Ewan Townhead - Voices from the Integral Frontier

Thanks to the work of Ken Wilber and others, integral theory has begun to provide hundreds of thousands of people around the world with a new map for understanding the complex dynamics of just about every aspect of human consciousness and culture-from religion and spirituality to science, business, and politics. And the integral movement is growing. From its humble beginnings on the cultural and philosophical fringes, it has exploded in recent years with an international flowering of integral groups, conferences, academic programs, and individual practitioners who are trying to build the foundation for a whole new worldview.

In this interview for his feature article, "The Integral Emergence," in the December 2008-February 2009 issue of EnlightenNext magazine, associate editor Joel Pitney speaks to British social entrepreneur Ewan Townhead about how he is applying the integral perspective to his work and what he thinks it will take to develop integralism into a full-fledged cultural and philosophical movement.

Ewan Townhead is helping to start a web-based community, Integral Europe, as an organizing hub for integral activities, workshops, and networks globally. He gives the lowdown on the European integral scene and explains why he thinks that the integral movement is at a critical transition point in its development.

BIO

Ewan Townhead is a social entrepreneur and integral network builder. He is the co-founder of Integral Europe, a website dedicated to organizing integral events globally, and currently functions as the marketing director for the organization. Townhead is also the founder of UK iNext, a learning and practice group for aspiring young integral leaders. He has an undergraduate degree in Community Art, and is a trained musician. He has recently relocated to Amsterdam to further devote himself to working in service of the emerging integral worldspace.