Author Archives: dgermann
We slip, slide, muddle
How do we go into our futures? We Slip, we Slide, we Muddle. If we used the gift of far-sight, we might improve. We might get intentional. :- Doug.
Conscious caring?
Ought caring be conscious? Or written on our hearts? Both? :- Doug.
Futures of caring
I’m exploring the futures of caring. :- Doug.
Gathering and complexity
The hallmarks of life’s development seem to be gathering and complexity. Thus our rush to artificial general intelligence is the next step in gathering and complexity. :- Doug.
Grandchildren vote?
Ought the grandchildren get a vote? A voice? :- Doug.
Distracted by utopias and dystopias
Finding our direction will enable us to read all these future studies without getting distracted by utopias and dystopias. :- Doug.
Smarter than us
We want our children to be smarter than us, just not too much. :- Doug.
Never be completed
Our task for the grandchildren is to start the search which, hopefully, can never be completed. We put an irritant (or call it a new capability) under their skins, invite them to pass it on. What irritant will keep giving? … Continue reading
Why and feel
Why and feel might be two keys to deeply meeting humans. Why did you choose that? How did that feel to you? In the same fashion, working together by asking for a significant act from this discovered self. :- Doug.
Invitation irritation
Irritation or invitation: either might work. :- Doug.
Grandchild worth?
Is the grandchild worth my attention? Am I separate from them? What do they care about? :- Doug.
Ask the 300-year
Ask the 300-year grandchild elders to do things. :- Doug.
Observe: specificity
The task of the storyteller is to observe: specificity, detail, colors, notes, direction, waves, weaves…. :- Doug.
As before
We might not go out into our world nor have projects because we cannot see, hear, walk as before. Overcome these and life extends. :- Doug.
Generation, Opportunity, Responsibility
We are the first fourth generation and we have a special opportunity. With opportunity comes responsibility. :- Doug.
Arc problem
What is the arc of humanity? What is the problem of a better humanity? :- Doug.