 Friday, April 4, 2008
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I am scheduled to speak at the UnMONEY Convergence on April 14, 15 & 16th in Seattle, Washinton. The subject of one of my talks will be GIFTegrity.
WE-ness
Timothy Wilken, MD
If we are to move beyond adversity and conflict — if we are to move
beyond neutrality and anonymity, then we must get to know each other.
The secret of creating synergic relationship is WE-ness. Synergic
relationship is close and personal. It requires trust, caring and
committment. It requires honesty and openness.
Trust is not a new word for humanity. It was coined long ago when the world was first dominated by the adversary way.
Trust —def—> Trust meant that I could rely on you not to hurt me. It
was safe to assume that you were not my enemy. Trust meant the ability
to rely on the absence of a negative.
Synergic Trust is more that Trust.
Synergic Trust —def—> Synergic trust means that I can rely on you
not to hurt me, but further, I can rely on you to help me. It is safe
to assume that you are not my enemy, and to further assume that you are
my friend. Synergic trust is more than the ability to rely on the
absence of a negative. It is that, plus the ability to rely on the
presence of a positive.
As
children we all taught that it is better to give than to receive.
Certainly, that seems like an excellent philosophy for making close
relationships and living in the social world. Jesus of Nazareth is
credited with saying: "
It is Better To Give Than To Receive."
My focus as a synergic scientist is on understanding how humans can
relate together using structures and mechanisms that will insure that
all parties to a relationship win. That means that all parties to the
relationship feel they are better off with the relationship than they
would be without the relationship. Each participant determines for
himself whether a relationship is synergic, adversary or neutral. This is
determined from his point of view, and he cannot be fooled.
We are either more happy, more effective, more productive because of
the relationship; or we are less happy, less effective, less productive
because of the relationship, or our happiness, effectiveness and
productivity is unchanged by the relationship.
The truth is in the eye of the beholder. We can’t be fooled. However,
the effect can be partial. There may be relationships that are
partially synergic, and/or partially adversary, and/or partially neutral.
True synergy exists when all the participants of a relationship are
more happy, more effective, and more productive. True synergy is
WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN. I win, you win, others win and the Earth wins.
In today’s world, most humans use monetary exchange and the fair market
to meet their needs. In this paper, I will propose a radically
different mechanism that humans could use to meet their needs. I will
show that our present system of monetary exchange and fair market while
important in the history of our human species is now obsolete.
The mechanism of the Gift Tensegrity is derived from a number of new
and old discoveries in synergic science. Synergy means working together
— operating together as in Co-Operation — laboring together as in
Co-Laboration — acting together as in Co-Action. The goal of synergic
union is to accomplish a larger or more difficult task than can be
accomplished by individuals working separately. These new and old
discoveries include:
1)
The Golden Rule — Help others as you would have them help you. And, do not hurt others as you would have them not hurt you.
2)
Human INTERdependence — The human condition of INTERdependence means
all humans need help. This is important enough that it can not be said
too often. All humans need help unless they wish to live at the level
of animal subsistence. INTERdependence means sometimes I depend on
others and sometimes others depend on me.
Sometimes self is a giver of help. Sometimes self is a receiver of
help. Sometimes other is a giver of help. Sometimes other is a receiver
of help. Sometimes my actions help others meet their needs. Sometimes
other’s actions help me meet my needs.
3)
Tensegrity — A tensegrity is a balanced system composed of two
elements — a continuous pulling balanced by discontinuous pushes. When
these two forces — continuous pulling and discontinuous pushes — are in
balance, a stabilized system results that is maximally strong. The
larger the system the stronger the system.
The Gift Tensegrity is a new mechanism for the human exchange of goods
and services. This new mechanism is radically different from the way we
do things today. Nothing really effects our lives more than the way we
exchange goods and services. That makes this discovery of potential
interest to all humans.
“Give, and it will be given to you.” “This is a law of life. And the
more lavishingly we show kindness and concern, the richer is our life.
In what manner we get back what we have given is of minor importance.
The only thing that Life promises is that Life pays back all its debts
to us.”
Synergic Trust means that while I can rely on you not to hurt me, I can further rely on you to help me. And, while it is safe to assume that you are not my enemy, it is further safe to assume that you are my friend.
Synergic trust is much more than simply the ability to rely on the
absence of a negative. It is that plus the ability to rely on the presence of a positive. Synergic trust means that I can rely on you, not only to not hurt me, but also to help me.
In the future, we humans can use co-Operation to attract help from others by insuring that those who help us are also helped.
When we co-Operate, others will seek to invest their action with
ours for a share of the co-Operators' surplus. They will understand
that when we win, they will win, and they will support and celebrate
our every success.
If we humans choose a synergic future, we will trust each other. We
will care about each other. We will help each other. Our relationships
will be loving positive experiences. We will all win. We will be more
together than we can ever be apart.
We humans can create a future based on synergic trust. We can build
it by working together. We can heal ourselves and our world by
co-Operating. The choice is ours.
GIFTegrity Defined Read the Scientific Basis for the GIFTegrity Specifications for a GIFTegrity More about Gift Economy
If you are new to synergic science, the basics are covered here: We Can All Win! (PDF) See in html: 1) Understanding Life, 2) Three Ways of Relating, 3) The Relationship Continuum, 4) Three Classes of Life, 5) Human Neutrality, 6) INTERdependence is the Human Condition, 7) What is Wealth?
