Spiral Dynamics - Mastering values, leadership, and change, by Don E. Beck & Christopher C. Cowan (1996)

Report on A theory of everything - An integral vision for business, politics, science and spirituality, by Ken Wilber (2001)

Last month we visited the research facilties of Philips HomeLab to discuss Ambient Experiences. A report of this visit: In the near future our homes will have a distributed network of intelligent devices that provides us with information, communication, and entertainment. Furthermore, these systems will adapt themselves to the user and even anticipate on user needs. These consumer systems will differ substantially from contemporary equipment through their appearance in peoples environments, and through the way users interact with them. Ambient Intelligence is the term that Philips uses to denote this new paradigm for in-home computing and entertainment. Salient features of these new experiences are ubiquitous computing, natural interaction, and intelligence.

A brief introduction to Rolf Jensens new book. Just published in Danish.
Jensen has time travelled to 2030 in order to bring inspiration to the present. It is a business book. Although the usual 3-5 years for business strategy is a good one, we do need a broader perspective, too. The long horizon is needed as a supplement for a market place with changes happening with the speed of sound.  The time travel concept permits thinking outside the box.

"The value driven organisation, the gradual transformation from rules and orders to value based management. It is a slow process but it has begun with core values, visions and mission statements.  Be aware, the “amaproffs” are coming. The C2C market – consumer to consumer. Some times it is not a real market, people do it because it is worth doing, not for profit. The bloggers, wikipedia, the on-line books and music. www.shopping.com versus the official advice form governmental institutions. Hierarchy versus the flat society." [source]

Rolf Jensen has been lecturing the 18th November in Amsterdam. Questions & Answers will be possible via the comments.

Soms moet je even stilstaan om vooruit te komen. Even om je heen kijken. De zaken op een rijtje zetten. Reflecteren bij een zonsondergang. Daarom schrijf ik dit. Ik merk namelijk de laatste tijd dat er iets aan de gang is dat groter is dan mezelf.  Er ontvouwen zich dingen die ik niet voor mogelijk [...]