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Let music do the talking
Every disturbance in the City of Tomorrow further provokes our creativity and collaboration. We don’t give up because we can’t maintain our comfort zone, we adapt and find a way forward. Thanks to those setbacks along the way, we have been able to find and walk new paths that have only made us richer in contacts, experiences, as well as stronger and more resilient.
Whether it was the credit crisis that opened the doors of the various institutions to look beyond expressing everything in money, or the negativity of Eindhoven that drove us into the arms of the Province of North Brabant and ultimately caused the long-term collaboration with the city of Eindhoven and more municipalities. Or a chance encounter in Belgium that set us on the road with Erasmus+ for European youth work. And Covid, which opened the doors for the international online network approach. A picnic for expats in front of Rararadio ensured that we started working together. And now, the unexpected speech problems of initiator, Jean-Paul Close, who once again challenge us to break new ground.
The man from Raradio on Wednesdays, Koen, who normally provides support in the background, now comes to the fore as a questioner, narrator and speaker. Today we let music do the talking, with Koen explaining the music choices provided by Jean-Paul in this podcast about Sustainocracy and our core values.
5 levels of consciousness – level 3
Level 3: adaptability
The third level of consciousness has to do with our ability to experiment with alternatives. Our awareness arrives at a point that we realize that we cannot win every competitive battle. When the complexity of our surroundings and interaction increases we need to become smart rather than fast or strong. At this level of consciousness we become aware of tools that help us reach our goals. Growth and competition are still driving forces but our instruments, wit, creativity, diplomacy, manipulation, communication, etc become important tools for sustainable development and self interests.
Adaptability at individual level is seen as an adventurous virtue. Young people who free themselves from the authority of their parents tend to become true experimenters of life. They search the boundaries of their existence in every possible way. In this phase the learning process includes the letting go, accepting and introducing change while experimenting with new realities. This is important for our consciousness to reassure ourselves continuously as a self aware identity in the complexity that humankind represents as a species. We become aware of ourselves (the “I am” experience), ethics and responsibilities by experimenting with exactly the opposite.
Leadership develops and people follow and unfollow their idols and influential examples. The “alternative” tends to reign as opposed to conservative dogma’s imposed by the elders and surroundings.
This video clearly shows how level 3 interaction works:
Sustainocracy, the new democracy 