Introducing
the Guild of Evolutionary Leaders
aka "GEL"
What defines an evolutionary leader?
Evolutionary leaders are people committed to being the change they want to see in the world from a personal to global scale.
Evolutionary Leaders are unwilling to accept a dysfunctional status quo, and rather than looking outside of ourselves for someone to blame, we are willing to discover and cultivate solutions for positive change from a personal to global scale. Whether that means learning how to relate effectively with people we care about, or making choices that will protect ecosystems and human rights--evolutionary leadership includes it all.
What is GEL?
GEL is an inclusive collective of Evolutionary Leaders at all stages of development-- from those who are just awakening their desire for positive change, to those who are on the cutting edge of actualizing key solutions for the movement.
Some people say "don't preach to the choir", but we see a lot of room for growth in us cultivating "coherence in the choir".
The first step in co-creating GEL is to join our topic-based email list where you can BOTH send and receive information and updates about evolutionary topics you are interested in by clicking the button below. (You can learn more about criteria for sending updates to the list after you join ensuring that all content is aligned with our values).
How Evolutionary Guilds will save the world...
If we were to identify one core issue that is both causing the greatest challenges in the world, and if changed could actualize the greatest well-being for all it is the worldview or perspective of "separation consciousness". This perspective is at the core of colonialism and perpetuates patterns such as exploitation of people and the environment, competition, hate, violence, addiction, materialism, greed, poverty, disease, famine and war.
Meanwhile, diverse scientific and spiritual traditions from around the world all agree-- many since long before colonialism-- that the truth of existence is interconnection. The butterfly effect teaches that a hurricane on one side of the planet can be caused by the flapping of a butterfly's wing across the globe. Heart Math and studies through the Institute of Noetic Sciences have shown that the love of a mother can be measured by energetic changes in her child's body from across the world (and further studies prove this beyond mother/child as well). Quantum physics reveals how the observer effect intrinsically contributes to the outcome of an experiment such that what our mind focuses on actually informs physical outcomes (rather than the other way around)...
Evolutionary leaders typically resonate with unity consciousness as a worldview, however there are currently very few STRUCTURED ways to participate in the world that are specifically influenced by this worldview outside of awareness practices for individuals and groups-- many of which are underground or so specific in focus that they are not easily interacting. Worse yet, there can be shadow dynamics of competition that keep seemingly aligned leaders and groups from unifying due to the very diversity that is the key to their mutual success.
Evolutionary Guilds are the key to uplifting unity consciousness and resolving shadow dynamics influenced by the separation consciousness paradigm.
A guild is a term that has long been used to describe a group with similar attributes. In permaculture (a systems-thinking approach that mimics nature) including biodynamic plant guilds and companion planting are key considerations in designing regenerative systems that maximize benefits for the entire system.
WESOURCE and GEL are social permaculture solutions focused on building synergistic guilds of people where we can maximize our collective success through increasing access to and experiences of interconnection and sharing of resources, ideas and support through the lenses of location, focus area, and developmental stage.
The "evolutionary" distinction is based on cultural norms that are the foundation of participation in GEL--such as:
a commitment to personal responsibility vs. blaming
relating with empathy and compassion vs. shaming
accountability to resolve conflicts through a value and respect for diverse perspectives
an approach of unconditional positive regard (where we assume that everyone is doing the best they can based on their current capacity)
while also demonstrating a commitment to evolutionary leadership and the 3 core permaculture principles we see as the keys to actualizing well-being for all: : earth care, people care, fair share
WESOURCE offers trainings and support to increase these evolutionary leadership skills, and demonstrated capacity in these cultural norms is a pre-requisite for certain levels of participation in the guilds. (More information will be provided about these after you have joined the email list).
There are infinite untold benefits to come from participating in evolutionary guilds, for example:
people will maximize their interconnection with resonant allies co-creating a sum that's greater than the parts
reciprocal mentorship will flourish
innovation will be accelerated through increased sharing of investment, ideas and feedback within and between guilds
market-driven crowd-sourced development will contribute to a new paradigm economy of true wealth shared fairly
there will be an ever-growing visibility and organization of unity consciousness in action uplifting this movement and co-creating a world that works for all
How can we get this movement to GEL?
The first step in co-creating these guilds is to join the email list. It's free and takes a couple minutes of your time to sign up, so if you want to be a part of the solution and actualize your evolutionary leadership potential SIGN UP NOW.
It may sound really simple, but honestly the email list is going to be THE KEY to us getting this movement unified beyond the profit-driven algorithms of social media or the niche-positioning rampant in mainstream marketing/outreach/advocacy/media.
We are also developing two interconnected areas of support for GEL members, one is ONLINE and the other is ONLIFE.
Online Support
Our goal with online support is to maximize ease, efficiency and connection in the most agile way possible... We want to minimize how much time any of us has to spend online (so we can be out in the world living our joy and being the change as much as possible) while also maximizing the benefits of our online engagement as much as possible.
The online support that GEL offers includes solutions for people at any stage of development (1-3) and solutions for professional-level leaders wanting to get their offerings out into the world even more (4-8 in italics). (Joining the email list, and successfully completing a basic cultural competencies assessment are pre-requisites to receiving these online support services to ensure values alignment for all participants)
DISCUSSION GROUPS Get access to join interactive online discussion groups for each guild you are interested in on Facebook (or whichever more values-aligned alternative comes onto the scene next)
ONLINE LEARNING Get access to live and recorded calls, webinars, classes, programs, talks etc. related to evolutionary topics you are interested in
REFERRAL INCOME Earn money by supporting the movement online promoting offerings you resonate with
DIRECTORY LISTING Get listed in the GEL directory with a profile that links to all of your other sites/profiles etc. and makes it easy for people to find you based on your location, interests, areas of expertise etc.
COLLECTIVE BLOG Contribute content to a collective multimedia blog that can be featured on your profile, and in related guild email-lists and discussion groups to maximize reach for your message and expertise
LANDING PAGES Promote your offerings in a simple stream-lined way that leverages collective market reach in a values-driven container maximizing exposure and making it easy for more people to benefit from your work ~ completely replace the need for you to create your own website!!
CONTENT INCUBATORS Join a 12-week online program offering expert guidance and peer support following a simple step-by-step process for developing an infoproduct (such as an online course/e-book etc); 4+ promo media posts; and a high-impact distribution strategy to maximize content marketing and/or generate residual revenue by making it easier for more people to meaningfully engage with your offerings
OUTREACH LAUNCHES Get customized support to spread the word about an offering in alignment with evolutionary leadership; support may include a referral program, social media marketing, email blasts etc.
Onlife Support
As much as the internet is a necessary evil in our world, and undoubtedly one of the most powerful tools we have for facilitating interconnection, we also see growing trends in how digital connection is causing imbalances in our lives and perpetuating separation consciousness in many ways.
In light of this, it is CRUCIAL for GEL to also include live support for people in person through events and development services.
The onlife support GEL provides will grow over time to include offerings by the growing community of GEL members-- including unique specialized offerings by members as well as co-created templates specifically supporting GEL that people can become trained in.
For example, we have a one-day training in the cultural competencies that will be offered in communities throughout the world that is a prerequisite for some levels of engagement in GEL, and that some leaders can opt to become trainers in to continue training more people in their community. Our goal is for these in-person support services to grow virally like how you see twelve-step programs being offered to ever-greater audiences around the world providing universal access and support for people without any commercial/financial barriers to participation.
Examples for onlife support GEL offers includes:
CO-COACHING PRACTICES
COMMUNITY COUNCILS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS
AWAKENING INTENSIVES
EVOLUTIONARY RETREATS
Once again, if you are interested in learning more about our Onlife Support services, the first step is to JOIN THE MAILING LIST so that you can get access to more information in subsequent emails.
To our collective evolution and a world that works for all!
~WESOURCE and the GEL team