Daniel Schmachtenberger: “Bend not Break #5: Criteria and Categories for Response”

On this 5th and final installment of the Bend Not Break series with Daniel Schmachtenberger, we unpack the framework and mindset needed to begin thinking about responses. This conversation touches on what it means to work on personal development in the light of a polycrisis, and how it is truly a never ending but necessary challenge. Finally, Daniel and Nate break down a 3×3 grid on time frame and category of responses.

Show Notes & Links to Learn More

00:40 – Daniel Schmachtenberger info + TGS episodes part 1 and part 2 and part 3 and part 4 + Overview of Nate’s story: Animated videos, Economics for the Future – Beyond the Superorganism + 3×3 Grid:

01:13 – Youtube Video

03:04 – Long term climate geographic projection models

05:42 – Marvin Harris, Cultural Materialism

05:50 – Marx

13:52 – Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs

23:22 – War in Eastern Europe, Moving backwards on climate change

26:20 – OODA loops

37:43 – Daniel’s list of questions for how to understand a problem space and a solution space

42:55 – Richard Haass, CFR

44:55 – First Order/second order effects

46:52 – David Bohm and J. Krishnamurti

53:18 – System thinking

54:01 – Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation

57:30 – Unexpected externalities of the smart phone

57:53 – Precautionary Principle

58:25 – Diversity of Perspective and Pluralism

1:04:12 – Rachel Carson

1:06:38 – Tragedy of the Commons

1:13:35 – Negative talk about an opponent is an effective campaign strategy

1:40:40 – Juliet Schor, The Overspent American

1:43:10 – Degrowth vs Post-growth

1:47:35 – WHO, G20

1:48:40 – Geography of the Amazon and largest threats to its existence

1:51:00 – Effects of the loss of the Amazon as hydrological pump

1:55:30 – Nelson Del Rio, Prosperity of the Commons

1:56:50 – The World Bank

2:07:00 – Leaded gasoline and its eventual outlaw

2:09:17 – Larry Lessig

1:09:55 – Rank Choice Voting, gerrymandering, campaign finance reform

2:19:02 – Tomas Bjorkman, TGS Episode