Embodying Integral Development

<p>In this fourth and final volume of the CARE-ing for Integral Development series Ronnie Lessem integrates all that has come before in terms of: Community activation; Awakening integral consciousness; and institutionalized Research. Here he focuses on individual and community development alongside that of the organization or society and sets it in the context of an integral economy. </p><p></p><p>The four critical success factors identified in recognizing and releasing integral development aligned with CARE are: </p><p></p><ul> <p/><p></p> <li>GROUNDING - linking up with and building upon existing local and global movements for socio-economic development;</li> <p/> <p/><p></p> <li>EMERGENCE - maintaining interconnected focus; </li> <p/> <p/><p></p> <li>NAVIGATING - locating and developing GENE-ius in a particular community/society;</li> <p/> <p/><p></p> <li>EFFECTING - committing to resolving an issue and identifying the most fertile development path.</li> <p/> </ul><p>Embodying Integral Development offers a comprehensive system of accreditation. Supported by examples and illustrations of CARE this book makes a case for Integral Development as a whole. It argues that it is a qualitative means of self-assessment rather than a quantitative one focused on engagement immersion and interpretation as well as evaluation rather than empirical verification.</p>