Integral Theory

Meditation Can Boost Compassion

Tom Goddard — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:19:57 -0400

In what will be absolutely no surprise to practitioners of mindfulness in all traditions, researchers have found evidence that meditation may be able to increase one's compassion.

While meditators have reported this for several millenia, what makes it interesting is that the study is focusing on the neuroscientific aspects of the phenomenon, or what Integral Theorists might call the "upper-right quadrant". Like it or not, meditators, Western culture requires this sort of inquiry, in addition to individual ("upper-left") and collective ("lower-left") reports that validate this finding from the inside of our experience.

Whistling While We Work: Why Good Moods Improve Job Performance

Tom Goddard — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:28:23 -0500

As even Snow White knew, good moods in the workplace are to be encouraged. It is not news, either to Walt Disney or to organizational psychologists, that positive moods not only feel good, but also improve task performance. What is not fully understood is why that is so. Why is it that positive mood generally improves performance? Tsai, Chen, and Lieu think that it is a combination factors both intrapersonal (motivational) and interpersonal (giving help to and receiving help from co-workers) that provide the key link.

Sex (Masculine v. Feminine)

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:14:44 -0500

These posts reference research addressing the role of sex-based types (or stereotypes) in the lives of organizations and the people in those organizations.

States

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:41:47 -0500

Behind the hyperlinks listed below, you'll find blogs addressing organizational research that has implications for the "All States" dimension of Integral Theory. Blogs that clearly fit into any one of the states will be found behind the hyperlink bearing that state's name, while blogs that consciously cross state boundaries will be found behind the hyperlink named "Integral".

Types

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:40:31 -0500

Behind the hyperlinks listed below, you'll find blogs addressing organizational research that has implications for the "All Types" dimension of Integral Theory. Blogs that clearly fit into any one of the types will be found behind the hyperlink bearing that type's name, while blogs that consciously cross type boundaries will be found behind the hyperlink named "Integral".

Lines

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:38:39 -0500

Behind the hyperlinks listed below, you'll find blogs addressing organizational research that has implications for the "All Lines" dimension of Integral Theory. Blogs that clearly fit into any one of the lines will be found behind the hyperlink bearing that line's name, while blogs that consciously cross line boundaries will be found behind the hyperlink named "Integral".

Levels

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:33:17 -0500

Behind the hyperlinks listed below, you'll find blogs addressing organizational research that has implications for the "All Levels" dimension of Integral Theory. Blogs that clearly fit into any of the levels will be found behind the hyperlink bearing that level's name, while blogs that consciously cross level boundaries will be found behind the hyperlink named "Integral".

Integral (All Quadrants)

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:29:55 -0500

These blogs highlight research that point to an integration across quadrant boundaries of the "All-Quadrant" dimension of Integral Theory.

Systemic (Lower Right)

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:28:33 -0500

These blogs highlight research that focus on the "systemic" quadrant of the "All-Quadrant" dimension of Integral Theory.

Behavioral (Upper Right)

Tom Goddard — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:25:30 -0500

These blogs highlight research that focus on the "behavioral" quadrant of the "All-Quadrant" dimension of Integral Theory.