About the Cover Image
The cover image of the spiral shell, a simple sea snail, was chosen because it speaks in three metaphorical ways to this book’s themes. First, the spiral is a dynamic pattern occurring at multiple levels in nature—from the smallest chromosomes to the largest galaxies. Within many cultures, as well as within the realm of science, the spiral has come to represent growth and evolution. Similarly, collective wisdom is a naturally occurring phenomenon, revealing itself within multiple levels of society (from families to nation states), that is critical to our social growth and evolution.
Second, if we imagine navigating the spiral cavity of a shell, the path would likely be long, dark, and circuitous, with few navigational markers. ...
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