Gelinas James

06/19/2026

Register Now For Dancing in the Field of Collective Wisdom with Alan Briskin, July 7th

Past guests have included Peter Senge, Otto Scharmer, Meg Wheatley, and Juanita Brown—individuals whose work has profoundly influenced the fields of leadership, facilitation, and organizational learning.

In "Dancing in the Field of Collective Wisdom," I'll reflect on a lifetime of inquiry into the hidden dimensions of human connection, collective intelligence, and the conditions that allow wisdom to emerge in groups.

Drawing on research and practices that foreshadowed today's growing interest in the spiritual dimensions of group intelligence, the conversation will explore the experiences, questions, and discoveries that led to The Power of Collective Wisdom and, more recently, Space Is Not Empty, co-authored with Mary V. Gelinas.

I hope you'll join us.

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06/16/2026

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Mary Parker Follett and the Early Discovery of Social Fields
By Mary V. Gelinas

Although Follett did not use the term, her life’s work reflects a deep sensitivity to the relational fields of energy and information that influence how we think, feel, and act together.

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06/09/2026

Preventing Unnecessary Conflicts
By Mary V. Gelinas

Every day, I notice more conflict and polarization than at any other time in my long life. Much of it feels unnecessary—and deeply destructive...

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06/05/2026

Field Awareness: More Than Meets the Eye. By Mary V. Gelinas
It’s easy to say, “field awareness,” as Alan Briskin and I do in Space Is Not Empty. But when we pause to consider that the Irish language holds 32 distinct names for physical fields, those two words begin to open into something far richer.
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05/26/2026

Field Awareness: A Key to Human Evolution?

I caught myself saying something a week or so ago that sounded…big:

“Expanding awareness of our inner space—along with the social and cosmic fields we’re embedded in—is key to human evolution.”

Grand? Maybe.

True? I think so.

And I’m still discovering what I mean.

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05/13/2026

And yet, this so-called Now is elusive—one moment dissolving into the next, like waves washing onto a shore. You might catch a wave while surfing, or capture one in a photograph. But can you catch a Now…right now?

04/29/2026

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What Difference Do You Want to Make?

Among Jane Goodall’s final words was a simple, radical truth: your life matters—and every day, you make a difference. The only question is: what kind?

Two instructions live inside her message.

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04/28/2026

What Difference Do You Want to Make?

Among Jane Goodall’s final words was a simple, radical truth: your life matters—and every day, you make a difference. The only question is: what kind?

Two instructions live inside her message.

READ MORE HERE: https://www.spaceisnotempty.net/blog

04/12/2026

What’s More Life-Giving? A Lantern, a Spotlight, or Both?

Envision light from a lantern. What do you see? Perhaps a soft yellow light that feels warm and radiates into the nooks and crannies of the space you are in? Now envision the light from a spotlight. An intense, white light that feels hot and focuses on only a portion of the space.

Which might be more life-giving?

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