New Project Announcement: Oika's Beautiful Future Lab

In this provocative talk, I reveal the paradox at the heart of AI that "more computation does not equal right-relation." While AI systems grow increasingly sophisticated, I argue they're built on an incomplete understanding of human intelligence – making them paradoxically all too human and not human enough. Through "Oika," our innate ecological intelligence, I  offer a powerful synthesis of technological and natural wisdom.

Rather than using AI in a way that ultimately forfeits our intrinsic intelligence, discover how to relate with it in a way that enriches you by reconnecting with the deep patterns of mind and nature that make us uniquely human. This hands-on exploration of the relationships between computational and natural intelligence is suitable for undergraduate or public audiences

As AI advances, we're discovering the most advanced intelligence isn't artificial - it's ecological. Your capacity to process complex patterns through lived experience is exactly what machines can't replicate. This intelligence crisis isn't about AI becoming too smart - it's about humans forgetting what makes us truly intelligent."

Where does intelligence really come from? This talk reveals how human consciousness isn't just inspired by nature - it's endowed to us through eons of intimate relationship with the Earth's living systems. Earthling Theory reframes human intelligence as a planetary inheritance that challenges us to see our minds not as separate perceivers of nature, but as sophisticated expressions of Earth's intelligence. This Oika perspective transforms human potential and the future.

AI isn't just changing what we can do - it's asking us to rethink who we want to be. I'll reveal how this technological revolution offers an unprecedented opportunity to create the future we truly desire. Rather than fear or worship AI, learn how to use it as a catalyst for personal transformation and flourishing. Discover how ecological intelligence and AI present a hopeful roadmap for individual flourishing in a technological age

Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience with deep time wisdom, I'll reveal how nature's intelligence offers pathways to transformation as powerful as any medicine. Drawing on Friston's free energy principle, Vervaeke's meaning crisis, and McGilchrist's divided brain, 'Oikadelics' shows how Oika engagement with nature accesses the same neural mechanisms targeted by psychedelics. Discover ways for sustained consciousness evolution through Earth's oldest technology: relationship itself.

Meditation masters touch the infinite - Oika grounds that touch in the living Earth. Dr. Blundell shows how understanding our evolutionary story transforms spiritual insights from supernatural to natural—yet loses none of their transcendent power.  Anchoring contemplative wisdom in ecological reality, reveals profound new dimensions of ancient practices. Whether through yoga, religion or zen, learn how contemplative life is enhanced through scientific understanding of nature's everyday miracle.

Hands-on workshop applying natural system principles to organizational challenges and opportunities. Workshop elements:

• Ecosystem mapping exercises
• Natural pattern recognition
• Biomimicry for organizational design
• Living systems simulations
• Group problem-solving using ecological principles

Duration: Half-day or full-day

Suitable for undergraduates or professional audiences

An illuminating exploration of how natural systems can transform organizational effectiveness and human flourishing. Core concepts:

• Natural systems as organizational models
• Ecological principles for business innovation
• Adaptive strategies from nature
• Building resilient organizational cultures
• The role of relationship in organizational health

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Available virtually or in-person

Artful Intelligence offers a more inclusive, expansive and humane technology that can exemplify the fullest capacities of what it means to be continuous with our deep-time lineage of ecological intelligence.

This talk/workshop is an inspiring presentation on the practical steps toward creating a more beautiful and sustainable future.

When we are in right-relationship with the intelligence of nature, self-care is world-care.

The modern epidemic of anxiety, depression, and disconnection isn't just psychological - it's ecological. Our brains evolved through millions of years of intimate relationship with the Earth's patterns. When we restore this connection, we experience healing that no technology or therapy alone can provide

Learn the principles and practices of our innovative framework that relinks the original meanings of 'eco' in economy and ecology, both rooted in the Greek 'oikos.' Through real-world examples from Nantucket Harbor's eelgrass restoration, New Hampshire's Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, and the El Hondo Wetland, Spain, I'll demonstrate how we incentivize ecological restoration by linking rising economic value to ecological healing.