In a thought-provoking paper summarizing two Fetzer/IONS-sponsored,
national dialogues on the powerful impact of group service and synergy
upon the common good, Robert
Kenny and Julie Glover
discuss collective consciousness and wisdom, the difference between
community and communion, resonance, attunement, field effects and entrainment,
among other issues. They examine how collective wisdom incorporates
diverse perspectives and manifests holistic, creative solutions for
the complex organizational and social problems we face -- resulting
in a synergistic holism that exceeds the sum of the individual contributions.
They also discuss the unique characteristics of synergistic groups;
the conditions and processes that support the development of collective
wisdom; and the larger sociocultural trends that the widespread emergence
of collective wisdom is reflecting.