"The Kitchen Table" Presented by TPI Canada

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In this episode, Gregg, Ron, and Dave explore the universe of collective consciousness. Or, call it human collective intelligence. The Jesuit anthropologist Pierre Tiellard de Chardin referred to it as the “noosphere”. Why is this important? Today the technology of artificial intelligence, advancing at warp speed, is changing our reality. It’s here and gaining power.  But where does authentic, natural, human intelligence fit now ? Join us.

Just Head Up: This podcast is a recording of a dialogue that the Dave, Ron & I had. We were partially into our conversation and we felt it was interesting so we recorded  it and decided to share unedited. Please forgive us in advance for the rawness of the recording.

Reference

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin

What is Noosphere

https://humanenergy.io/projects/what-is-the-noosphere/

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In this episode, Dave Derksen and Gregg interview Ron on his recent paper, "Becoming Eighty". The paper is a personal essaynoting the psychological concepts, life experiences, and learning steps that map out Ron’s journey to retirement. Starting with Carl Jung’s metaphor of the “afternoon of life”, the team examines multiple principles for changing one’s awareness and mobilizing transition. Everyone’s retirement will be different. Join in!

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In this episode, Gregg and Ron interview Dave Derksen about his own learning pathway after a  30 year career as an educator and administrator. 
We take child development for granted, but adult development stages are less widely known. Citing psychologist Carl Jung and many others, Gregg, Ron, and Dave lay the groundwork for getting the most out of the second half of life.

List of Thought Leaders

 Carl Jung
The Afternoon of Life

 Abraham Maslow

 Scott Barry Kaufman
Transcend

 Clare Graves

 Don Beck
Spiral Dynamics

 Ken Wilber

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In this podcast, Gregg and Ron dive into a discussion on developmental psychology, its perspectives and complexities. On the global and cultural stage, DP gives us language and perspectives to understand different worldviews and how they evolve.There are maps of the territory. Ever enlightening. Including our own personal cosmic addresses

Dr.Don Beck
https://spiraldynamics.net

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Gregg continues to interview Ron about his journaling  as a transition practice. What goes into the journal? How do you turn it into action? How to renew and recommit, why? And finally, what might be the goals in the "afternoon of life”?Everyone gets to answer the life questions for themselves. The exploration goes on

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We are built to grow, even as we approach 80 years, or 100. What can applied psychology teach us? Gregg and I begin to explore the concepts available to them. Carl Jung’s “afternoon of life”; Bill Bridges’ transition principles; Scott Barry Kaufman’s self-actualization constructs. How to turn information into knowledge, and finally into application. The first of several podcasts... 

 Carl Jung
Carl Jung’s “afternoon of life”;

Scott Barry Kaufman
https://scottbarrykaufman.com

 William Bridges

https://wmbridges.com/about/what-is-transition/

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In this episode, Ron and Gregg review their experience of helping build the new TPI Curriculum. Over the last 5 years, given all the changes and challenges in our respective societies, TPI has emerged with a new opportunity to make a difference. From well-being theory to virtual Zoom seminars to facing the anxiety of Covid. The journey has been unpredictable; but the result is exciting! 

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In this episode, Gregg and Ron explore the balancing poles of freedom and responsibility. In our current Covid environment, what are our individual rights? What is our civic responsibility? It depends… Join us in wondering about the playing field that includes health and politics

 Links
Podcasts

 Ryan Holiday on America’s missing Statue of Responsibility

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931?i=1000532706732

 Articles

 Viktor Frankl and the Statue of Responsibility

Balancing freedom and responsibility

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-meaningful-life/201908/viktor-frankl-and-the-statue-responsibility

https://fee.org/articles/this-holocaust-survivor-proposed-a-statue-of-responsibility-to-complement-the-statue-of-liberty/

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In this episode, Gregg and Ron start to analyze our way forward out of covid. 

You’ve got to have a positive strategy. In our case, as encouraged by Dr. Martin

Seligman, we look at the elements of efficacy[agency], optimism, and imagination.

It takes a mindset. To be solution finders. And to control the negativity and danger even.

Hopeful thinking is a place to start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjWrL1MJbj0

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In this episode, Ron and Gregg continue to unpack the challenges and learnings of the times we live in. Covid didn’t help, but we seem more polarized than ever. Are you for or against? Beyond vaccinations and masks, we are strongly opinionated about many things. Can we just peacefully coexist? We’re not so sure, are we?