“A field can be described as a non-material region of
influence that structures the energy of a system, like the field around a
magnet. Judy Cannato, Fields of Compassion.
Most of us [in the West, at least] were brought up on the
idea of individualism, that we are all singular and somewhat isolated beings,
working to overcome our natural separation. We think of ourselves as distinct
closed-off minds trying to learn to collaborate, acutely aware of a sense of separation
and self-containment.
But what if our individual minds are not really so
separate? What if we are more connected
than we are generally aware of and have the possibility of even greater access
to one another’s thoughts, ideas, intentions and moods?
“The latest evidence form quantum
physics offers the extraordinary possibility that all of life exists in a
dynamic relationship of cooperation…a vast quantum web of connection.” [Lynne McTaggart, The Bond]
We are learning that nested within that vast web are more
intimate links and ‘fields’ of connection: our families, our organizations, our
networks and communities of practice. And, these fields grow, deepen, and open
the more we sit together, think together, feel together and share insights. Our
individual boundaries can become more porous and our work more powerful.
“Groups have minds. They show signs of true consciousness and
intelligence. I watched as fields of influence grew around the courses I was
teaching, the learning taking place in one semester influencing the learning
taking place in subsequent semesters. [Christopher
Bache, The Living Classroom: Teaching
and Collective Consciousness]
How we set up our companies matters in terms of how
accessible and available the field of connection can become on behalf of
organizational missions. It matters in terms of the group intelligence, web of
knowledge and wholeness that is always there waiting to be tapped.
Stay tuned for more conversations about fields of connection
and how to nurture them.
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