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There are two primary models for promoting social change: the Conflict Manipulation model and The Creative Process. Let's look at these briefly.
Conflict Manipulation
Conflict Manipulation model uses people's primal fears, hates and anxieties to destroy something or someone the political, economic or cultural movement is against.
Conflict Manipulation focuses all of its attention on an 'enemy' or 'enemies' who is seen as the source of all problems. These 'enemies' are not seen a people with their own concerns and points of view but rather as sub-humans who are to be demonized, isolated, shamed and cancelled.
The people and institutions destroyed through Conflict Manipulation are replaced with even worst people and institutions because the energy behind any change becomes the creation itself. This is one of the oldest spiritual and historical truths in human history.
In time Conflict Manipulation and their 'revolutions' not only eat their young and old alike but create violent pushback as those who were shamed, demonized and cancelled refuse to be oppressed.
As Dr. King beautifully noted,
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
The Creative Process
Unlike conflict manipulation, the Creative Orientation lets us as individual and civilizations create what matters by developing our creative faculties: mind, imagination, perseverance, resilience, self honesty and discernment.
The Creative Process has three steps:
Step 1
Conceiving the ideal outcome
Conceiving the ideal outcome or a powerful Vision is the very first step of this process.
This takes serious work because what is wanted does not yet exist so first it must first be imagined, clarified and articulated.
Conceiving the ideal outcome is different from 'problem solving' because one can solve all kinds of problems and still not have a real Vision to achieve. This distinction between problem solving and the Creative Process is crucial.
Often, because people believe their ideals are impossible to create they do not do this crucial first step of inner conception of creative a Vision that inspires and draws them to step two.
In the Starkid Civilization, we conceive of a world of plenty, a world of intelligence and vitality - a world of 100% for 100% of Humanity and Beyond.
Having conceived this Vision we are now inspired and drawn to go step two of the Creative Process - choosing to create.
Step 2
Choosing to create
Choosing to bring the conceived Vision into existence is the crucial next step, and while this may seem obvious, many people with great Vision and ideas never consciously choose to make them real.
This second step is made by speaking with intention and commitment, "I choose to bring this Vision into existence." This is a creative act.
For example, in joining the Starkid Civilization Fellowship we make this statement, "I choose to build the Starkid Civilization and manifest 100% for 100% of Humanity and Beyond - now and for Good".
Once we declare this, we come to the third step of the Creative process - doing the work.
Step 3
Doing the Work
In the beginning it doesn't really matter if the steps you take are big or seemingly insignificant because the work builds its own momentum, exposes and corrects mistakes, brings new ideas to mind and attracts those who resonate with the Vision.
Spiritually speaking, doing is the expression of Being, (eg. bees fly, gather pollen, make honey and do all the things bees do). Likewise, Visionaries express the Vision by doing it. This Creative Process is how all great works of art, spirituality and awakened civilization are made manifest.
Unlike conflict manipulation, the Creative Orientation lets us as individual and civilizations create what matters by developing our creative faculties: mind, imagination, perseverance, resilience, self honesty and discernment.
The Creative Process has three steps:
- Conceiving of the ideal outcome
- Choosing to bring that outcome into existence
- Taking action in favor of the chosen outcome
Step 1
Conceiving the ideal outcome
Conceiving the ideal outcome or a powerful Vision is the very first step of this process.
This takes serious work because what is wanted does not yet exist so first it must first be imagined, clarified and articulated.
Conceiving the ideal outcome is different from 'problem solving' because one can solve all kinds of problems and still not have a real Vision to achieve. This distinction between problem solving and the Creative Process is crucial.
Often, because people believe their ideals are impossible to create they do not do this crucial first step of inner conception of creative a Vision that inspires and draws them to step two.
In the Starkid Civilization, we conceive of a world of plenty, a world of intelligence and vitality - a world of 100% for 100% of Humanity and Beyond.
Having conceived this Vision we are now inspired and drawn to go step two of the Creative Process - choosing to create.
Step 2
Choosing to create
Choosing to bring the conceived Vision into existence is the crucial next step, and while this may seem obvious, many people with great Vision and ideas never consciously choose to make them real.
This second step is made by speaking with intention and commitment, "I choose to bring this Vision into existence." This is a creative act.
For example, in joining the Starkid Civilization Fellowship we make this statement, "I choose to build the Starkid Civilization and manifest 100% for 100% of Humanity and Beyond - now and for Good".
Once we declare this, we come to the third step of the Creative process - doing the work.
Step 3
Doing the Work
In the beginning it doesn't really matter if the steps you take are big or seemingly insignificant because the work builds its own momentum, exposes and corrects mistakes, brings new ideas to mind and attracts those who resonate with the Vision.
Spiritually speaking, doing is the expression of Being, (eg. bees fly, gather pollen, make honey and do all the things bees do). Likewise, Visionaries express the Vision by doing it. This Creative Process is how all great works of art, spirituality and awakened civilization are made manifest.
