What’s problematic with Grand Integral Theories? Q&A | Integral European Conference 2025

Описание: This was a Q&A session followed Dr. Cook-Greuter's keynote presentation at the Integral European Conference (IEC). It was live streamed on May 28, 2025.

Can grand Western theories of human, social and cultural development such as AQAL and SD become ossified (frozen)? A view from the observation deck:

Much is powerful and illuminating in these theories. Yet they are no longer open to new data and alternative perspectives. They have become so widely distributed, they are now set in stone, inflexible like fossils. I shall show that this issue may have much to do with the early equating of stages of cultural, social and organizational development with stages of individual development. This assumption resulted in a conflation of personal and cultural-social development and a set of strange, unscientific use of colors.

Susanne has been keynote speaker at the first IEC in 2014, as well as 2018, and offered section presentations as well, at most in person and online conferences. This year she is not well enough to travel but will contribute her wisdom via zoom.

Lily Truong and Duncan Cryle helped created a dialogue space for Dr. Cook-Greuter in a hybrid format so that participants can reflect on her challenging ideas.

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