From the encounter and synergy of three modern sciences, i.e., quantum science and neuroscience, supported by consciousness research across cultures, a new cultural paradigm emerges. Intercultural Fusion Science can provide the cognitive capabilites, that raise cultural intelligence to the level, where it can literally manage all forms, shapes and types of cultural diversity across civilisations. As such it is an innovative, universal instrument and a world première, a blueprint of a sustainable culture paradigm shift.
From a research standpoint, this study eclipses as much as possible conventional, more quantitative, yet pioneering intercultural research, in line with the then prevailing digital research paradigm, by culture&management scholars such as Prof. Geert Hofstede, Prof. Charles Hampden-Turner from Cambridge University and Fons Trompenaars (vide bibliographic references at the end, entries Hofstede G. and Hampden-Turner Ch. and Trompenaars F. more particularly).
My own research approach, on the other hand, which this particular publication deals with more specifically, begins where the explicit work of those aforementioned, highly esteemed culture scholars’ work seems to end. In order to enhance their most appreciated work, however largely limited to the more quantitative paradigm potentialities, I use quantum physics and neuroscience principles and metaphors, that contextualize culture in a wider cognitive horizon, in particular Werner Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and Niels Bohr’s Wave-Particle Duality, along with the Twofold Structural–Functional Integration Principle of neurophysiology (vide Prof. Ch. Hampden–Turner and the late Dr. Brosse Thérèse, Paris … bibliographic entries), as well as cross-civilisation studies of consciousness across the ages. What seems to emerge from this interdisciplinary approach is a blueprint of an enhanced (inter-)cultural epistemology, that may well have the potential to set man free from perennial culture conflict and strife and to usher in a superordinate universal civilisation of freedom and global cultural peace in line with a higher level and rationale of human evolution and creation itelf. In sum, as the quantum paradigm has permitted the conquest of outer (material) space, so its metaphorical application, obviously, may permit the victory of inner (psychological) space with its diverse cultural conditioning and programming.
Note. The author’s mother tongue is German, not English
Table of Contents
PROLOG: A NEW SCIENCE-BASED EPISTEMOLOGY
PREFACE
1 INNER CULTURE INTER CULTURE OUTER CULTURE
2 THIRD MILLENNIUM QUANTUM CIVILISATION
3 THE QUANTUM MIND
4 KINDLING THE QUANTIC FLAME OF LOVE, HUMAN SURVIVAL, PEACE AND WELFARE
5 QUANTUM COSMIC COMMUNICATION
6 THIRD MILLENNIUM QUANTUM INTELLIGENCE
7 THIRD MILLENNIUM QUANTUM MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP: QUANTUM CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND GLOBAL MANAGERIAL PROBLEM RESOLUTION
8 THE ABILITY TO POSITION ONESELF WITHIN GLOBAL PLANETARY DIVERSITY
9 RECONCILING PLANETARY DIVERSITY THROUGH TRANSCULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND ROOTING ONSELF IN THE HIC AT NUNC OF THE INNER-OUTER COSMOS
10 PEACE AS A QUANTUM STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS: THE QUEST FOR GLOBAL QUANTUM CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE
11 QANTUM CULTURAL METAPHYSICS QUANTUM HEALING AND SANCTIFICATION OF THE WORLD
12 CULTURAL ENGINEERING: BEYOND RELATIVISM
13 CULTURAL REVERSE, FORWARD ENGINEERING AND BEYOND
14 A QUANTIC UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURE: THE BIOPSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEMENTARITY OF INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURAL, STRUCTURAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HUMAN DIVERSITY:
15 UT UNUM SINT: A CHANGING OPTIC
16 QUANTUM ESCHATOLOGY. QUANTUM CHRISTOLOGY
17 QUANTUM DNA: THE GOD-MAN LINKAGE
18 PLAIDOYER POUR UNE CONSCIENCE QUANTIQUE EUROPÉENNE ET MONDIALE
19 LA CONCIENCIA CUÁNTICA TRANSCULTURA LA CUESTIÓN CULTURAL – ¿ESTÁ BIEN PLANTEADA? UNA INVESTIGACIÓN HASTA LOS LÍMITES DEL CONOCIMIENTO Y DE LA CONCIENCIA Y FORMULACIÓN DE UNA NUEVA EPISTEMOLOGÍA INTERCULTURAL
20 „QUANTEN-BEWUSSTSEIN, QUANTEN-KULTUR UND QUANTEN-OPTIK“: EINE INNOVATIVE KULTURMETAPHER
Objectives & Core Themes
The work aims to develop a new "quantum" epistemological framework for intercultural and transcultural management, moving beyond static, traditional models by integrating consciousness-based perspectives to address the complex, interdependent global challenges of the 3rd millennium.
- Application of quantum physics metaphors (complementarity, uncertainty, wave-particle duality) to human culture and consciousness.
- Development of an integrative "Transcultural Management Model" (12D Profiler) to harmonize diverse cultural and management perspectives.
- Exploration of the role of "Cultural Intelligence" and "Noetic Intelligence" in resolving global conflicts and leadership dilemmas.
- Emphasis on the "internal" state of the observer (consciousness) as a primary determinant of external cultural reality and management efficacy.
- Reconciliation of planetary diversity through structural, ethical, and noetic integration.
Excerpt from the Book
INNER CULTURE, INTER CULTURE, OUTER CULTURE
Inner culture, inter culture, outer culture: I would like to explore the deeper meaning of this interconnected triad, in order to gain some new insights into the world of culture and its management.
What is inner culture? Most interculturalists might answer this question by saying that it covers culture one, the refinement of the human heart and mind through the arts and sciences as well as the collective mental programming or mental software.
To me this type of understanding amounts to a merely horizontal perception of culture and more specifically inner culture because it does not seem to fully account for the mechanisms of the mind that operate behind the perception and the processing of culture. And therefore I would like to introduce a vertical dimension that also deals with the levels of perception of culture. The two together provide a more complete picture of what the term inner culture may mean. So, inner culture refers to an art and “science” of the perception - of the creative perception and processing of culture - which impacts the perception of cultural diversity as well as its interrelated processes and results. This expanded contextualization of culture leads to enhanced management options.
Summary of Chapters
1 INNER CULTURE INTER CULTURE OUTER CULTURE: This chapter introduces the interconnected triad of inner, inter, and outer culture, advocating for a vertical dimension of perception that goes beyond traditional horizontal "mental programming" views.
2 THIRD MILLENNIUM QUANTUM CIVILISATION: This chapter highlights the need for a new "quantic" problem-solving awareness to navigate unprecedented global challenges that past paradigms cannot address.
3 THE QUANTUM MIND: This chapter explores the mind as a quantum phenomenon characterized by wave-particle duality, suggesting that understanding the perceiver's nature is key to resolving seemingly irreconcilable cultural conflicts.
4 KINDLING THE QUANTIC FLAME OF LOVE, HUMAN SURVIVAL, PEACE AND WELFARE: This chapter examines love as a powerful, time-transcendent primal force that must be integrated with the intellect to ensure sustainable human survival and welfare.
5 QUANTUM COSMIC COMMUNICATION: This chapter discusses consciousness as a common medium of an interconnected field, exploring how different cultures codify this "enigmatic quid" through various symbolic and scientific metaphors.
Keywords
Quantum Paradigm, Cultural Intelligence, Transcultural Management, Consciousness, Noetic Intelligence, Interconnected Field, Complementarity Principle, Dilemma Resolution, Holistic Management, Human Nature, Epistemology, Cultural Engineering, Global Leadership.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the core premise of this work?
The work premise is that current global challenges require an enhanced, metaphorically "quantum" approach to culture and consciousness, moving beyond outdated, deterministic models toward an integrated, transcultural perspective.
What are the primary fields of study?
The book synthesizes concepts from quantum physics (e.g., Bohr's complementarity, Heisenberg's uncertainty), intercultural management, neurophysiology, and eschatological traditions.
What is the ultimate goal of the proposed management model?
The goal is to provide a "cultural autopilot" for global leaders that allows them to remain centered amidst planetary diversity, enabling sustainable problem resolution through an integrated, meta-level awareness.
How is the "quantum" terminology used?
It is used strictly as a metaphor to describe psychological and cultural processes, enabling a more holistic conceptualization of human diversity and consciousness that static models cannot capture.
What is the significance of the "12D Transcultural Profiler"?
It is the author's master model, functioning as a holistic, hierarchical diagnostic tool that integrates individual, societal, and planetary dimensions to align the global player with a more effective, non-dualistic reality.
Which management competencies are emphasized?
The model emphasizes competencies such as altruism, transcultural mindset, emotional strength, and, crucially, the ability to shift perceptual filters to move from "particle-like" (divisive) to "wave-like" (integrative) modes of perception.
How does the author connect the "God-Man Linkage" to business management?
The author argues that prioritizing the "Word" or "Logos" as the true center of reality provides the only stable foundation for resolving human diversity issues, as it aligns management practices with the underlying order of Creation.
What role does the "Taiheki" system play?
The Taiheki system is introduced as a somatic-kinetic diagnostic tool of East-Asian origin that complements psychological research by linking physiological patterns to behavioral and mental predispositions.
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- D.E.A./UNIV. PARIS I Gebhard Deißler (Autor:in), 2021, Quantum Culture, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1144611
