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Verticality is a dangerous idea.
Philosophy:
“To be in a position to make a real change, we have to take a leap into the future. A leap into the future means a leap into a higher possibility, a higher potential that has not yet revealed itself…And I think because of the time we're living in, that leap…has to be taken by a significant number of us if we're to save ourselves from the world that we have created.” – Andrew Cohen
What exactly do we mean by verticality? For us, verticality is acknowledging—and acting upon—the desperate need to evolve our level of thinking, ultimately leading to the emergence of a world that works for everyone. Such a world must require new forms of thinking—hence, verticality.
It is enabling individuals and organizations to become aligned with the emerging nature of freedom itself. For when my freedom becomes inseparable from your freedom—and our freedom becomes a global imperative—the whole world can evolve toward a richer sense of connection, meaning, direction.
It is an understanding that people are different, and a world consisting of billions of different people requires more than the “one-size-fits-all” solutions we’re used to. We live in a stratified society, with differing values systems, institutional designs, and models of reality. And to date, we have not yet created a world that can evolve together, to move, as Don Beck says, from live and let live to thrive and help thrive.
Verticality is exactly that—creating the conditions for people, organizations, and societies to thrive and help thrive. It is a revolution in the way we see ourselves, our environment, and the historical context for our existence. It is a shift away from the traditional concepts of a final state—and an absolute embrace of humanity’s unfolding potential toward higher levels of emergence.
