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Founded by former fellows of George Lakoff’s Rockridge Institute, Cognitive Policy Works is a Seattle based think tank and consulting firm which offers political consulting, strategic planning, policy briefs, and frame analysis.

As you watch debate on debt relations in Greece, think about the cognitive science of moral reasoning -- the framing of ...
07/06/2015

As you watch debate on debt relations in Greece, think about the cognitive science of moral reasoning -- the framing of debt.

http://www.slideshare.net/joebrewer31/the-morality-of-debt

The Morality of Debt Weekly Research Report for July 23, 2014 Prepared by: Joe Brewer Culture Designer Change Strategist for Humanity T 206.914.8927 joe@cultur

Want to help create an integrated design science for social change? Join us here! ;-)
06/24/2015

Want to help create an integrated design science for social change? Join us here! ;-)

I have joined forces with the Evolution Institute to create a Society for the Study of Cultural Evolution -- where academic researchers will come together with practitioners working on social change to build the integrated design science that humanity needs.

Ever wonder why bad economic ideas rule the day? It's because they have more institutional support than good ideas!  We'...
06/01/2015

Ever wonder why bad economic ideas rule the day? It's because they have more institutional support than good ideas! We're doing something about this.

https://evolution-institute.org/blog/a-new-powell-memo/

In a recent article published in This View of Life, the distinguished social scientist Anthony Biglan documents the declining quality of life in America and makes a case for a more nurturing form of capitalism. As a rallying cry, he calls for a new Powell memo. The reference is to a letter that Lewi…

For those of you wondering what happened to Cognitive Policy Works... it has evolved into many approaches and practices....
05/29/2015

For those of you wondering what happened to Cognitive Policy Works... it has evolved into many approaches and practices.

Here is one of them:

https://evolution-institute.org/article/the-new-science-of-intentional-change/?source=tvol

Billions of dollars are spent each year by corporate marketing departments (Laya, 2011), public relations firms (Booz Allen Hamilton, 2014), government agencies (The Minerva Initiative, 2015), and nonprofit organizations in attempts to change social behavior and tackle complex cultural issues. All…

If humans evolved to be altruistic and cooperative, why are there so many bullying jerks on the internet? My latest arti...
01/20/2015

If humans evolved to be altruistic and cooperative, why are there so many bullying jerks on the internet? My latest article...

https://evolution-institute.org/article/dealing-with-psychopaths-in-the-internet-age/

A recent study of personality types for Internet commenters revealed that the “trolls” (people who bully, call names, and generally antagonize others in comment threads) are disproportionately made up of people who fit the psychological profile of narcissist, sadist, or psychopath. Unlike the majori…

Want to understand how George Lakoff's research contributes to our understanding of language and the mind? Watch this!ht...
01/16/2015

Want to understand how George Lakoff's research contributes to our understanding of language and the mind? Watch this!

http://youtu.be/XWYaoAoijdQ

Speaker: George Lakoff, Cognitive Science and Linguistics Professor at UC Berkeley Lecture: Cascade Theory: Embodied Cognition and Language from a Neural Per...

Excited to start my new role today as the culture editor for This View of Life Magazine, where I will lay foundations fo...
01/05/2015

Excited to start my new role today as the culture editor for This View of Life Magazine, where I will lay foundations for the new science of culture design!

https://evolution-institute.org/article/the-new-science-of-cultural-design/

Taking Control Of The Planet. It Might Be Our Only Chance AUTHOR Joe Brewer IN THIS ARTICLE Culture cultural design 0 Comments Joe Brewer is a complexity researcher, innovation strategist, experience designer, and serial social entrepreneur. Share: Facebook Share Twitter Share Google+ Share Reddit S…

A profound explanation for how confusion is actively spread to keep the global system of power in place... this is somet...
01/02/2015

A profound explanation for how confusion is actively spread to keep the global system of power in place... this is something we're going to have to deal with in 2015.

http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/nonlinear-warfare-a-new-system-of-political-control-2014/

6 minutes | A short film by Adam Curtis screened during Charlie Brooker's review of 2014 on the BBC; shows the how deliberate undermining of peoples perception of the world, by manipulating the media and...

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