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HomoCreator&Reframing
KarimBenammarCitizenArtistIncubator,Vienna,
September9-11,2016
SolarSurplus
Creativity
• Surplusenergy:leavingmorebehindthanwetake• Essentialnatureofhumanbeingstocreate• Historyofourcivilisation• Ourdestinyashomocreator
Physicalcreativity
• Physicalhabitat:agriculture,dwelling,cities,dams,polders
• Physicalinfrastructure:transport,mobility,communications,
• Artificialmaterials:plastics,chemicalcompoundsandnuclearenergy
Money:avirtualinstitution
Virtualcreativity
• Laws:property,intellectualproperty,socialcontracts,institutions
• Money:insurance,pensions,leveraging,derivatives
• Language,education,theArts
• Beliefsystems
Exercise– virtualcreativity
• Whatvirtualhumancreationcanyouthinkofthatisnotsovisible?
• Whatisitsfunction?• Howdiditgetestablishedhistorically?• Whatwouldhappenifwechangedit?
Discusswithyourneighbour(5minutes)
Self-creation
• Education,skills,tamingourselves
• Physical/chemicalenhancement:sports,bodybuilding,plasticsurgery,longevity
• DNA manipulation,creatinglife,theanimalthatacceleratesitsownevolution
AndersSandberg– Transhumanism
AndersSandberg:spreading lifethrough theuniverse
AubreydeGrey• Anti-aging:agingisa“deadlydisease”• Repairingdamageiseasierthanslowingdowndamage• Lifeexperienceandlifeexpectancyofyoungadults• Wecancontinuouslyimproverepairing
• Ourfirstreactionisa‘pro-agingtrance’– Wecan’timagineit– Wedon’twanttogetourhopesupandbedisappointed– Weseeallkindsofproblems(over-population;boringlives;havingchildren)
– “Eternityisaverylongtime,especiallytowardstheend”.WoodyAllen
AubreydeGrey:longevityescapevelocity
JuanEnriquez – homoevolutis
World-object
• Atombomb
• Internet
• Globalfinancialsystem
• GlobalWarming
• Anthropocene:eraofhuman-drivenchange
Buildingblocks
• Manipulateatthelevelofcode
• FrombreedinganimalstoDNAmanipulation
• Re-creatingspecies• Creatingartificiallife• JuanEnrique:Homoevolutis
VulnerabilityandPower
• Wedeterminewholives• Creatorsofourcommon
destiny;“PlayingGod”• Humanvulnerability:
earthquake,virus,asteroid,ArtificialIntelligence
• Destroyingeachother,species,naturalenvironment
• Mixofcarelessness,short-termism,destruction
• Adolescence
Timeofcrisis• Crises– underlyingwave• Lengthofthetime-frame
1. Relationtotheland2. Mobility3. Health4. Demographics5. Connections6. Conflicts
Hominiscence:humanflourishingMichelSerres
Exercise – crisis
• Whatsystemdoyouseebeingincrisis?
• Whatistheoldstructure?
• Whatisitchangingto?
• Whatisitdisrupting?
Discusswithyourneighbour(10mins)
Whatdoweneed?
• Awarenessofcrisesandtheneedfornewstrategies.
• Creativedestructionanddestructivecreativity:thefutureofwork
• Experimentation:networks;bottom-upinitiatives,crowd-sourcing,crowdfunding
Creativetension
1. Visionofflourishinghumanrace
3. Stepstogetthere-milestones
2. Honestassessmentofwherewearenow;analysisofpowerstructuresRobertFritz
Creatingmeaning
• ViktorFrankl:givingmeaningtoourlivesthroughself-chosenprojectsthatcometodefineus
• Individually• Ascommunities• Globally
Exercise – homocreator
• Whatchangeareyouin?Whatneeds to change?• Areyoudrivenbyenergy– anger,frustration,‘divinediscontent’?
• Areyouattractedbyapositivefuture,‘called’toaproject?
• Whatisyourprojectashomocreator?
Discusswithyourneighbour(10minutes)
LoveandBeauty
• Creatingourcommonfuture:individual,communalandglobalhumanflourishing
• Aestheticsoverethics;experimentationovertheprecautionaryprinciple,creativityoverprescription
Reframing
Reinventingthewheel– SamPearce
Fosbury Flop1968
Thinkingdifferently1. Whydowedothingsthewaywedothem?2. Howcanwedothingsdifferently?
Examiningourassumptions:• Ouractionsareusuallybasedonunexamined
assumptions• Wecanuncover ourassumptions• Wecanchange ourassumptions
• Historicalprecedent– “thisisthewayithasalwaysbeendone”
• Ourupbringing– ourcommunalandfamilyculture• Oureducation- whatwehavebeentaught• Establishedinstitutions– whatwemaybelievetobe
“natural”• Whatwechoosetobelieve
• Everysystemisa“legacysystem”
• Reframing:questioningourbeliefsbyoverturningourassumptions
Examiningourassumptions
Layers of assumptionsPURE MATHEMATICAL AND LOGICAL FORMULAS
NATURAL LAWS
EMPIRICAL CLAIMS
EXPERIENCE
W.V.O.Quine(1908-2000)
Paradigmshifts
ThomasKuhn(1922-1996)
EMPLOYEESARETHIEVES
FIXEDWORKSHIFTS
LONGREPORTS MEETINGSARECOMPULSORY
TRADITIONALSEMCO
INNOVATIVESEMCO
NON-FIXEDWORKSHIFTS
SHORTREPORTS
EXPENSESNON-
REGULATION
SALARIESNOTSETBY
MANAGEMENT
MEETINGSARENOT
COMPULSORY
TEAMSDECIDEHOURS
ONE-PAGEMEMO
CONTRIBUTEORDON’TGO
EMPLOYEESARENOTTHIEVES
WETRUSTOUR
EMPLOYEES
SALARIESSETBY
MANAGEMENT
EXPENSESREGULATIONS
MAKEYOUROWN
DECISIONSDECIDEYOUROWNSALARY
REFRAMING
Step3
Step4
Findoppositesforeachofyoursupportingbeliefsusing:• linguisticopposites• conceptualvariations• extremesDonotdiscussmeritsDonotworrywhethertheyaretrue
ConstructareframedcorebeliefbasedonyourreframedsupportingbeliefsWhatifthesefourextremesupportingbeliefsweretrue?
Step1
Step2
Determineyourcorebeliefaboutthetopic
MapyoursupportingbeliefsChoosethefourmostimportantones
STEP3:TAKETHEOPPOSITE
BANKSWILLNOTPROVIDELOANS
BANKSPROVIDEPLENTYOFLOANS
BANKSPROVIDECREDIT
FUNDSTHEGOVERNMENT
INDIVIDUALSPROVIDELOANS
FUNDSWANTTOINVEST
INVESTORSASSTALKERS
TEACHERHASPRIVILEDGEDACCESSTOKNOWLEDGE
TEACHERSPEAKS,STUDENTISSILENT
TRADITIONALEDUCATION
INSTITUTIONALPOWER
UNQUESTIONEDAUTHORITY
EVERYONEHASACCESSTO
INFORMATION
EVERYONESPEAKS-CONSTANTCHATTER
INDIVIDUALRELEVANCE
RECIPROCITYBETWEEN
TEACHERSANDSTUDENTS
EDUCATIONINTHE21STCENTURY
HIGHEREDUCATIONDEGREEREQUIRED
APPLYFORJOBANDGETHIRED
EMPLOYEE
JOBSECURITYHIERARCHYANDJOBDESCRIPTION
SHOWYOURSKILLS
CONTINUOUSLYCREATEVALUEFORPROJECTS
FLEXWORK,INSECURITY
NETWORKSANDCO-CREATION
INDEPENDENTPROFESSIONAL
THEREISNEVERENOUGHFOREVERYONE
FIGHTAGAINSTNATURE
SCARCITYTHINKING
ENDLESSCOMPETITIONFIXEDPIEVIEW
THESUNASCONSTANTSURPLUS
USINGVIRTUOUSGROWTHCYCLES
CO-OPERATIONAND
COLLABORATION
FLEXIBLEPIEVIEW
ABUNDANCETHINKING
GOD-GIVENVALUES
OBEDIENCEISREQUIRED
HERDMENTALITYACCORDINGTONIETZSCHE
WEAKNESSANDSELF-PITYAREVIRTUOUS
THEOTHERISEVIL
‘GODISDEAD’ MAKEYOUROWNDECISIONS
STRENGHANDPRIDEAREVIRTOUS
IAMGOOD
SELF-DETERMINING‘OVERMAN’
REFRAMING
Step3
Step4
Findoppositesforeachofyoursupportingbeliefsusing:• linguisticopposites• conceptualvariations• extremesDonotdiscussmeritsDonotworrywhethertheyaretrue
ConstructareframedcorebeliefbasedonyourreframedsupportingbeliefsWhatifthesefourextremesupportingbeliefsweretrue?
Step1
Step2
Determineyourcorebeliefaboutthetopic
MapyoursupportingbeliefsChoosethefourmostimportantones
KarimBenammarCitizenArtistIncubator,Vienna,
September9-11,2016