This is in response to Ondine's post. I think what you point out is very important. As this new culture emerges we must be clear that it is not to create a new hierarchy that places "cultural creatives" above those with "traditional" and "modern" values.
It is true that each generation has new ideas and values but this idea of a traditional, modern and now "CCs" is not the same thing as having new ideas and experiences. There has been a tremendous amount of research done on the evolution of cultural memes and how they develop. (see spiraldynamics.org) It is much more in depth than generation to generation. What we are seeing is an evolution of consciousness that has happened over human history. What is different today from the past is that most of the evolution took place over eons. The Modern age started in the 16th century and progressed till today. Most people did what their parents did and parents parents did. They were not able to see the changes that could only be viewed after seeing the evolutionary development over time. But now through a confluence of technology, democratic freedoms and necessity (due to ecological breakdown) we are seeing an acceleration of this conscious evolution.

The "cultural creatives" are a part of this acceleration. We are developing a values system that meets the needs of the world today. And in many ways we may see the next evolutionary leap which some call the "integral" meme. That is already happening but is much smaller and more difficult to track.

What is important from my perspective is to find value in where we are coming from and where we are going. It is evolution not hierarchy. In evolution the next meme must include the previous meme. Ken Wilber calls these holons. A cell is in an organ is in a body. Cultural Creatives have some of the values of the traditional and modern cultures as well. And we couldn't be here today if we didn't have these necessary steps.

As cultural creatives we can also value the modern and traditional cultures that exist in this country and attempt to recognize the many important gifts that they bring to the table.

While valuing the roles of these different cultures we must also forge ahead and recognize that new values are also important and must be explored to meet the difficulties of the world today.

I hope this wasn't too technical. It is an exciting topic to discuss and one that doesn't show up in your mainstream media.

This is a great read Tara. Thanks for posting. There are lots of books out there now about this new culture and they aren't always referred to as "cultural creatives." Once place is to go to www.culturalcreatives.org This is the place where Paul Ray and Sheri Ruth Anderson keep up to date with what they are doing. They are the people who did much of the original research that discovered this new culture we are talking about. The more we put it out there the better chance we will start to find each other and become more of a force for change in the world.
Thanks for bringing this perspective to Biznik.

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You know what would really help this article is an example of a site that you think gets it right. Since all websites suck is there one out there that is good?

Great article it really made me think about how naive my own site is. I'm going to start redoing it as a result of reading this. Thanks.

It is interesting to me the idea of greening a small business. The typical ways that large corporations green (e.g. energy reduction/conservation, waste reduction etc.) are somewhat lost to a small business that has limited resource needs (especially when we do much of our work on line).
I think the idea of a pledge or some way of connecting our daily lives to the ideas of sustainability that expands beyond these energy/waste concepts is really needed. Clearly not driving to work or making sure that you purchase from local businesses is an important start and should be obvious. But really delving into the concept of sustainability as a part of your integrity can help build a greener society.

This is really helpful. I can use this all of the time. Crazy how easy it is to setup and connect to your entire address book. Thanks for the tip...