Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer, poet, farmer, and the director of Sky Meadow Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting systems-based thinking about the things that matter most. https://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3leunfzwfvc2gJames Cussen joins me to discuss his probing 6-part critique of "metamodernism" (so called). We go deep into the historical strands of metamodern theory to debate the relative merits/demerits of various approaches to the topic and, along the way, explore novel approaches to thorny problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDKPzf804u803 Jan 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3leunfzwfvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lcgfxfn43c2aWhat's UTOK (The Unified Theory of Knowledge) in a nutshell? This presentation is even more compact than the recently published book by Sky Meadow Press. Here Gregg Henriques unpacks it all in a concise series of illustrated terms and icons. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgfxfn43c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbv7lvo4hs2pOur education system is built on the modern factory model. It is failing. We need one built on models of organic complexity, evolution, and development. We have the theory (e.g. dynamic skill theory), we just need the implementation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbv7lvo4hs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbpyunybyc2gNice new presentation from Tim Vermeulen on metamodernism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQRfPAgJ9k24 Nov 2024 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpyunybyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbnyzatrjc2r24 Nov 2024 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnyzatrjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbkvejgdck2tGot my print copy of the first issue of Metamodern Theory & Praxis!22 Nov 2024 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkvejgdck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbktkyikys2tMy presentation about seeing meaning and value through a complexity lens to the fine people at the The Cobb Institute, a center for process thought https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-3tXRIbW0g22 Nov 2024 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbktkyikys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbhqefdb6s2operspectives on perspectives21 Nov 2024 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhqefdb6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbhlp3p66c2oFrom the 6th to the 14th of December, the retreat barn here at Sky Meadow will serve as an abbey for earnest contemplation, meditation, and communal brother-/sisterhood before the exquisite Mystery of existence. A few spots are still available. https://www.skymeadowinstitute.org/event-details-registration/chapel-of-awe-a-temporary-monastic-container21 Nov 2024 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhlp3p66c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbg4d7e3cc2iRowan Williams reviews JBP's new book on the Bible https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/20/we-who-wrestle-with-god-by-jordan-b-peterson-review-a-culture-warrior-out-of-his-depth20 Nov 2024 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg4d7e3cc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brendangdempsey.bsky.social/post/3lbfa5bwvec2hCheck out the first issue of Metamodern Theory & Praxis, the first academic journal for metamodern studies co-edited by me and Jason Storm [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:noticml67qa2limci5gsuohe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfa5bwvec2h