Wikipedia - global_citizenshipAs a society, we have come to a point where people too often treat one another as objects and opportunities, rather than as fellow human beings. Respecting one another as individuals, or not doing so, seriously impacts the future for all of us. Credit: Gail Pursell Elliott Books: Gail Pursell ElliottThe Importance of Respect … Continue reading The Importance of Respect in Society Gail Pursell Elliott
If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles–or Borneo–with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper limit–about 150 people–on the size of … Continue reading The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall by Mark W. Moffett (2019)
Our society is dangerously polarised. We don’t listen to each other. Too many of us are separating into ideological tribes. This has to stop. The future of our democracy depends on it. This is what the Munk Debates is all about. Opening minds to different points of view. Challenging groupthink. Debating controversial issues with rigour … Continue reading Our Society Is Dangerously Polarised Munk Debates
Enough of the imbalance that is causing the degradation of our environment, the demise of our democracies, and the denigration of ourselves. Enough of the pendulum politics of left and right and paralysis in the political center. We require an unprecedented form of radical renewal. In this book, Rebalancing Society, Henry Mintzberg offers a new … Continue reading Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center by Henry Mintzberg (2015)
A real society comprises hundreds of millions of social beings, each with a trillion-synapse brain, who pursue their well-being while affecting the well-being of others in complex networks with massive positive and negative externalities, many of them historically unprecedented. It is bound to defy any simple narrative of what will happen under a given set … Continue reading A Rational Approach to Politics Is to Treat Societies as Ongoing Experiments Steven Pinker
Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 21, 2023, 14:56In this video, Irshad Manji highlights the importance of harnessing diversity to unite society. She shares five critical skills for constructive conversations: deep breathing for rational thinking finding common ground genuinely exploring others’ perspectives active listening to learn encouraging further dialogue She proposes that adopting these skills fosters healthier outcomes … Continue reading The Importance of Harnessing Diversity to Unite Society Five critical skills for constructive conversations
Gurteen Knowledge Blog December 2, 2020, 14:51I caught this first Reith Lecture of 2020 From Moral to Market Sentiments by Mark Carney (former Bank of England governor) on Radio 4 this morning, where he reflects that whenever he could step back from what felt like daily crisis management, the same deeper issues loomed. What is value? … Continue reading From Moral to Market Sentiments by Mark Carney Reith Lectures 2020 – How We Get What We Value
For both the rich and the poor, life is dominated by an ever-growing current of problems, most of which seem to have no real and lasting solution. Clearly, we have not touched the deeper causes of our troubles. It is the main point of this book that the ultimate source of all these problems is in … Continue reading We Have Not Touched the Deeper Causes of Our Troubles David Bohm
In the book, Liars and Outliers, Bruce Schneier examines the role of trust in enabling healthy, functioning societies. Schneier argues that some level of trust is essential for large-scale social coordination and cooperation. Without trust, societies cannot thrive, and individuals are forced to avoid interactions or spend heavily on protection from abuse and cheating. The … Continue reading Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive by Bruce Schneier (2012)
Gurteen Knowledge Blog February 24, 2021, 17:25Introduction I want to examine Knowledge Management’s future, but I have a warning—it may not be what you expect. In the last few years, my work has focused on the big picture of the evolution of human knowledge and how we need to think differently to tackle the long list … Continue reading Reflections on the Future of Knowledge Management Societal Knowledge Management
Description This is an article on Societal Knowledge Management that looks at the future of Knowledge Management. I wrote it for the Henley Forum and it was published in May 2021. It draws on and is linked to much of the material in this blook. Author David Gurteen Article Size and Structure of Freely Forming … Continue reading Societal Knowledge Management David Gurteen (2021)
Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 7, 2021, 14:09I recently wrote an article for the Henley Forum on what I call Societal Knowledge Management that takes a somewhat different perspective to many others on the future of Knowledge Management. Early in the article, I make the point that Knowledge Management did not start in 1991 or thereabouts. KM … Continue reading Societal Knowledge Management Reflections on the Future
Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 7, 2021, 15:34I recently came across a fascinating theory concerning the evolution of human reason known as “The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason”. However, I prefer to use the term “theory of social reasoning” or simply “social reasoning”. The theory proposes that the primary function of reason is not to improve our … Continue reading Social Reasoning The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason
Our public interactions have become more and more like having an argument with a spouse. Conflict can’t be avoided in our public lives any more than we can avoid conflict with people we love. One of the great strengths of our society is that we can express these conflicts openly. But just as spouses have … Continue reading Public Discourse Is Like Having a Fight Deborah Tannen
Gurteen Knowledge Blog March 7, 2022, 17:02We all care about our own well-being and the well-being of our family. It’s our prime purpose to look after ourselves and our loved ones. Most of us live our whole lives thinking mainly about ourselves, our careers, and our families. We may give to charity, do a little in … Continue reading We Have Two Purposes in Life A personal one and a societal one
Gurteen Knowledge Blog October 2, 2022, 18:41I recently discovered Munk Debates and the Munk Debate website. They have some excellent debates, and I love their mission. Interestingly, they also have Munk Dialogues though I find them a little disappointing as they are not dialogues (conversations between equals) but soft interviews – in other words, the interviewer … Continue reading Munk Debates and Dialogues Excellent debates and dialogues
Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich, first published in 1971 and reissued in 2000, is a seminal critique of the modern education system. Illich argues that institutionalized schooling is counterproductive to genuine learning and perpetuates social inequalities. Here are the key points of his argument: 1. Critique of Institutionalized Education Illich contends that schools have become … Continue reading Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich (2000)
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Science Curiosity The Global Information Ecosystem Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter To discredit someone means to cause them to lose people’s respect or trust. We acquire most of our knowledge by accepting the beliefs of those people or institutions we trust, so discrediting authority figures or institutions is one of the most effective, … Continue reading Discrediting People ** Cause them to lose the respect or trust of others
Psychological Safety ** Introduction: Small Group Conversations Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter The wisdom of crowds is the concept that large groups of people are collectively smarter than individuals regarding problem-solving, decision-making, and predicting. However, the method can be improved with the wisdom of crowds of crowds. In the concept of the wisdom … Continue reading Wisdom of Crowds of Crowds Crowds within a crowd outperform ‘wisdom of the crowd’
