Sustainability and Jung’s Collective Unconscious
Among my planned stops today is an exhibit of the art of Carl Jung (pictured here in 1910). My only studies in this area take me back to my junior year in high school, where I was lucky enough to be a part of a fabulous seminar that introduced a small group of us to the theories of Freud, Jung, Erikson, Maslow, and a few others.
All these years later, I wonder if Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious isn’t rooted in a profound truth. In his own words:
“My thesis then, is as follows: in addition to our immediate consciousness, which is of a thoroughly personal nature …, there exists a second psychic system of a collective, universal, and impersonal nature which is identical in all individuals.”
Don’t we need some sort of theory to explain (more…)
Writing for RenewableEnergyWorld, my colleague 
Here’s a talk I gave in Santa Barbara to a meeting of a group called “Community Planet.” It’s a small group, but they’re enlightened people; I was impressed with their level of engagement. I covered the technological, economic, and political challenges that stand in the way of a sustainable future for humankind. 
Lean manufacturing, an important component to sustainability, has been applied by many companies since then and even the successful Toyota auto production is a product of this. Lean manufacturing makes use of an effective system that was developed years agoin the United States – the Training Withinthe Industry system (TWI). This training deals with how the supervisor must act in terms of training its workers to achieve consistent results. The system is now being transferred and communicated all throughout the world via Lean manufacturing. 
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