NewMathforHumanity's Approach

NewMathforHumanity is of course not about mathematics, per se. It is about power relations.

We strive to fullfill our mission by working on power in three interrelated spheres:

• Psychological Action to Develop Personal Power
• Political Action to Transform the Structures of Power
• Intellectual Action to Advance the Evolutionary Project

We work in these three spheres because we believe the personal is connected to the political and because the nature of our mission requires a large R & D component. Thus, the development of personal power will inevitably propel each person to express him or herself politically, working in some way to transform the structures of power in society to life-enhancing forms. The distribution and consumption of resources, the ecological balance, the concern that such a large gap is growing between those who 'have' and those who 'have not' become natural areas for political action.

Yet, we are the first to acknowledge that serious study, research, and the development of practical options is required on the subject of power. While power is an omnipresent factor in almost all disciplines, from developmental psychology to criminology, economics to business and organizational management, from international relations to war and peace studies, it remains underdeveloped, ubiquitous but unclear. It is also most often experienced and treated as a negative term - especially by those who see others abusing power.

In order to explore power more, to offer useful insights, services, and products that will contribute to realizing the vision that inspires our work, NewMathforHumanity must be a continuous learning initiative.

Above all, we believe there is a community of people who share our vision, and who in their own way are working now to transform power. They may be doing this by helping individuals to overcome their demons to get well, or helping families live happily together, or by taking nonviolent action to protest something that is wrong, by demanding sound environmental and fair trade practices, or by establishing rule of law in anarchic, violent societies and encouraging and supporting the full participation of citizens in political processes.

There is much to do.

Click on each sphere to read more.