Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement

7. The Force is With Us with Ervin Laszlo

July 14, 2022 Wayne Visser Season 1 Episode 7
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
7. The Force is With Us with Ervin Laszlo
Show Notes

My guest this week is Dr Ervin Laszlo, a philosopher and systems scientist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, founder and president of the international think tank The Club of Budapest, and author, co-author or editor of 106 books, including The Upshift. Listen to Ervin talk about: 

  • Why we are at a chaos point in society – and how that represents a positive evolutionary opportunity
  • What Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine and other great disruptions could mean from a systems change perspective
  • How holism is a key organising principle in nature and society – and how this links to a higher purpose or spiritual force
  • Why he is inviting us to join the upshift movement, a grassroots based international and intercultural movement dedicated to building a better world
  • What hopeful monsters are – and why they are necessary antidotes to the forces of aggression and breakdown in society

Key links:
Ervin Laszlo (LinkedIn)
The Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research (website)
The Upshift: The Path to Healing and Evolution on Planet (book)
Complexity (poem)
Thriving (book)
Wayne Visser (website)
Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)