Evolutionary Intelligences for the Human Hive
Marilyn Hamilton, February 2009
Evolving city intelligences mesh, multiply and integrate all city capacities. This book makes courageous placemaking connections, opens up new relationship pathways, brings hope for solving intractable problems and shows how cities are learning. Integral City takes an evolutionary perspective for city resilience. Chapters4 meta-maps for city wholenessBio-psycho-cultural-social intelligences for city change12 appreciative inquiries for evolutionary directionMeshworking strategies for city learningIntegral Vital Signs Monitors for city wellbeing12 sets of simple rules for complex adaptiveness Integral City will appeal to anyone interested in creating conditions in which our cities can evolve intelligently beyond the challenges of the 21st century. Dr. Marilyn Hamilton is a “meshworker” and founder of Integral City, creating conditions for the evolution of healthy ecologies in people systems. She has over twenty-five years of international experience catalyzing urban community and organizational change and has written numerous books.