Malcolm Ocean and I talk about collective IFS Self

About this episode

Ben and Malcolm Ocean discuss the concept of collective IFS Self and its implications in group dynamics.

Some things we mentioned include: * A Positive Account of Property Rights * the original instructions for we-ness * someone's write-up of the we-ship experiment that Malcolm ran (the one where we did the "goodbye for now, Malcolm") Malcolm also posted the same conversation but with video to his YouTube channel if you want that! I’ve included some automatically generated chapter timestamps in case that’s useful. Chapters 00:00 Exploring Internal Family Systems and WeSpace 03:01 Collective Selfness and Group Dynamics 06:00 The We-Ship Experiment: Collective Consciousness 08:59 Navigating Individuality within Collectivity 11:58 Fractal Nature of Selfness in Groups 15:02 Understanding Self-Energy in Group Contexts 17:55 Projection and Responsibility in Group Dynamics 20:49 Defining Boundaries: What is Us and What is Not Us? 27:00 Navigating Relevance in Conversations 29:55 The Dynamics of Group Triggers 32:57 Exploring Collective Self and Shame 36:12 Understanding Boundaries and Ownership 39:00 Moral Layers in Property and Boundaries 41:54 The Complexity of Group Dynamics 44:58 Fairness and Communication Styles 55:58 Earning Attention and Communication Dynamics 57:03 Navigating Group…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Divia

Guest: Malcolm Ocean

Topics covered

• Internal Family Systems
• Collective Consciousness
• Group Dynamics
• Boundaries
• Communication
• Self-Energy

Keywords

• collective self
• group triggers
• we-ship experiment
• boundaries
• communication styles
• self-energy
• property rights

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