Steve McIntosh explained

Stephen Ian McIntosh (born July 3, 1960) is an American author, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He was the founder and former CEO of Now & Zen, Inc., a boutique alarm clock company. He writes on the subject of integral thought.[1]

Education

McIntosh graduated from University High School in West Los Angeles in 1978. In 1984, he graduated from the University of Southern California business school, winning the USC Entrepreneur Program's Best Business Plan Award.[2] In 1987 he graduated from the University of Virginia Law School.

Professional life

In 1990 McIntosh became vice president of Earth Wise, Inc.[3] In 1991 Earth Wise was acquired by the Celestial Seasonings tea company, and McIntosh served as general counsel. In 1995 he founded Now & Zen, Inc., a boutique alarm clock company[4] serving as CEO until 2012, when he turned over the business to his wife, and they closed its retail store to focus on online sales.[5] All Now & Zen products were conceived and designed by McIntosh.[6]

Integral theory

In the late 1990s McIntosh became interested in the integral theory. In 2000 he joined Ken Wilber's Integral Institute, where he served as a member in consortiums on Integral Art and Integral Business. He left the Integral Institute in 2002.

In 2007 Parragon published McIntosh's book: Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution: How the Integral Worldview Is Transforming Politics, Culture and Spirituality. In 2012 Select Books published his book, Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins. In 2015 Quest Books published McIntosh's book on spiritual experience: The Presence of the Infinite: The Spiritual Experience of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness. He has been interviewed by New Dimensions Radio,[7] and the Institute of Noetic Sciences[8] and online at Beyond Awakening, The Daily Evolver, and What Is Enlightenment? Magazine.[9]

In 2012, McIntosh partnered with integral authors and former EnlightenNext editors, Carter Phipps and Elizabeth Debold, and University of Colorado philosopher Michael E. Zimmerman, to found The Institute for Cultural Evolution (ICE). In 2015, The National Journal wrote an article about the Institute for Cultural Evolution, [10] and they wrote an article about a summit they held, Future Right Summit, An Unconventional Summit on the Future of the Right.[11] McIntosh has written numerous articles on politics. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

In 2020 McIntosh’s published his book, Developmental Politics: How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of Itself. In May 2020, Areo Magazine published McIntosh’s article "Towards a Post-Progressive Political Perspective"[17]

In 2020 McIntosh co-authored Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business with Carter Phipps and co-founder of Whole Foods Market, John Mackey.[18]

Bibliography

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Phipps . Carter . February 27, 2022 . Integral Politics Comes of Age . 46–82 . What is Enlightenment? . February 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: USC Marshall School of Business | . October 31, 2012 . March 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312003214/http://entrepreneur.marshall.usc.edu/ . dead .
  3. The Launch of Earth Wise, Boulder Daily Camera, July 23, 1990
  4. "Spiritually Alarming Wake-up Call: Boulder entrepreneur designs a gentle sounding alarm clock with philosophical overtones", Rocky Mountain News October 14, 1996
  5. Now & Zen Chimes a Final Time in Boulder, Boulder Daily Camera, August 8, 2012: https://www.dailycamera.com/2012/08/19/now-zen-chimes-a-final-time-in-boulder/
  6. "Cool Zen Tools", GQ, December 2000
  7. Toms. Michael. The Culture of the Integralist. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928231244/http://www.newdimensions.org/program.php?id=3227. September 28, 2011. MP3. New Dimensions Radio Archive. November 26, 2007.
  8. O'Dea. James. Teleseminar with Steve McIntosh. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128230819/http://www.shiftinaction.com/discover/luminaries/steve_mcintosh. January 28, 2010. MP3. Shift In Action Archive.
  9. Carter Phipps’ Interview: Integral Politics Comes of Age, What Is Enlightenment? Magazine, December 2007, Issue 38
  10. Web site: The War On Partisanship: How fighting polarization became its own cause. National Journal. February 1, 2016. October 20, 2015.
  11. Web site: Future Right Summit . 2022-02-26 . National Journal.
  12. McIntosh . Steve . 2008 . Integral Politics and the Evolution of Consciousness and Culture . Tikkun . 23 . 4 . 37–77 . 10.1215/08879982-2008-4017 . 151854070 . 2164-0041.
  13. Web site: Dickson . Rebecca . 2016-12-07 . A new political center . 2022-02-26 . TheHill . en.
  14. News: McIntosh . Steve . 2016-07-19 . After Trump Loses, We Can Build a Sane Republican Party . en . The Daily Beast . 2022-02-26.
  15. Web site: 2020-02-25 . Polarization is more of a cultural problem than a political one . 2022-02-26 . The Fulcrum . en.
  16. Web site: 2020-05-20 . Towards a Post-Progressive Political Perspective . 2022-02-26 . Areo . en-US.
  17. Web site: Towards a Post-Progressive Political Perspective. May 20, 2020.
  18. Book: Mackey . John . Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business . September 17, 2020 . Bantam Press . 0593189213 .

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