Tomas Björkman - Nature, the Nordic Secret, and what is emerging

Tomas Björkman transcends science, business, philosophy, and social and personal change. Founder of the Ekskäret Foundation and coauthor of The Nordic Secret, Tomas’ story is a guide for anyone thinking about the future of society - a confluence of physics, macroeconomics, and entrepreneurship.Show Notes: Ekskäret Foundation; Oak Island Foundation (05:45) Origins of his union of scientific sensibility + entrepreneurship (07:00) From academia to business (09:00) Try to understand the world AND try to shape the world (10:00) Taking risks (12:00) We are not transparent to ourselves (14:30) Social entrepreneur (17:20) Complexity (21:30) The Nordic Secret (25:00) Corporate culture (26:20) Building stable lasting democracy (33:00) Conscious co-creation Inner maturity  Retreat centersJim Rutt podcast on the Nordic SecretGerman philosophical background: Schiller, Goethe, von Humboldt, Herder, Hegel — Bildung Are we facing deep and rapid societal change? (36:00)  Horizontal and vertical development (42:00) Otto Scharmer - vertical literacyFrederic Laloux Reinvent the OrganizationRobert Kegan   29k.org (51:00) Jonathan Rowson (52:30) Book: Spiritualize  Personal practices (59:30) Book: The World We CreateMorning routine (01:00:45) ‘Retreats in Nature' Guided psychedelic experiences (see Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind)  Lightning Round (01:05:00) Book: Ken Wilbur Integral PsychologyPassion: Sailing and Trekking  Heart sing: Discovering fiction (where to start? Marcel Proust, Goethe, Schiller) Proust Questionnaire  Screwed up: Timing of media initiative Find guest online: http://www.tomas-bjorkman.com/EmergePerspectiva29k.orgFull Show Notes here