Transpersonal Management: lessons from the Matrix trilogy
Julio Francisco Dantas de Rezende
- Preface
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1
Technology in The Matrix
Virtual Reality: a strange new world
The Internet and the increasing complexity of reality
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Nanotechnology and the revolution of the microcosm
Automation and making organizations autonomous
Technology and the process of reality becoming increasingly more complex - CHAPTER 2
History, Symbolism and the Thesis of The Matrix
A New World-View Sensibility
Waking up to a Reality of Power
Choosing to follow the White Rabbit
Carefully Following a New Path
What is the Matrix?
A Complex explanation of Reality
The red pill: the Process of Death and Rebirth
The presentation of the Nebuchadnezzar Hovercraft and its crew - CHAPTER 3
The Development of a New Organizational Epistemology
The Nebuchadnezzar and the machine metaphor
The Nebuchadnezzar and the biblical symbolism
Nebuchadnezzar as an organization
Studies of the organizations
Complex environmental analysis
The Organizational Culture at the Nebuchadnezzar - CHAPTER 4
The Matrix and Organizational Behavior
Organizational Commitment
Decisive and Intuitive Proceedings
Motivation
Teamwork
Leadership and Trust - CHAPTER 5
Organizational Practice in The Matrix
The development of new organizational strategies
Management in an environment of change
Innovation and organizational complexity
Organizational learning and training aboard the Constructor
Encounter with the Oracle and the reflection on responsibility and adaptability for the future
The capture of Morpheus and the Management of the Unpredictable
The first duel between Neo and agent Smith
Entrepreneurship and the hero journey
The flight of Neo and the emergence of a New Vision - CHAPTER 6
The Matrix Reloaded and Antithesis to the Criticism of Technology
The meeting of the captains and reflections on the emergence of disobedience
The return to Zion, Morpheus’ discourse and the expression of power
The dialogue with Councilor Hamann and taking care of relations between men and machines
The second contact with the Oracle and the awakening of responsible actions
The fight against Smith and the search for non-duality
The visit to Merovingian and reflections about true power
Envy in Persephone and Organizations
The power to change the world
The contact with the Architect and the role of hope in organizations
The destruction of the Nebuchadnezzar and taking care of the details of organizational management - CHAPTER 7
Synthesis in The Matrix Revolutions
Sacrifice and liberation: elements for thinking about organizational transcendence
Quality in Organizational Management
Diversity and Complementariness
The war and strategies of adaptability
The arrival at Machine City and the awakening of Emotional Intelligence
The pact between Neo and the Deus ex Machina and wholeness of vision
The last fight between Neo and Smith
The last scene: meeting of the Architect and the Oracle
Internet: a new Matrix? - CHAPTER 8
The Third Renascence
The use of technology with respect
Technologies and the humanistic and spiritual emergence - CHAPTER 9
The Transpersonal Management
The concept of man and consciousness in transpersonal psychology
The transpersonal psychology applied to organizations
States of consciousness in organizations
The archetypes influence
Methodology for the development of a transpersonal management
Transpersonal Management in practice
Stimulating Contact with Deep Motivation
Attention to the Present Moment
Transcendence of the ego
Development of Intuition
Amplifying and Raising states of consciousness
The Importance of the self-awareness
Contact with the hero dimension
Genuine concern for well-being in the organization
Communication not only of the word, but of the state of consciousness
Making Relationships Important
Searching new learning possibilities: the Constructor metaphor
The value of inter-religious consciousness in organizations
Cultivating Altered States of Consciousness in Organizations
Immersion Of Meditative Practices within Organizations
The Value of Dreams in Organizations
The Value and criticism of spirituality in organizations
Managing the Well-being of Organizations
Limits and Challenges in Adopting a Transpersonal Management System - CHAPTER 10
The Economy of Consciousness - Epilogue
- References