I’m an enthusiastic curator of people, patterns and stories
— Adah Parris

Sometimes those patterns turn into big ideas…

 

Cyborg Shamanism

 
 

To date, most of the development of and investment into scaled technology, especially digital technology, has been for and by the WEIRD (western educated industrialised, rich and democratic).

Cyborg Shamanism™ is a way to empathetically subvert that status quo. Cyborg Shamanism™ is a philosophy designed to spark a global movement that examines what could happen to innovation if we combine ‘other ways of knowing’ in the design of new technologies.

Cyborg Shamanism™, words that reach into our deep past and deep future.

To find out more watch my TEDxAmsterdam talk - What type of Ancestor do you want to be?

 
 
 

The Myth of the Ego

 
 

A hyper-realistic soundscape creating space for us to ask ourselves the question, what type of ancestor do I want to be?

To immerse yourself in the soundscape grab some headphones and then please click here.

 
 

The Four Freedoms™

Identity, Culture, Economics, Ecosystems

 
 
 

At a time when technology is impacting our understanding of the future of work and it’s impact on human potential, I have created The Four Freedoms™ as a framework to support leaders who wish to nurture and grow cultures of:
Trust and transparency
Learning and growth
Empathetic and compassionate evolution
Innovation through difference and collective intelligence
Strength and leadership through vulnerability.

 

Identity

Transformation begins by examining and understanding the who, what, where, when and how of ones identity, values and beliefs.

A clear articulation of the problems one is trying to solve and why, creates a stronger sense of individual power and responsibility, whilst bridging the gap between internal beliefs and external stories to engender authenticity, trust and transparency.

Culture

Cultures are a product of collective storytelling, of a shared world view.

Inclusive stories, of shared ethics, values, knowledge and learning, empowers humans to flourish and leads to reciprocity through empathy and compassion.

Diversity is a mindset, inclusion is about behaviours.

Economics

Numbers count, and yet they only tell part of the story.

Reframing some indicators of success to include human-centered measurements, will have a more sustainable impact on motivation, happiness, innovation, financial growth and stability.

Ecosystems

Cultural ecosystems flourish when every human is able to understand and take responsibility for their impact on, contribution to and value within and across the wider human ecology.

Deeper and stronger networks are created and new leaders emerge.

Welcome to a conscious Anthropocene - the age of conscious humans.

 

To find out more on my philosophy of The Four Freedoms™ please read my Medium post or contact me here