Two pieces of advice for an aspiring yet troubled world:

1) Hope is the best long term motivator, so live primarily by positive goals; and
2) Be prepared for the worst, because its all unpredictable.

Our collective attitude, or emotional intelligence, is a critical begining.  Many people beleive the human race is at multiple tipping points approaching a "perfect storm". Any number of unresolved critical issues of global significance could converge to create a reeling chaos and downward spiral from which there is no return. Yet, in many amazing ways, life for most of us on the planet has never had such promise.

Although history repeats itself, we live in unprecidented times.  While we have experienced rapidly accelerating growth and development, no one alive has experience in managing the totality of complex weighty issues facing us today.  Globalization, accelerating growth of technology, information overload, disparity between rich and poor, declining resources and our shear numbers of people (just for starters) -- conspire to make a daunting challenge for the best minds in our world's most intelligent forums.

We are in this situation together, and we must address the situation together, bringing our top individual performances to the table. We must create a meaningful shared worldview and bravely define humanity in the most positive terms. For the first time in history, we cannot afford to let civilization simply evolve as we control development at the personal and organizational levels alone.  We must develop the smartest planning and wisest management tools possible and design our common future.

Biopolis is integrating a few core ideas into a single coherent and meaningful program through active participation:

* Acquiring the Discipline of High-Leverage Systems Thinking
* Mastering the Art of Collective Intelligence
* Quest for Greater Meaning
* Crafting Practical Wisdom
* Defining Human Identity
* Building Civil Resilience With Complex Adaptive Systems
* Designing Our Future Civilization

... and then making it all work!

"I think, therefore I am."

 
If, in essence, you are a "thinking thing" then it makes sense to focus on improved thinking. What could produce a higher rate of return?  What could produce higher leverage? Is there any better amplifier or multiplier than the improved ability to think?

Improved ability to think translates into improved learning and performance in everything you do. But while you're at it, why not work on the intelligence of the groups and organizations in which you work and live?  In this way, intelligence becomes a shared concern that reinforces your own learning path. Its about synergy. You and those who surround you get exponentially better. Meanwhile you are then seen as a leader of the most important cause.

Biopolis.ca offers a court of continous creation and challenge. Everyone who chooses to participate puts forth their best ideas to the tests of peer review. The forum is designed to be supportive and encouraging for both creative and critical thinking.  

Biopolis.ca promotes greater intelligence -- personal and shared, potential and actual. Our purpose is to help you manage your natural learning and development processes to bring new life to all levels of engagement in human organization – individuals, groups, corporations and institutions, communities, nations and the global village.

'Biopolis' in Greek means 'living city', so please explore our online city and enjoy all it has to offer.  We will be adding further elements of intelligence as time goes on. From our community blog to our extensive online presentations you are sure to find something that interests you at Biopolis.ca.

Biopolis offers services in a variety of forums, from online learning modules to live workshops and conference presentations. Each type of forum has a slightly different purpose and focus.

Our live services are listed under the Biopolis Services menu, if you would like to take advantage of any of our consulting services please email Randal Adcock at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.