¶ General Evolution Research Group
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The General Evolution Research Group (GERG) serves "very loosely" as the research arm of the Club of Budapest.[1]
¶ History
GERG was initially founded in 1984 during a "secret meeting" in Budapest, Hungary, between "scientists from both sides of the Iron Curtain during a critical juncture in the Cold War." The purpose of the meeting was to "see if it might be possible to use the chaos theory then coming into vogue to develop a new general theory of evolution that might serve as a road map for our species out of the mounting chaos of our times to the reassuring order of a better world."[1:1]
The group was formally founded by Ervin László and several colleagues.[2]
¶ Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ervin László | Founder[2:1] | Club of Budapest |
| Ralph Abraham | Co-founder[3] | University of California, Santa Cruz, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, Princeton University, Visual Math Institute, Lindisfarne Association |
| Béla H. Bánáthy | Co-founder[4] | White Stag Leadership Development Program, International Systems Institute (ISI) |
| Eric Chaisson | Co-founder | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Wellesley College, Johns Hopkins University, Space Telescope Science Institute, Tufts University, Wright Center for Science Education, Foundation for the Future, Harvard University, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Harvard College Observatory, United States Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) |
| Peter Allen | Member | Matrix Churchill |
| Alexander Christakis | Member | Club of Rome, International Society for the Systems Sciences, Doxiadis Associates, Yale University, Georgetown University, University of Athens, University of Virginia, Center for Interactive Management, CWA, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Institute for 21st Century Agoras, Dialogic Design International, Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), Future Worlds Center (FWC), Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies, Act Beyond Borders |
| Allan Combs | Member | California Institute of Integral Studies, Saybrook University, Assisi Conferences, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Center for Consciousness Studies, Integral Foundation, Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences, Integral Institute, Forge Guild, Club of Budapest, Journal of Conscious Evolution, Universal Awakening |
| Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | Member | University of Chicago, Club of Budapest, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society |
| Duane Elgin | Member | SRI International, National Science Foundation, Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Millennium Project, Choosing Our Future, Club of Budapest, Source of Synergy Foundation, New Stories, Gaia University, California Institute of Integral Studies, World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality, Chopra Foundation, Evolutionary Leaders, Goi Peace Foundation, Simplicity Forum, Ecological Options Network |
¶ External links
General Education Research Group. The Darwin Project. Retrieved June 29, 2012, from http://archive.today/2012.06.29-232926/http://www.thedarwinproject.com/gerg/gerg.html ↩︎ ↩︎
Ervin Laszlo. Evolutionary Leaders. Retrieved January 23, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.03.04-033041/https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/leaders/elaszlo ↩︎ ↩︎
GERG: Members. The Darwin Project. Retrieved July 7, 2013, from http://archive.today/2013.07.07-023853/http://www.thedarwinproject.com/gerg/gerg_members.html ↩︎
Béla H. Bánáthy, Founder of the White Stag Leadership Development Program. White Stag Leadership Development. Retrieved January 13, 2013, from http://archive.today/2013.01.13-092212/http://www.whitestag.org/history/founders/bio_bela.html ↩︎