Last updated 12.19.24.

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Overview

Below, you will read about the most potent new analysis technology and breakthrough for complex thinking, analysis, and decision-making since System Theory and the mechanistic rational and analytical thinking methodologies of the 1600s First Enlightenment. Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking is the most powerful tool for analyzing non-mechanical complex adaptive systems and their interactions with other complex adaptive systems. (Complex adaptive systems include biological, economic, political, environmental, and climate systems.)

This page has the following sections:

Section 1: Book reviews on and about Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking.

Section 2: Articles on the role and importance of this new dialectical thinking in relationship to humanity's many evolutionary issues and global problems.

Section 3: Video from people who have attained the skill set, describe the processes and their relationship to the creator of this fantastic new analysis, prediction, and decision-making tool. (The first video testament on this video describes the detailed process of how this new methodology is being used in a global warming think tank for error and pattern recognition in current research and forecasting.)

Section 4: US and UK Training centers for Dialectical Meta-Systemic Thinking.

Section 5: Suggested prerequisites or qualities that can make learning Dialectical Meta-Systemic Thinking easier and more successful if you will use it at a think tank dealing with any kind of complex adaptive systems.

Our world in crisis urgently needs more Dialectical Metasystemic Thinkers! Our organization challenges you to develop this learning-intense new thinking and decision-making methodology. It will significantly improve your life and career. It will also provide a critical, greatly enhanced new analysis skill to the world because, more than ever before, Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking is essential if humanity is going to successfully manage its many complex adaptive systems and survive.

If you can master this new thinking technology, your analysis perspective will expand in a comparable way to that of the first astronauts. They looked back at the world and saw our beautiful blue and green planet from a new perspective, which changed their perspective forever. We can only imagine what individuals like Albert Einstein or the world had this new thinking methodology been available during his lifetime could've done f and widely taught. 

The emergence of the new Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking. has been critical to the development of the urgently needed new Universe Evolutionary Worldview. The Second foundational key factor to the development of the Universe Evolutionary Worldview has been the development of the principles of Progressive Evolution.

Anything that helps to bring about a new worldview for humanity is a powerful emergence. This is not the first time that a new thinking methodology brought about a new worldview and a period of great advancement. (When you have finished reading this page come back and click the following link Universe Evolutionary Worldview link to learn more about how this new thinking methodology is contributing to the development of an exciting and powerful new worldview.

 

 

Introduction

Our organizations, Job One for Humanity, the Universe Institute, and Universe Spirit all use and strongly recommend learning the new skill of dialectical meta-systemic thinking. We called this new thinking system dialectical meta-systemic thinking because we initially used it to look over and analyze the many complex adaptive systems and subsystems interacting within the interconnected processes of evolution and the climate system. (Dialectical meta-systemic thinking is currently the most optimal and effective thinking and analysis tool for high-level analysis of any complex adaptive system or interacting complex adaptive systems such as the economy, politics, society, or any other biological or environmental system like the climate.)

We found the 28 unique dialectical perspectives perfect for dissecting, analyzing, and seeing order and prediction possibilities within the incredibly dense complexity of the processes of evolution and the climate. Dialectical meta-systemic thinking is also called dialectical thinking by the author of two excellent dialectical thinking books, Otto Laske. (Otto Laske calls these new thinking tools Dialectical Thought Forms or DTFs.)

Dialectical meta-systemic thinking is not only for evaluating the very highest levels of human capacity, potential, and abilitiy. For deep analysis and prediction, we have found it to be an invaluable tool well beyond the use of classic logic and systems theory by themselves. 

The critical executives, analysts, and lead politicians within the following organizations would be well advised to get trained in this new thinking skill as soon as possible:

The world's governments, the military, national intelligence agencies, national hedge funds, investment banks (like Goldman Sachs,) stock and commodity market executives, the most prominent foundations, think tanks, national and international reserve banks, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and trans-national mega-corporations.

Dialectical meta-systemic thinking is the critical add-on thinking skill to logic and systems theory for anyone in high-level decision-making and critical analysis, evaluation, or prediction-related positions in today's ever more complex adaptive systems-loaded world. It allows you to "freeze" the essential moments within almost any continually evolving or fixed situation or problem and see it from 28 unique perspectives. Moreover, these 28 unique perspectives can't help but deepen your understanding of the essential factors at play in almost any situation, problem-solving, or predictive challenge.

Individuals who have mastered the challenging skills of dialectical meta-systemic thinking have a significantly unfair advantage over those who do not. It would be difficult to aspire to a true genius level of analysis or prediction without this new thinking skill.

If you are a visual learner, this video contains individuals praising the value of the dialectical meta-systemic level of thinking and analysis breakthrough.

 

Section 1: Current Books Explaing this New Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking and Analysis Breakthrough

Numerous new books explain this analysis and problem-solving new methodology. Just below is a new entry-level version that was released in 2024! More advnadividualsnced book versions of this new thinking and analysis methodology, along with process and book reviews, are described further down this page.

 

 

Short Book review

Suppose you work in a think tank, in a government intelligence agency, in long-term corporate planning, or you are a senior-level corporate executive who wants to master the most advanced problem-solving breakthrough using dialectical meta-systemic analysis. In that case, you want to start with Advanced Systems-Level Problem Solving, Volumes 1-3.

Once in every great while, there is a true breakthrough in human thinking and analysis. The Greeks had their logic. In the 1960s, modern society developed its system theory and other indispensable data analysis tools.

Today, in the 21st century, we have a breakthrough new way to do dialectical, meta-systemic thinking and analysis found in a new book designed for beginners using Dialectical Thought Forms (DTF) to amplify your cognitive skills. (The book will explain what DTFs are.)

I can think of nothing that humanity's future needs more at this critical juncture than more people able to use this meta-systemic dialectical thought and analysis tool.

I strongly recommend you read the foreword I wrote for the book further down the page and also watch the video linked further down the page. Those two items will give you a strong sense of how you can improve your life, analysis skills, and the world using this new tool.

This book will be a challenge, but the rewards for the effort invested will be astonishing. 

 

About Advanced Systems-Level Problem Solving, Volumes 1-3

This three-volume set introduces the practice of advanced, ‘dialectical’ systems-level problem-solving in both the social and natural sciences. In social science, it opens new vistas regarding organization, strategy, and work design. In the natural sciences, it provides heretofore missing conceptions of physical systems in peril due to the climate and other crises.

In addition, the author draws conclusions that are important for advancing generative AI.

This book h presents novel conceptual tools that directly impact the internal structure of a systems analyst’s mental processing in real time. While the first volume lays the theoretical groundwork for dialectical systems analysis, the second, focusing on the nature of work, lays bare the structure of complex thinking regarding the ‘thought forms’ it requires. In order to facilitate a better understanding of the principles taught in the first two volumes, the third volume provides a Manual of Dialectical Thought Forms, which is the only one in existence today.

 

About the Author

Otto Laske is a multidisciplinary consultant, scholar, teacher, and coach known for his cutting-edge work in the methodology of the social sciences as well as his rekindling of an ancient form of complex systems analysis called ‘dialectics’.

He is the author of many books and articles on how to boost and measure thought maturity and ‘vertical’ adult development, detailing their impact on work delivery and teamwork in organizations. Dr Laske is a specialist in the assessment of thought and work complexity. He is the Founder and Director of the Interdevelopmental Institute (IDM), Gloucester, MA, USA (www.interdevelopmentals.org.)

 

Below is the Foreword to the above new book written by a member of the Universe Institute and the Job One for Humanity climate change think tanks. 

Foreword by Lawrence Wollersheim

If you want to get to know someone and what has profoundly influenced them, I have found that asking them about the five best books they have ever read achieves that goal. Otto Laske's three new books (particularly Advanced Systems-Level Problem Solving, Volume 3: The Manual of Dialectical Thought Forms) are among the five best books I have ever read. These books have profoundly influenced my life and research work.

I am a researcher at an independent climate change think tank. I first heard about Laske's books from an evolutionary theorist from Australia. I trusted his judgment because he was doing original and breakthrough work far ahead of his more established peers. 

Even though I have had training in logic and systems theory, it was not until I read Laske's unique work on advanced dialectical thinking that the quality of my research analysis took a huge step forward. When applied to studying human capacity and cognitive development, Laske's Dialectical Thought Form Framework (DTF) has been widely discussed, so I will not add more in those areas.

DTFs comprise four modes ('moments') of advanced dialectical thinking, each associated with seven thought forms, which creates 28 unique ways of seeing a situation, idea, or problem). While I cannot possibly illuminate the complexity of DTF in a foreword, I can give you a good idea of what it does. 

I use DTF in my climate analysis work. I use it to produce reasonably accurate predictions for the consequence timeframes to allow better management of our climate change future.

Before I outline my multi-step process for using Laske's advanced DTF breakthroughs, it will be useful to share a metaphor to prepare you for what you are about to read. Imagine an individual with a good grasp of logic. This cognitive skill level would be comparable to seeing the world at a computer screen resolution of 420 dots per inch (DPI). If that same individual became proficient in systems theory, they would then begin to see their world at a computer screen resolution of about 1040 DPI. This higher resolution would increase their vision of relevant details by more than double. 

Now imagine an individual proficient in logic and systems theory also becoming proficient in DTF. They would see relevant details at the computer screen resolution of 4,120 DPI. This individual would have an exponential advantage and most people would agree that the more relevant detail one can see positions them to understand that situation significantly better than someone who cannot see that higher level of relevant detail.

There is far more to the Laske DTF thinking and analysis breakthrough. My climate research and analysis process should help you see its potential and the many benefits for your life and work. 

To use Laske's DTF breakthrough, the first thing I do is to get fully present. Next, I bury myself in the current climate research, about 20,000 pages, and make hundreds of notes. Even with DTF tools, there is no shortcut to the hard work of immersing yourself and learning the raw data. 

As I do that reading, my logical thinking left brain starts linking different areas of the climate information and generating some core analysis concepts. Because of my systems thinking background, I do not see the climate systems and subsystems as independent silos of data as most single specialty climate researchers do for areas such as oceans, atmosphere, soils, water vapor, sea ice, permafrost, etc. I see the climate systems and subsystems synergistically and cumulatively as interdependent, interconnected, and continually interacting. 

The previous analysis draws a new set of preliminary conclusions, predictions, and further questions. I am now at the DTF jumping-off point where the "magic" begins. 

I take my most developed level of conclusions, predictions, and questions and subject them to the 28 mind-opening questions of DTF. These questions cover 28 powerful and highly nuanced dialectical ways of seeing the information. 

Each mind-opening question and each new dialectical way of seeing opens up more new questions and illuminates connections, omissions, and patterns I would never notice had I not subjected my conclusions, predictions, and questions to the rigors and reality testing of DTF's 28 mind-opening questions. 

I experience a tremendous surge of new climate cognitions in this step of the process. I spot and eliminate false perceptions and conclusions quickly. I discover previously undisclosed or "invisible" absences and even misleading or incorrect facts emerge from the climate data and analysis. 

As great as the 28 mind-opener questioning process is, what happens next is an unparalleled new level of cognition that was previously unattainable using logic and systems thinking alone. The deeper potentials of the DTF process are about to reveal themselves.

At this point, I withdraw entirely from my intense immersion in the climate materials and the 28 mind-opening questions. I work on other projects. Then, suddenly and unpredictably, I begin experiencing new climate data epiphanies, even chains of epiphanies. These right-brain climate epiphanies come randomly and often in quick succession as almost fully completed solutions or original ideas or questions. These wonderful DTF-inspired epiphanies can occur anywhere or anytime while riding my mountain bike, showering, and even sleeping. And yes, they do wake me up. 

As these epiphanies occur, I scramble to note everything in these intense flashes of spontaneous insight. These insights regularly appear as new ideas and questions that would never have been explored had I not also engaged the critical right-brain elements of Laske's advanced dialectical thinking process.

Laske's advanced DTF process opens up and expands access to the right brain's massive, underutilized bandwidth, which is ordinarily or minimally inaccessible within the focused fixed stare of left brain logic and systems theory modes of thinking. Before DTF, I had never experienced such an abundance of profound insights, epiphanies, and original ideas and questions. Laske's DTF work is truly indispensable for capturing the detailed evolution of moments of reality in transition. DTF captures rich contexts, complex relationships, and the process of moments in continual transformation. 

Without Laske’s advanced DTF tool, our climate change think tank could not have successfully influenced the climate change understanding of thousands of individuals, numerous environmental groups, and insurance companies worldwide that require accurate climate data and predictions to manage risk and loss. 

Laske's advanced DTF has allowed our think tank to better see the many climate systems more as dynamically open systems in the making. It has also allowed us to discover what was absent from the past analysis of climate systems or interfered with the emergence of stable climate systems.

DTF generates deep left and right brain integration, balancing, and original thinking, which is, unfortunately, rare today. Laske's DTF work unlocks the unseen, what is and what is not, and even more importantly, what could be and what should be in ways one can hardly conceive until one has personally experienced DTF for themselves. 

Laske’s DTF is indispensable for anyone doing think tank research, general research, long-term corporate planning, corporate management, or critical analysis at intelligence agencies. It is equally indispensable for politicians who must make decisions in an increasingly complex world and for those who advise them. 

If Crick and Watson had understood DTF, they would have discovered DNA far sooner. If corporations like Google, Apple, and Microsoft had DTF-trained high-level staff, their global development would be considerably more advanced. Because of the DTF breakthrough, there is now a future where AI programmers and regulators who understand it can keep AI safe and exponentially increase its effectiveness and where senior medical staff can use DTF to crack scores of previously unsolvable medical cases.

Being proficient in DTF is not just for individuals. It is essential to humanity's collective well-being, leadership, and humanity to have a livable future. It is not unreasonable to imagine that someday, anyone unskilled in DTF would not be allowed to hold positions of power where their bad decisions could cause widespread harm.

Using DTF will empower you to stand out from your peers with exponentially enhanced problem-solving capabilities, and, as a bonus, you get to enjoy chains of epiphanies punctuated by original thinking that will quickly get noticed. It is well worth the Investment of time and effort to deep-read Laske's new books.

But, becoming proficient in DTF will be real work. Look up every unknown word and foreign language idiom Laske uses. Laske's concept-dense paragraphs are pregnant with essential nuances that can be unveiled only through careful and attentive thought and right-brained processing.

Laske's DTF brings much new hope for the future. DTF not only provides the structure for establishing meta-theories (as I do in my climate work, it also solves complex problems (as our climate think tank does in offering workable climate solutions.) Because of DTF's advanced cognitive expanding power, it is not hard to envision more DTF users becoming motivated, highly effective agents working to resolve the global issues that beset humanity at this challenging point in history. 

There could be a future ahead of us where humanity's DTF-enhanced grasp of the complexities of moment-to-moment reality will eventually facilitate the collective creation of a more equitable, safe, and just world for ALL.

Laske's DTF work facilitates and completes the critical last step in human cognitive development. It takes us from common sense, understanding, and reason to exponentially expanding practical wisdom. The long-term legacy of Laske's work may be that it identifies practical and effective ways of overcoming the current limitations in human cognition through understanding and using DTF. Someday, in the not-too-distant future, universities that teach post-grad students the DTF tools will be widespread.

In exploring DTF, I also learned much about human capacity and maturity levels, as well as a far more powerful tool for advanced dialectical analysis. If not for Laske's DTF work, I also would have never been exposed to Roy Bhaskar's dialectical Critical Realism. This exposure has dramatically expanded my understanding of the ultimate limits of certainty surrounding scientific methodology and its results. 

I am profoundly grateful for the work Laske has given the world through his development of the  Dialectical Thought Form Framework. I sincerely hope that you also will soon experience chains of epiphanies on the issues most important to you.

Lawrence Wollersheim

Climate Researcher at Job One for Humanity and 

The Universe Institute Think Tanks

 

Where you can get the Three New Advanced Systems level Problem Solving books bt Laske from Springer Books

These three new volumes replace Otto Laske's Measuring Midden Dimensions of Human Systems volume one and two, described further down this page.

Volume 1: [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40332-3],

Volume 2: [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40985-1] and

Voluem 3: [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40339-2]

 

The Human Superintelligence book review

We have included this new 2024 book because it provides great and very detailed discription of most of the essential processes for how to learn Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking. It is a must-read for anyone serious about acquiring this new skill set because it does not hide the high level of many difficulties ansd challenges in finally becoming a proficient Dialectical Metasystemic thinker. It is also an interesting, twisting history of how one individual became a master of the skill.

Here is the review:

I just finished reading a new book by John Stewart called Human Superintelligence: How you can develop it using recursive self-improvement.

The subtitle definitely does not do this book’s comprehensiveness justice.

 

 

Human Superintelligence is a bold throw down and challenge to every Mensa member, polymath, valedictorian, salutatorian, or autodidact worldwide looking for their next big intellectual challenge. But, before I share my experience of this book and its techniques, a few words should be said about the author. 

John Stewart is a well-published evolutionary theorist. His work on the principles of progressive evolution has significantly advanced original thinking about the most profound principles of evolution. His publications on Progressive Evolution are earning him the underground nickname of “the new Darwin of the 21st Century.”

At this point, you may wonder what would cause or even qualify an evolutionary theorist to write a book on human superintelligence. The answer comes from the discovery that to understand and model the multiple, overlaying complex adaptive systems that create evolution and reveal the deeper framework principles of Progressive Evolution, one first has to be able to model and analyze complex adaptive processes at what could only be called a new level of human superintelligence.

In other words, John Stewart had to first develop human superintelligence within himself to model and discover the most profound principles of Progressive Evolution. Additionally, after years of trying to teach progressive evolution principles to others and failing consistently, it became clear to Stewart that his students also had to develop superintelligence before they could effectively understand Progressive Evolution and, more importantly, the many complex adaptive systemscurrently determining the fate of human civilization (climate change, politics, economics, ecology, etc.).

Stewart’s new book Human SuperIntelligence begins with a beautiful and vulnerable narrative of how he developed superintelligence over his lifetime and understood how to develop human superintelligence in others. In the book's later sections, Stewart shares the many techniques one must diligently practice to develop superintelligence within oneself. 

Stewart admits he is autistic, and his writing style can occasionally be repetitive and nonlinear. But most often, he brilliantly and convincingly argues that the processes of developing superintelligence only partially surrender to traditional linear thinking and transcend being understood using only the past's rational, analytical thinking methodologies.

This book is designed for the highly motivated who want to reach their fullest intellectual potential. It is also far from a light read. To achieve something that only a few other people have gained during their lifetimes, the reader must put in consistent effort and learn a breakthrough new thinking methodology that far transcends the rational, analytical thinking for the First Enlightenment and the birth of science. 

This new methodology is called Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking. It is derived from the work of a former Harvard professor, Otto Laske. Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking is very complex.  It is so complex that one must be at least 27 years old to do it effectively. (Under 27, one does not have enough synaptic brain connections to do this kind of high-level modeling and processing.)

For the first time, Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking allows humanity to model complex adaptive systems at a level that far exceeds the capabilities and capacities of rational, analytical thinking. Using the new Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking, you can “see” a single, continually transforming, and evolving moment (or series of moments) from 28 unique and powerful perspectives. The difference between the old rational, analytical thinking versus the new Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinkingcan be described as being able to see the details and nuances of the relationships, processes, contexts, and transformations of the world at a 4,200 computer screen dpi resolution when previously you could only see the world at a computer 420 dpi screen resolution.

Unfortunately, Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking is not the only new skill you must learn to develop human superintelligence. You will also need to become skillful in turning your internal subjective thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and ideas into external objects you can view dispassionately and objectively. Stewart says this objectification of internalized thoughts and feelings ability is one of the most challenging skills you must acquire to develop human superintelligence. 

Making your subjective internal thoughts become like exterior objects that can be quickly reviewed and manipulated is not an entirely new skill. Meditators who have practiced for years can sometimes do this with their thoughts and emotions. Additionally, some lucky individuals who have reached Harvard professor Robert Keegan's fourth or fifth highest stages of social-emotional development have developed the skill naturally.

In summary

To develop your superintelligence, one will have to:

Diligently study the heavy lift of the 28 dialectical perspectives described in intricate and nuanced detail by Otto Laske in his new three-book series, Advanced Systems Level Problem-solving. Approaching real-world complexity with dialectical thinking. Once you have mastered that, you have at least the foundation of Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking.

Be able to treat your thoughts and emotions objectively. And,

Listen to Stewart's many tips in his life story and detailed descriptions of what one must go through and do to succeed.

There are also a few foundational skills that can be very helpful once one has developed superintelligence and is proficient in the new Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking. The paradox around these skills is that if you have them now, you will have to suspend these analysis approaches, at least temporarily, to master Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking. This is because dialectical meta-systemic thinking is so different and far transcends them when it comes to the modeling and analysis of complex adaptive systems. 

Don't worry if you don't have all the foundational skills now. These skills should be easier to develop after you have achieved superintelligence.

Those foundational skills are:

Classic logic.

Rational, analytical thinking,

System thinking,

Statical analysis.

I can attest that this book will deliver on its big promises, but only if you put in the intense intellectual effort, practice wisely, and persist despite slowly increasing success for most people. You will develop superintelligence if you do what he recommends and bring a significant level of your intellectual bandwidth to the challenge.

For those who succeed, the rewards are super-abundant wherever understanding and solving problems that involve the world’s many complex adaptive systems is required. Superintelligence is particularly useful in the humanities, where its Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking skills will produce abundant beneficial new research results.

By mastering the superintelligence skill subset of Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking, you can write your career ticket worldwide. Your peers will wonder how you know what you know and how you solve problems with new solutions that nobody previously had any idea how to find. Using your developed superintelligence, you will begin to stand out to others in the know, like Matt Damon stood out in the movie “Good Will Hunting.”

Towards the end of Stewart’s empowering book, he describes what else naturally happens to you after you acquire human superintelligence. That description is a beautiful and inspiring invitation to gifted individuals worldwide to experience and help create a superintelligent human future and a rich and beneficial Second Enlightenment era for humanity.

In conclusion, if you know someone who is gifted (or at least thinks they are), please forward this book review to them. Challenge them to move beyond the First Enlightenment rational, analytical thinking to the new Second Enlightenment Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking, the perfect thinking methodology for managing the complex adaptive systems of today and the rapidly escalating challenges facing humanity’s future.

Click here for the new Human Superintelligence book on Amazon.

Click here for more about the author John Stewart and his Progressive Evolution publications.

Click Here for more information on Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking.

Lawrence Wollersheim wrote this book review and uses the principles and tools of Stewart’s Human Super Intelligence daily. He is a lead research analyst at the Universe Institute and the Job One for Humanity think tanks.

 

 

 

 

More about Dialectical Meta-systemic and its Place in the History of Thinking By Lawrence Wollersheim

(Please note that the following review was reviewing Otto Laske's 2 earlier books on dialectical metasystemic thinking which have been replaced by the three new versions of these books published by Springer publishing and described further up the page. Even though this article is describing his two earlier books on dialectical thinking it is just as applicable to his three new books described further above.)

In the 1600s, during the Enlightenment, there was a major breakthrough in thinking; rational, logical thought and its accompanying scientific methodology came into being. This allowed for a new way of conceptualizing and managing the world. Even now, 400 years later, we continue to reap the bountiful benefits of that great breakthrough in a new way of thinking. Today, we are also on the brink of what might be considered an even greater Second Enlightenment. It is coming into being aided in great part because of a new dialectical meta-systemic thinking process that is far more capable than logic and systems theory by themselves of managing today's personal, economic, and political interacting and evolutionary complex adaptive systems.

With the existing knowledge of the evolutionary theory movement and the new dialectical meta-systemic thinking tools in Otto Laske's book Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems, we will get there far sooner. Within its pages, readers will find an effective, near-complete overview of the newest super-systemic dialectical thinking processes that may be applied to today's problems and to the interactions of any of the complex systems of our world.

 

 

While the rational, logical thinking of the first Enlightenment was two-dimensional and linear, with the advent of systems theory, we became three-dimensional thinkers. The new dialectical meta-systems thinking elucidated in Laske's book is what I call four-dimensional thinking. (Three dimensions plus time.) It also allows one to deal with unpredictable spontaneities, nonlinear and unknown feedback loops, and a host of other issues that arise with multiple and single dialectically interacting complex systems.

The information in Measuring Hidden Dimensions also shows a person how to step outside of their own thoughts, problems, or issues in order to consider them objectively by using twenty-eight different thought-forms for redirecting attention creating four-dimensional dialectical thinking. The ability to think in a meta whole systems interacting way is clearly a huge advantage in all areas of life and is far more effective in dealing with today's multisystem complex problems. Dialectical meta-systemic thinking is an essential tool in understanding the complexity of the universe's evolutionary processes.
 
It's no exaggeration to say that Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems may be the best book yet written about the evolution of cognition and the evolution and development of human thinking in general. While Laske stands on the shoulders of the giants of dialectical thinking like Hegel, Adorno, and Jaques he is a rare genius who has not only explained the development of thought through the seamless integration of multiple perspectives and frameworks, including psychology, science and, indirectly, the mystical core of theology, he has also significantly advanced it. Powerful life and world-rearranging epiphanies by the bucketful await the conscious reader of this 4D revolution in dialectical meta-systemic thinking.

Laske's complex systems dialectical thinking process provides a well-thought-out "thinking" agency that is needed for any optimized decision-making process that results in wise action, thus creating the better future we all seek. There is little doubt that someday, learning the dialectical meta-systemic thinking skills using Laske's 28 attention-redirecting thought forms will be an educational requirement for all in advanced decisional or predictive positions of any kind!
 
This book has personally allowed me to integrate a vast amount of observations about my life and my climate science and evolution theory work in less time than I ever imagined possible. It even helped me to evaluate complex personal situations in my life in a whole new way, either saving me untold trouble and cost, and more quickly motivating me to take wise risks and seize new opportunities that hold real dialectically- evaluated benefits.
 
Adoption of this new dialectical meta-systemic thinking system would work wonders for the Evolutionary movement as well. A well-defined and complete evolutionary dialectical meta-systemic thinking system has been, until now, the main element that has been lacking to effectively resolve the challenges of the multiple complex systems interacting in our world today. Laske's new book provides exactly that missing element. There is little doubt that this work will eventually spread within other progressive social and activist movements as well.  
 
 Laske's book is nothing less than a true gift to humanity! In time, he will be eventually recognized as the man who did much to help bring about and forward a second great Enlightenment. As amazing as it is, however, this book also poses a few challenges to its readers.
 
Although Laske says that anyone can be taught complex systems of dialectical thinking, I think that this book is a difficult read for many individuals. Laske's writing style is concept-dense and demands that you pay careful attention to each initial definition that he uses. In one paragraph alone, he may take you through a dozen or more interrelated or sequential new thinking conceptual spaces. In addition to the implied high cognitive capacity requirements, there may be social and emotional development requirements that also play a part in one's ability to understand and "get" this amazing new dialectical meta-systemic thinking training manual and tool.
 
Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems was written more as an aid to human resources staff and as a training manual for coaches who will use this new kind of thinking to help their clients see the world much differently in order to make far better decisions. That said, anyone with a little extra observational effort will find it useful as a manual for learning the new dialectical meta-systemic thinking processes.  
 
Individuals with a strong background in developmental psychology will be in heaven and probably find the book considerably easier to understand. "Getting" Laske's new book on dialectical meta-systemic thinking will quickly separate the Evolutionary beginners and aficionados from the experts, qualified teachers, and dedicated practitioners. 
 
Whether you're an Evolutioneer, or a corporate, government, or non-profit sector leader, I wholeheartedly recommend that you get this book fast. The news is spreading via word-of-mouth: this book is a must-read for anyone who believes that optimized thinking processes are the best way to create success in almost any area. This book, plus Dialectical Thinking and Adult Development by Michael Basseches, hopefully will find its way into all of the planet's most critical thinking applications where one is dealing with the analysis of multiple complex systems interacting with each other.

Our organization highly recommends learning Dialectical Meta-Systemic thinking skills. It is a complex and advanced service that we have chosen to best leave with its originator, Prof. Otto Laske, and his InterDevelopmental Institute as well as other friends of our organization who are teaching their own variants of this vital skill set.

The above review was written by Lawrence Wollersheim in January 2009

Executive Director at several organizations using dialectical meta-systemic thinking.

Job One for Humanity, 

Universe Spirit, and

the Universe Institute. 

 

Book Review of Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems Vol 2. By Otto Laske

Please note: After working with many individuals trying to grasp the need for such seemingly complex thinking skills, I have come to realize more needed to be said about the value of Otto Laske's book Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems Vol 2. 

1. Individuals under 27 will not fully grasp these techniques because their brains have not yet developed enough synaptic connections between the neurons in their brains.

2. Individuals need high intellectual bandwidth and capacity to use these thinking skills successfully.

3. Dialectal meta-systemic analysis allows you to take any situation or problem and literally track and predict its actual and potential evolution by viewing its exact moment or situation from 28 highly enlightening perspectives. These are generally little-known perspectives inherent in the dialectical evolutionary process itself. Thinking with these skills means you will see the ongoing evolutionary change that surrounds us all at much higher levels than almost anyone who has not mastered these skills.

Let me expand what I mean here so that more worldwide decision-makers, evaluators, planners, and predictive futurists grasp the value of the thinking breakthroughs in this book. The dialectal meta-systemic analysis method allows one to look at a situation from 28 unique dialectical perspectives relating to the contexts, relationships, processes, and transformations taking place or possibly within that situation and its system-related relationships. 

A metaphor for the fantastic levels of deep and broad insight and perspectives available for an individual with dialectical meta-systemic thinking skills could be helpful before you start. For example, suppose you have above-average intelligence with logical thought processes, and you have not studied complex adaptive systems theory or dialectical meta-systemic thinking.

In that case, you will see the many interacting, interconnected, and interdependent systems, such as human, climate, and biological systems, at the ancient "computer screen" resolution and clarity of about 480 dots per inch (DPI.) This low intellectual viewing resolution means you will not as quickly see all of the points of no return, crossed critical tipping points, destructive feedback loops, etc. However, if you also understand complex adaptive systems theory, you will see the information below at a much higher 1,200 DPI "computer screen" clarity and resolution.

Understanding logic, complex adaptive systems theory, and dialectal meta-systemic thinking theory will allow you to see information at an astounding 8,000 DPI "computer screen" clarity and resolution. That huge numeric DPI difference gives you an idea of how much better you will be able to see the reality in front of you once you learn dialectal meta-systemic thinking.

The better your "computer screen resolution" and clarity because of the more image dots per inch factor, the more fully and precisely you will see the many details occurring within the interactions, interconnections, interdependencies, points of no return, destructive feedback loops, nonlinear effects, and crossed tipping point interactions, etc. in the evolution of multiple interacting complex systems.

 

How I (Lawrence Wollersheim of the Universe Institute and Job One for Humanity) use the dialectical meta-systemic thinking skill 

My focus in using this new thinking skill is to use it to analyze a situation, crisis, or problem and predict possible solutions or consequences for that situation. I also use this new thinking and analysis skill to:

1. review climate science for both errors and unseen patterns within existing climate research,

2. re-analyze existing authoritative climate consequence predictions, timeframes, and remedies for errors and 

3. review evolutionary science for both errors and unseen patterns within that research.

The first thing I do to start this process is immerse myself totally in all the information from a systems perspective for what is going on. I make myself fully present to the data with no distractions.

I then re-look at the situation, crisis, or problem from each of the 28 dialectical perspectives. I flow chart out and think as deeply as possible about how each of the 28 dialectical perspectives could be affecting the situation, crisis, or problem or how it might influence its future consequences or outcomes. 

After this complete and extensive dialectical immersion in all of the data related to the situation, I then step back and go off and do something completely unrelated to this work. What happens next is quite remarkable.

Spontaneously and without effort, while either awake or sleeping, the target situation and its many dynamics will come back to me in unique, complete epiphanies and cognitions. These sudden epiphanies synthesize the information in new or more holistic ways that I did not see earlier in the process of deep analysis and flowcharting.

 

When talking with another individual who has also become adept in this new thinking skill, their experience of the process was not dissimilar.

Please take the time to read these other useful reviews of this era-shifting new thinking and analysis process below.

 

 

 

What Other Reviewers Are Saying About This New Book 

JOHN STEWART REVIEW OF OTTO LASKE'S NEW BOOK
 
Otto Laske's work is a very significant contribution to the emergence of a new and higher level of cognition among humans. This dialectical/systemic cognition will give humanity a much-needed capacity to better understand and manage complex systems and processes.
 
Laske's book, Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems, promotes our cognitive development by assisting us to see the limitations of our current levels of thinking.  In particular, it helps us to 'stand outside' our analytical/rational thinking and to see it as an object.  This enables us to see the limitations of this form of cognition. It assists us to see why analytical/rational thinking fails to adequately represent and understand complex systems and processes. Laske's book then goes on to identify the new forms of thought that are needed to represent and understand those aspects of reality that cannot be adequately represented by analytical/rational thinking.
 
Analytical/rational thinking is the cognition that spread with the European Enlightenment and now dominates in Western societies. However, it can represent mentally only those limited aspects of reality that are relatively mechanistic. It is incapable of representing complex patterns and processes, non-linearities, transforming systems, emergence, and complex relationships.  Cognition that is unable to represent or model something is incapable of understanding or managing it, or even of 'seeing' it.
 
Dialectical/systemic cognition continues to use analytical/rational cognition for understanding mechanistic aspects of reality. But it also models and represents those many aspects of reality that are more complex and fluid. It represents and models complex patterns, transforming systems, non-linear processes, etc. The use of these representations is experienced as intuitions and insights.
 
The spread of systemic cognition is of critical importance because:
 
·    Systemic cognition is essential if an individual is to be able to fully understand the large-scale evolutionary processes that have shaped humanity and other life on this planet and that will determine our future.  It is, therefore, a pre-condition for fully 'getting' the evolutionary worldview and for experiencing the transformative epiphanies that accompany this;
 
·    The global crises and challenges that are confronting humanity cannot be understood and cannot be solved without a cognitive capacity that enables the management of complex systems and processes.  Analytical/rational cognition cannot do this;
 
·    True systemic cognition is currently almost non-existent. Most 'systems thinking' is done with mental/rational representations and cognition.  Post-modern cognition ('green' in Spiral Dynamics terms) is incapable of rigorously understanding complex phenomena, and people at this level are commonly anti-cognitive.
 
·    It seems unlikely that systemic cognition will develop quickly enough to meet global challenges unless it is spread intentionally and consciously.
 
What is needed is a New Enlightenment. It will be similar to the first Enlightenment in that it will be driven by a shift to higher cognition. But this time, the shift will be from the analytical/rational thought of the first enlightenment to systemic cognition. And the shift will be developed and spread intentionally and consciously.
 
Currently, there are no widely accepted approaches to training and developing higher mind and systemic cognition. The Integral Movement and spiritual progressives tend to focus on the development of consciousness, not the development of higher cognition.  Since these movements are almost universally 'green', cognition tends to be part of their shadow.
 
Most members of these movements do not have the cognitive development to see that effective responses to global challenges require a higher level of cognition, not just higher consciousness. The failure of the Integral Movement and spiritual progressives to make any significant contribution to resolving major crises such as global warming is due to their cognitive limitations. The 'missing piece' that is limiting these movements is systemic cognition.
 
 As outlined in his book, Otto Laske has developed courses and supporting materials aimed at training and developing systemic cognition. The book includes an extraordinarily valuable Manual of Dialectical Thought Forms that builds on the work of Michael Basseches and others.
 
The Manual identifies the classes of things that we have to represent in our thinking if we are to adequately represent and understand complex phenomena and processes. It shows us the things that analytical/rational thought is unable to represent and understand effectively.  It identifies the sorts of processes to which we must direct our attention if we are to build adequate mental models of complex systems.
 
Although Laske's work shows us where we have to direct our attention to think dialectically and systemically, it does not include practices that train the ability to move attention freely to where it is required. It is here that the 'consciousness movement' can contribute significantly to programs that aim to train and transmit dialectical/systemic cognition.
 
More specifically, the development of a higher mind can be greatly accelerated by the use of the kinds of practices promoted by the world's spiritual and contemplative traditions that develop consciousness. These practices train the capacity to dis-embed from lower forms of cognition, freeing attention and consciousness to access and build higher cognitive structures.
 
Together with Victoria Wilding of Symplicitus ( http://symplicitus.com /), I have been working on the development of an approach to training higher cognition that synthesizes Laske's approach with practices appropriated from the spiritual traditions. These 'spiritual' practices train the ability to:
 
·    Dis-embed from analytical/rational thinking;
 
·    See analytical/rational thought 'from the outside' as an object that can be contemplated and evaluated
 
.    Eventually, this enables systemic cognition itself to be seen as an object that can be contemplated, evaluated, and improved;
 
·    Gain conscious and intentional control over attention so that it can be moved freely around the aspects of complex phenomena that are not represented effectively by analytical/rational thinking and
 
·    Access and develop non-thought-based cognitive resources, including pattern recognition capacities and intuition.
 
These capacities enable the individual to identify the critical aspects of complex phenomena that are not represented adequately by analytical/rational thought. It also enables them to build new cognitive representations that include what is left out by analytical thinking.  This makes possible the construction of new mental models that are not solely thought-based, and that can adequately represent complex systems and phenomena as they evolve and transform through time.
   
John Stewart, July 201

 

About Otto Laske's earlier "companion" book to Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems Vol 2.  

There is a second book by Otto Laske, which has been found very useful for understanding human development, human capacity and how it relates to developing dialectical metasystemic thinking. It is called Measuring Hidden Dimensions, The Art and Science of Fully Engaging Adults, "Voluem 1." (Just to clarify, the new 3 Springer books described above which replace the out-of-publication, Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems Vol 2, do not contain the materials of Otto Laske's earlier book, Measuring Hidden Dimensions, The Art and Science of Fully Engaging Adults.

Laske’s work on metasystemic thinking is based on the insight that cultivating complex thinking is not an exclusively cognitive issue but also presupposes a social-emotional component as well as a psychological one. Laske has outlined the social-emotional component, which has to do with the level of personal maturity a person has reached, in his ‘volume 1’, entitled Measuring Hidden Dimensions, The Art and Science of Fully Engaging, a work in which he also details the psychological component which has to do with the self-conduct, approach to tasks, and emotional intelligence of the thinker.

Unfortunately, developmental science has so far not caught up with Laske in that it continues to treat cognitive adult development as an exclusively cognitive, rather than more broadly as a broadly developmental, issue.

Our organization strongly recommends you also buy and read this book when you buy the three new Springer Publishing versions of the original and out of publication Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems Vol 2.

 

How to get “Volume 1”, the social-emotional development component of dialectical metasystemic thinking.

This book is published separately by Pabst Science Publisher.

In English: https://www.pabst-science-publishers.com/start-news-detail/measuring-hidden-dimensions-the-art-and-science-of-fully-engaging-adults.html 

In German: https://www.abebooks.com/9783958538245/Potenziale-Menschen-erkennen-wecken-messen-395853824X/plp

 

The role of Laske's earlier two books (Voleum 1 and 2) described above

Laske's two older books concern two quite different strands of adult development: social-emotional (volume 1) and cognitive (volume 2), and that developmental science has not advanced to the point of connecting these two using dialectical thinking, (as Laske did in the Pabst and Springer publications.) The remaining scientific issue now is that we currently lack deep research about how the social-emotional and cognitive aspects of complex thinking relate to each other.

It is important to note that viewing the development of dialectical thinking as a purely ‘cognitive’ issue, i.e., out of context with social-emotional development and psychological profile, as now done, is a mistake since one cannot take ‘thinking’ out of the larger context in which ‘thinking’ develops. While this is currently being done in developmental science, it is an immature viewpoint.

Be sure to get both the Springer new three volume set and Measuring Hidden Dimensions, The Art and Science of Fully Engaging Adults, "Voluem 1. Please also note that in the book Superintelligence (describe further up the page) one can see to a interesting degree in the development of an individual who has learned dialectical metasystemic thinking, the interweaving of their cognitive and social emotional development and the expression of their psychological profile.

 

A Review of another Otto Laske book on dialectical metasystemic thinking and the Integral philosophic movement

We also strongly recommend this amazing and detailed review of Otto Laske's more simple book on dialectical meta-systemic thinking processes called Dialectical Thinking for Integral Leaders, A Primer. It was reviewed here by John Stewart. This review also contains many great insights into the dialectical meta-systemic thinking processes well beyond what is in this article. 

 

 

 

 

John Stewart reviews Laske on Dialectical Thinking for Integral Leaders

Book Reviews / August-November 2016 John Stewart Otto Laske, Dialectical Thinking for Integral Leaders: A Primer. Tucson: Integral Publishers, 2015.

Sara Nora Ross, Ph.D. book review of Otto Laske, Dialectical Thinking for Integral Leaders: A Primer.

"I highly recommend Dr. Laske's work for integral theorists and practitioners. His research represents a truly integrative approach to a number of key aspects of human development and transformation. He has a great grounding in Kegan's subject-object theory as well as the powerful European tradition of dialectics. This book is dense but it is worth the effort." Sean Esbjorn-Hargens Ph.D., Executive Editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice.
 
At the bottom of this page, I've included links to two other independent reviews of Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems so that you might see from other perspectives how important this book is to the future of the Integral/Evolutionary movements. The first is a brief review by John Stewart that has just been completed and has not been published previously. The review begins by identifying the reasons why Laske's work is highly significant. It then focuses on how Laske's approach can be greatly enhanced by integrating it with some of the methods for developing consciousness that can be found in the world's spiritual and religious traditions. John is one of the founders of the Progressive Evolution Movement and he is the author of Evolution's Arrow and the Evolutionary Manifesto, both of which are essential reading for the more informed members of the Integral/Evolutionary Movements.
 
The second review linked below John's is written by Sara Nora Ross, Ph.D, president of ARINA, publisher of The Integral Process for Working on Complex Issues and of the journal Integral Review: A Transdisciplinary and Transcultural Journal for New Thought, Research, and Praxis.

Sara Nora Ross's Review of Laske's new book for Integral Thinkers and Leaders

 
Sara Nora Ross's review on Laske's book is found at: http://www.archive-ilr.com/archives-2009/2009-06/2009-06-review-laske.php   

 

 

Another New Metathinking Book, The Art and Practice of Transformational Thinking is Perfect for Teaching the General Public Metathinking Skills

We have just reviewed a new book, Metathinking, The Art and Practice of Transformational Thinking, by Nick Shannon and Bruno Frischherz. 

 

 

We have long been promoters of the skills of dialectical meta-systemic thinking (meta-thinking.) We use it extensively for our climate research at Job One for Humanity and the Universe Institute.

We are happy to announce that there is now a new book that teaches dialectical meta-thinking at a level that will work well for business and general use. Until the release of this book, there was no easy-to-use and understand book that would introduce individuals to the multi-perspective power of dialectical metathinking. As such, this new book greatly serves the world because meta-thinking skills are essential to success in our highly complex world. 

This Metathinking new book is much different from the seminal text on advanced dialectical meta systemic thinking by Otto Laske, Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems Vol 2. While Otto Laske's book has the essential dialectical meta-systemic thinking depth for advanced researchers and analysts, it can be overwhelming for most individuals without profound research and analysis backgrounds and significant previous understanding of advanced dialectical concepts.

The new metathinking book contains easy-to-understand definitions, examples, and exercises. We found the exercises particularly enlightening and helpful for individuals who will be new to these types of advanced and complex thinking processes. Moreover, its many exercises will help the reader use Metathinking processes in their business and personal life soon and fluently.

Hopefully, this book will be a bridge into the general society and help many more people develop and use the skills of dialectical metathinking. We (and the authors also believe) that if more people were proficient in dialectical metathinking, our world would be far better able to solve its current complex problems much easier and faster.

This book opens the door to the mass training of individuals on metathinking, as such is essential to our future. 

Metathinking allows more individuals to become aware of their thinking processes beyond logical thinking and develop them to the next level. It also provides a broader bridge and the critical process for far more people to establish metathinking skills. We wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone wanting to take their thinking skills to the next level. 

Nick Shannon and Bruno Frischherz can be contacted through the website www.metathinking.org

 

 

Section 2: Articles on the role and importance of this new dialectical thinking in relationship to evolution issues 

Click here to see this new article called Enlightenment and the Evolution of the Material World.

Here are the links to the three articles in Integral Leadership Review done by John Stewart:

4/22 – A New Approach to Dialog: Teaching the Dialectical Thought Form Framework – Part I: Foundations of Real-World Dialog: https://integralleadershipreview.com/15302-15302/

4/22 – A New Approach to Dialog: Teaching the Dialectical Thought Form Framework – Part II: Dialoging Tools of Dialectic: https://integralleadershipreview.com/15338-422-new-approach-dialog-teaching-dialectical-thought-form-framework-part-ii-dialoging-tools-dialectic/

4/22 – A New Approach to Dialog: Teaching the Dialectical Thought Form Framework – Part III: Teaching Programs for, and Applications of, Dialogical Dialectic: https://integralleadershipreview.com/15344-part-iii-teaching-programs-for-and-applications-of-dialogical-dialectic 

To learn more about the first group meeting for the Second Enlightenment launch, which was designed to promote this new dialectical metasystemic thinking skill, click here! (Lawrence Wollersheim and John Steward came up with the idea for the Second Enlightenment meeting and Lawrence Wollersheim financed it.)

 

Section 3: Available Video discussing Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking Processes and its Originator

Here is a video about the Otto Laske, his life, and the value of his dialectical metasystemic breakthrough thinking and analysis work done in part by a member of the Universe Institute and the Job One for Humanity climate change think tanks. In the beginning of this video is a detailed explanation of how the step by step process of dialectical metasystemic thinking is used for advanced climate change research analysis. This video also contains other individuals praising the value of this new thinking, analysis and decision-making breakthrough.

 

Section 4: US Training on Dialectical Meta-Systemic Thinking

1. To explore the online training in dialectic thinking offered by Otto Laske at IDM, the Interdevelopmental Institute in Gloucester, MA, USA, it’s best to explore three sections of the IDM website:

Services: https://interdevelopmentals.org/idm-services/ Services tell you what you can do right now to learn dialectical thinking.

Publications: https://interdevelopmentals.org/publications/

Publications inform you that there are three book sources for learning dialectical thinking (as well as that dialectical thinking cannot be learned from books but only in small cohorts of like-minded people):

MHD volume 2, entitled Measuring Hidden Dimensions of Human Systems: Foundations of Requisite Organization (2008; 3^rd edition 2021; section C of https://interdevelopmentals.org/?page_id=1974)

DTFM, Dialectical Thought Form Manual, 2010; 3^rd edition 2021; section C ofhttps://interdevelopmentals.org/?page_id=1974

Dialectical Thinking for Integral Leaders, Integral Publisher 2015, https://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Thinking-Integral-Leaders-Primer/dp/0990441997

Blogs: https://interdevelopmentals.org/blog/

Those who plan to study dialectics at IDM can prepare themselves for joining a cohort by purchasing ‘Gateway self-study’ materials at https://interdevelopmentals.org/?page_id=1974, Section B1 (English) or Section B2 (German & Spanish) for $50. This will help them ‘tune into’ the subject matter taught by Otto in small cohorts of 5-7 participants.

Blogs are a treasure trove of articles by Otto Laske, including articles about his most recent thinking. They comprise his writings back to 2000, in a concentrated fashion collected in the ‘Social Science Archive I to VI’ that includes many pertinent articles on dialectical thinking and its applications, especially in organizations.

Right now, the publications listed under (a) and (b) above are out of print and, therefore, only available in PDF form via Paypal. However, in the Spring of 2022, Wolfgang Pabst, the German science publisher, will bring out a complete reprint of DTFM (in English), as well as of MHD volume 1, subtitled ‘The Art and Science of Fully Engaging Adults,’ a refinement of R. Kegan’s social-emotional thinking.

 

2. To explore the training in dialectic metasystemic thinking in the UK offered by Victoria Wilding's and Rob Cobbold's 'Higher Mind Initative' see this page. Their website provides details of the training they are providing for evolutionary leaders that are designed to produce a higher mind (including metasystemic cognition).

 

3. To explore the training in dialectic metasystemic thinking offered by Nick Shannon and Bruno Frischherz, contact them through the website www.metathinking.org

 

Section 5: Suggested prerequisites or qualities that can make learning Dialectical Meta-Systemic Thinking easier and more successful if you will use it at a think tank dealing with any kind of complex adaptive systems.

One should be 27 years old or older to master the skill. The reason is below that age; the brain is not developed far enough in its synaptic connections to effectively handle the required bandwidth processing of this methodology.

Having a high or very high IQ will also make mastering the skill significantly easier.

There are also a few foundational skills that can be very helpful once one has developed Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking. The paradox around these skills is that, if you have them now, you will have to suspend these analysis approaches, at least temporarily, to master Dialectical Meta-systemic Thinking. This is because dialectical meta-systemic thinking is so different and far transcends these skills when it comes to the modeling and analysis of complex adaptive systems. 

Don't worry if you don't have all the foundational skills now. These skills should be easier to develop after you have achieved Dialectical Meta-Systemic Thinking

Those foundational skills are:

Classic logic.

Rational, analytical thinking,

Scientific methodology

System thinking,

Statical analysis,

Being able to consciously remove yourself from your thoughts, feelings, or biases. This is a critical skill that either has to be practiced extensively in various drills or comes to some people naturally who have been long-term meditators. It is very challenging to do effective Dialectical Metasystemic Thinking and analysis unless you also have developed this skill.

 

Special Note:

At Universe Spirit, we promote, follow, and teach the principles of Progressive Evolution. Progressive Evolution principles reflect the most time-proven, reoccurring patterns of successful and sustainable action found within the 13.7 billion-year-old evolution of the universe. To fully understand the complexity of Progressive Evolution and much of the other information on this website, you will need to learn the new and breakthrough Dialectical Meta-systemic analysis and thinking methodology. It will take considerable effort, but the payoff for learning this new analysis and thinking methodology will far exceed your expectations.