An Integral extension of causal layered analysis

Riedy, C

An Integral extension of causal layered analysis

Riedy, C

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Citation:: Futures, 2008, 40 (2), pp. 150 - 159
Issue Date:: 2008-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Riedy, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-737X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Futures, 2008, 40 (2), pp. 150 - 159	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0016-3287	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9782
dc.description.abstract	Causal layered analysis (CLA) is a futures method developed by Sohail Inayatullah and since applied by numerous futurists across multiple content areas. The central assumption of CLA is that there are different levels of reality and ways of knowing; beneath the popular conceptions of an issue (the litany) and more academic analysis of systemic causes are deep worldview commitments, discourses, myths and metaphors. This layered understanding of reality initially seems to resonate with ideas from Ken Wilber's Integral Theory, which identifies developmental levels across behavioural, social, psychological and cultural quadrants. On closer inspection, there are some important theoretical and conceptual differences between CLA and Integral Theory; from an Integral perspective, the layers in CLA confuse quadrants, developmental levels and developmental lines. In this paper, I explore these differences in search of a resolution that will allow the fruitful application of CLA within an Integral Futures framework. I find that CLA, as currently conceived, is not an Integral method in its own right. However, CLA has great value for Integral Futures work as a way of drawing attention to the neglected cultural dimension of futures. Further, with some modifications and extensions, a more Integral application of CLA seems possible. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/C10010008
dc.relation.ispartof	Futures	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.futures.2007.11.009	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	en_US
dc.title	An Integral extension of causal layered analysis	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	40	en_US
utslib.for	120504 Land Use and Environmental Planning	en_US
utslib.for	200203 Consumption and Everyday Life	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	40	en_US

Abstract:

Causal layered analysis (CLA) is a futures method developed by Sohail Inayatullah and since applied by numerous futurists across multiple content areas. The central assumption of CLA is that there are different levels of reality and ways of knowing; beneath the popular conceptions of an issue (the litany) and more academic analysis of systemic causes are deep worldview commitments, discourses, myths and metaphors. This layered understanding of reality initially seems to resonate with ideas from Ken Wilber's Integral Theory, which identifies developmental levels across behavioural, social, psychological and cultural quadrants. On closer inspection, there are some important theoretical and conceptual differences between CLA and Integral Theory; from an Integral perspective, the layers in CLA confuse quadrants, developmental levels and developmental lines. In this paper, I explore these differences in search of a resolution that will allow the fruitful application of CLA within an Integral Futures framework. I find that CLA, as currently conceived, is not an Integral method in its own right. However, CLA has great value for Integral Futures work as a way of drawing attention to the neglected cultural dimension of futures. Further, with some modifications and extensions, a more Integral application of CLA seems possible. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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