The relationship between the two is represented by this map.<\/p>\n
The Two Global Forces Framework<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F087fb0b3-90da-44f6-acde-3b7cfd6bf74d_1012x772.jpeg\")
<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThis is the basic view.\u00a0Two axes: Global to Local and Left to Right.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nWhat changes this perspective from a classic binary picture is that the line between left and right bends so that there is a left and right local<\/strong> <\/em>component and a left and right global<\/strong> <\/em>component. I could identify these positions with various ideological and institutional groups, but I\u2019d prefer you look at this picture as a map of the patterns of behavior that represent primarily global and local cultures.<\/p>\nTo understand this picture at a deeper and broader level, I suggest that you read the posts that I have selected for\u00a0The Two Global Forces Series<\/strong><\/em>. These are in an order that I think will be beneficial to you read. I welcome your comments and questions.<\/p>\nThe Two Global Forces Series<\/h2>\n\n\n*LInks Embedded*<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n- The Future is More Than Complex<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- The Spectacle of The Real<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- All Wars Are Local<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Leadership That Is Weak<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- A Relocation of Power<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Two Global Forces in Conflict Part 1,<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Two Global Forces in Conflict Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Two Global Forces in Conflict Part 3<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- How Global Networks become Local Networks of Relationships<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- As the Center Does Not Hold, the Periphery Grows<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Centralization – Decentralization in Transition<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Synthetic Center and Periphery<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Synthesizing Our Local Communities<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Synthesis Transition To The Future<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Digging into The Two Global Forces<\/strong><\/h3>\nHere is a more detailed map of the Two Global Forces that I developed in the Fall of 2021. You are free to disagree with any or all of it. Tell me what you think. I feed off your input.<\/p>\n
My purpose was to map the relationships, both ideological and institutional of these groups within the Two Global Forces sphere of influence. As I look at it right now, it may be a bit dated. Take it as a starting point for your own growing perception of the big picture.<\/p>\n
As a map, it represents only a portion of the territory that I am describing.<\/p>\n
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<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWhy is this important?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWe are inundated with messages and perspectives every day. If you are not working to develop your critical thinking skills, you will lose your capacity to tell truth from fiction. You will also lose your capacity to act as a person of agency.<\/p>\n
Are you able to stand while everyone else sits and accepts the messages that you all receive?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0You can if you are willing to work at developing your intuitional knowledge. I am not talking about developing arguments to defend a position. I am talking about being able to see what others cannot see and then say Yes or No with a clear conscience. ,<\/p>\nIf you want to develop this capacity of mind, heart, soul, and relating, then become a paid subscriber. I am not being mercenary. I am offering you the opportunity to put skin in the game that will give you the opportunity to develop the skills of thought and action that you will need in the future.<\/p>\n
Check out\u00a0The Circle of Impact in Practice Project<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to see the description of the opportunity that I am offering.<\/p>\nWe begin in May. The first project will be a follow-up to\u00a0Circle of Impact: Taking Personal Initiative To Ignite Change<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. The second project will create a book or something else from the ideas that I have begun to develop about\u00a0Synthesis.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Two Global Forces Series at The Future of Leadership Substack The dynamic we are in is the tension between the global and the local, between centralization and decentralization, and what happens when the center of society no longer supports the periphery. The Two Global Forces are: The Centralized Institutions of Governance and Finance…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[221,112,160,220,62,219],"tags":[123,595,490,28,246,120,119,203,387,40,394,604],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/picture>\nThis is the basic view.\u00a0Two axes: Global to Local and Left to Right.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n What changes this perspective from a classic binary picture is that the line between left and right bends so that there is a left and right local<\/strong> <\/em>component and a left and right global<\/strong> <\/em>component. I could identify these positions with various ideological and institutional groups, but I\u2019d prefer you look at this picture as a map of the patterns of behavior that represent primarily global and local cultures.<\/p>\n To understand this picture at a deeper and broader level, I suggest that you read the posts that I have selected for\u00a0The Two Global Forces Series<\/strong><\/em>. These are in an order that I think will be beneficial to you read. I welcome your comments and questions.<\/p>\n Here is a more detailed map of the Two Global Forces that I developed in the Fall of 2021. You are free to disagree with any or all of it. Tell me what you think. I feed off your input.<\/p>\n My purpose was to map the relationships, both ideological and institutional of these groups within the Two Global Forces sphere of influence. As I look at it right now, it may be a bit dated. Take it as a starting point for your own growing perception of the big picture.<\/p>\n As a map, it represents only a portion of the territory that I am describing.<\/p>\n We are inundated with messages and perspectives every day. If you are not working to develop your critical thinking skills, you will lose your capacity to tell truth from fiction. You will also lose your capacity to act as a person of agency.<\/p>\n Are you able to stand while everyone else sits and accepts the messages that you all receive?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0You can if you are willing to work at developing your intuitional knowledge. I am not talking about developing arguments to defend a position. I am talking about being able to see what others cannot see and then say Yes or No with a clear conscience. ,<\/p>\n If you want to develop this capacity of mind, heart, soul, and relating, then become a paid subscriber. I am not being mercenary. I am offering you the opportunity to put skin in the game that will give you the opportunity to develop the skills of thought and action that you will need in the future.<\/p>\n Check out\u00a0The Circle of Impact in Practice Project<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to see the description of the opportunity that I am offering.<\/p>\n We begin in May. The first project will be a follow-up to\u00a0Circle of Impact: Taking Personal Initiative To Ignite Change<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. The second project will create a book or something else from the ideas that I have begun to develop about\u00a0Synthesis.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Two Global Forces Series at The Future of Leadership Substack The dynamic we are in is the tension between the global and the local, between centralization and decentralization, and what happens when the center of society no longer supports the periphery. The Two Global Forces are: The Centralized Institutions of Governance and Finance…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[221,112,160,220,62,219],"tags":[123,595,490,28,246,120,119,203,387,40,394,604],"yoast_head":"\nThe Two Global Forces Series<\/h2>\n
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Digging into The Two Global Forces<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>\nWhy is this important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n