Archive - The Human Equation

The Factory Model of Learning

Why our factory-model schools kill creativity and teach conformity. A systems thinking approach to education's hidden impact on human potential.

Jun 20 •

David L. Harkins

When neighbors become strangers

Exploring how cultural polarization reflects broken systems, from the 1974 textbook wars to today's library battles. Can we learn to disagree better?

Jun 13 •

David L. Harkins

May 2025

April 2025

The Art and Practice of Systems Transformation

Beginning to move from what is, to what could be

Apr 26 •

David L. Harkins

Systems of shared purpose

Explore how intentionally designing systems around shared purpose creates meaning, innovation, and engagement in our increasingly fragmented world.

Apr 17 •

David L. Harkins

Seeing the system

The human experience in systems that shape us

Apr 10 •

David L. Harkins

A Manifesto for Collective Transformation

Practicing Human Wholeness to Create Humane Systems

Apr 4 •

David L. Harkins

March 2025

How reflection rebuilds a system-shaped brain

The science of self-liberation in systems.

Mar 27 •

David L. Harkins

Ritual and Routines

Discover how daily rituals, from morning routines to cultural ceremonies, unconsciously form our identities and provide structure during life's…

Mar 20 •

David L. Harkins

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