Keynote for Conscious Life Expo introducing a revolutionary new framework that drives breakthroughs towards thriving in any human system. It's a comprehensive integration of science and wisdom focused on encouraging transformational change.

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BREAKTHROUGH
BIODYNAMICS:
THE PATH TO PEACE &
POSSIBILITY THROUGH
CONSCIOUS HEALING &
CREATIVITY
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CLE, Feb 2016

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THANK YOU!

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BREAKTHROUGH BIODYNAMICS™
SCIENCE:
NEUROBIOLOGY
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
WISDOM:
WISDOM TEACHINGS
HEALING THERAPIES
INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS
CHANGE:
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
COACHING
MASS BEHAVIOUR & ATTITUDE CHANGE

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EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE -
SUBJECT / OBJECT
INTROSPECTION -
SUBJECT / SUBJECT
ACTION - OBJECT / SUBJECT
SCIENCE + SPIRIT + SOCIAL CHANGE

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IF YOU COULD POSITIVELY AND
PERMANENTLY CHANGE - I.E.
BREAK THROUGH - ANY
PROBLEM TODAY, WHAT WOULD
IT BE?

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SO WHAT IS A BREAKTHROUGH?

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CLASSICAL MECHANICS: WE
THOUGHT IT WOULD ALLOW
US TO PREDICT EVERYTHING

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QUANTUM MECHANICS:
UNPREDICTABILITY AT THE
HEART OF MATTER, FITTING
THE ANOMALIES THAT KEPT
SHOWING UP

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MEISSONIER: WORLD’S MOST
EXPENSIVE PAINTER IN HIS
LIFETIME, FITTED THE
CONVENTIONS OF THE PAST

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VAN GOGH: WORLD’S MOST
EXPENSIVE PAINTER 100 YEARS
INTO HIS DEATHTIME (BUT DIED
IGNORED) FITTED THE FUTURE
AS IT EMERGED

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“My prototype was big as a toaster,
but the technical people loved it. But
it was filmless photography, so
management’s reaction was, ‘that’s
cute — but don’t tell anyone about it.”
Steven Sasson, Kodak Employee

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$1B IN 1 YEAR BY A HANDFUL OF
PEOPLE. $35B TODAY. BECAUSE IT
FITS HOW PEOPLE FEEL & ACT IN
THE NETWORKED ECONOMY

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“If I had not been in prison I would not
have been able to achieve the most
difficult task in life, and that is changing
yourself.”
Nelson Mandela
MANDELA CHANGED HIMSELF TO
FIT HIS REALITY AND TURN INTO A
LEADER THAT FITTED THE NEED
OF HIS COUNTRY FOR PEACE

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THE BIG QUESTION
HOW DO WE EMBRACE COMPLEXITY, AMBIGUITY &
RAPID CHANGE TO LEAD AND SUSTAIN
CONTINUOUS BREAKTHROUGHS FOR OURSELVES /
OTHERS…?

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…WITHOUT GETTING LOST DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
(OR LOSING OTHERS ALONG THE WAY)?

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BREAKTHROUGH BIODYNAMICS™

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WE ARE BORN TO BREAKTHROUGH & THRIVE
Sources: Pew Research Center, World
Values Survey, CIA, US Census Bureau,
Statistics Canada, Australian Bureau of
Statistics, ONS, Theos
OUR SUCCESS AS
A SPECIES IS
DOWN TO OUR
HARD-WIRED
CREATIVITY &
COLLABORATION

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THE BIOLOGY OF BREAKTHROUGH
2012: 12 EXPERIENCED FREESTYLE RAP
ARTISTS AND GAVE THEM IDENTICAL 8-
BAR MUSICAL TRACK
IMPROVISED RHYMING LYRICS
VS.
REHEARSED SET OF LYRICS
Liu et. al.

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THINK DIFFERENT
PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
LESS TEMPORAL
PREFRONTAL AROUSAL
LESS CONTROL / FOCUS
WE ARE
LESS TRADITIONALLY
SMART WHEN CREATING
Beeman; Liu

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PSYCHEDELICS: THE ENTROPIC BRAIN
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PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
DISINTEGRATION OF KEY
HUB STRUCTURES
DECREASE IN SYSTEM
ORGANISATION
DISORDER - THE
“ENTROPIC BRAIN”
“BRAIN OPERATES WITH
GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND
INTERCONNECTEDNESS
UNDER HALLUCINOGENS”
Carhart-Harris et al.

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BUT…
Sources: Pew Research Center, World
Values Survey, CIA, US Census Bureau,
Statistics Canada, Australian Bureau of
Statistics, ONS, Theos
OUR SUCCESS AS
A SPECIES IS
DOWN TO OUR
HARD-WIRED
CREATIVITY &
COLLABORATION
IF WE ARE HARD-
WIRED TO CREATIVE,
WHY DO SO MANY OF
US FIND IT SO HARD
TO BREAK THROUGH?

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Bmusic
ANAGRAM

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cubism
WE LIKE TO HOLD ONTO THE OLD

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WE ARE DESIGNED TO SURVIVE
CHANGE TRIGGERS FEAR / ANXIETY
TRIGGERS OLD TRAUMA
ACTIVATES STRESS RESPONSE
RELY ON OLD HABITS & RULES TO SURVIVE

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THAT’S HOW WE DO IT ROUND HERE
Vegetable Peel Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup carrot Peels
2. 1/2 cup cucumber peels
3. 1/2 cup ridged gourd peels
4. 1/4 cup potato peels
5. 1 tsp corn flour
6. Pinch of sugar
7. Salt to taste
8. Pepper powder as per taste
9. Water as per requirement
Source: http://www.boldsky.com/cookery/soups-snacks-drinks/vegetarian-soup/vegetable-peel-soup-
recipe-250211-aid0111.html
A STUDY SHOWS THAT SUCCESS IN LATER LIFE IS
PREDICTED BY RESPONSIBILITY & STUDIOUSNESS
AS WELL AS “RULE BREAKING AND DEFIANCE OF
PARENTAL AUTHORITY” - MORE THAN IQ AND
SOCIOECONOMICS
Source: Spengler et al, Developmental Psychology, Vol
51(9), Sep 2015

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Sources: Science 2003; Journal of
Experimental Psychology 2013

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PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PAIN
FELT IN SAME PLACE (ACC) IN
BRAIN
REJECTION: PAIN ON THE BRAIN
Sources: Science 2003; Journal of
Experimental Psychology 2013
“Nothing will stop you being creative so
effectively as the fear of making a
mistake.”
John Cleese

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“24 [out of 24] future Nobel Laureates encountered resistance [from]
journal editors to manuscripts that dealt with discoveries that later would
earn them the Nobel Prize.”
Scientometrics, Nov 2009

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THE CHOICE
BE BREAKTHROUGH (AT EDGE OF CHAOS)
BE RIGHT (WITH THE ILLUSION OF SAFETY AND
CONTROL)
BUT WE CAN’T BE BOTH

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TWO SYSTEMS
PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
DEDUCTIVE REASONING =
RULE-BASED, LOGICAL,
LINEAR, FAMILIAR
PROBLEMS
ABDUCTIVE REASONING =
INFINITE SOLUTIONS,
IMPROVISATION, NOVEL
PROBLEMS
Jung et. al.; Menon

32. PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
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CREATIVE TENSION
SALIENCE NETWORK
SWITCHES BETWEEN
TWO
Jung (2015), Menon V. (2015)
DIVERGENCE /
SPONTANEITY / OPENESS
DEFAULT MODE NETWORK
CERTAINTY / CONVERGENCE:
COGNITIVE CONTROL
NETWORK
Psychosis 3%
Autism 2.7%

33. PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
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WE ARE CONTROL FREAKS
Jung et. al.
WE LEARN TO FAVOUR
PREDICTABILITY OVER
SPONTANEITY. WE SEEK
THE ILLUSION OF
CONTROL OVER THE
REALITY OF CONSTANT
CHANGE. DIVERGENCE / SPONTANEITY
DEFAULT MODE NETWORK
CERTAINTY / CONVERGENCE:
COGNITIVE CONTROL
NETWORK

34. PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
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SWITCH ON NOW
WE INTENTIONALLY
MASTER WHERE TO
BE IN THIS
CREATIVE TENSION
IN ANY GIVEN
MOMENT
DIVERGENCE /
SPONTANEITY / OPENESS
DEFAULT MODE NETWORK
CERTAINTY / CONVERGENCE:
COGNITIVE CONTROL
NETWORK

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SWITCH ON: CAN’T BYPASS BIOLOGY
PREFRONTALCORTEX
CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE

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Behaviours / habits
Beliefs / thinking /
assumptions
Being / emotions / felt
sense

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LIVE LONGER, HAPPIER,
WEALTHIER, BETTER AT
RELATIONSHIPS, MORE
POPULAR AND TRUSTED
AND LESS LIKELY TO BE
ADDICTED OR ARRESTED!
SELL MORE THAN OTHER
EMPLOYEES, GIVE BETTER
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
ADJUST BETTER TO NEW
ASSIGNMENTS, EARN
50%-150% MORE INCOME
Launch & lead
breakthrough
innovations
SWITCH ON
YOUR ORG
Sources: Scientific American 2015;
University of Florida
LEADERSHIP MASTERY

38. Deductive reasons = An
efficient process
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THE MYTH OF CHANGE
ORDER /
THRIVING
DISORDER/
SURVIVING
WE ARE ORGANISMS NOT
ALGORITHMS!
WE DO NOT CHANGE IN A
LINEAR WAY, ESPECIALLY
WITH NOVEL PROBLEMS
PROBLEM
SOLUTIONTHE WORLD CHANGES OVER TIME

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THE BREAKTHROUGH CURVE
ORDER /
THRIVING
DISORDER/
SURVIVING
THE WORLD CHANGES OVER TIME
break
through
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
WE HAVE TO ENGAGE IN DIVERGENT THINKING. THIS
MEANS NOT PLAYING BY THE RULES / ASSUMPTIONS
OF STANDARD SMARTS

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SWITCH ON…
Implement new
ideas and rewire
self / system
Breakthrough
results
Paradigm
shifting ideas
& concepts
Mismatch with
environment
ORDER /
THRIVING
DISORDER/
SURVIVING
THE WORLD CHANGES OVER TIME
break
through
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Switch On:
Release old to
open up new
∂T =
THRIVE
DIFFERENTIAL
RELEASE THE OLD PATTERNS TO RECEIVE THE NEW
HEALING / WHOLENESS PREREQUISITE OF
CREATIVITY / COLLABORATION

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“Let go of your assumptions and the world makes perfect
sense.”
Chuang Tzu

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SWITCHED OFF: FAIL
break
through
Mismatch
between org /
person & their
environment
Fail
Justify with
beliefs & stories
to appear right
Switch off:
Repeat habits;
use rules; stay in
control Stuck in
comfort zone
as world
changes
THE WORLD CHANGES OVER TIME
ORDER /
THRIVING
DISORDER/
SURVIVING
PROBLEM

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SWITCH ON NOW
ANCHORSTRIGGERS

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AN ANCIENT POLARITY
COSMOS
CHAOS

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CREATION “BREAKTHROUGH” MYTHS
SIPPAR TABLET
THE GREAT YU

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HINDU TRIMURTI
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu

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THE BLUEPRINT OF CREATIVITY
COSMOS
CHAOS
Things
fall apart
Things
come
together
REFORMED EVOLUTIONARY
THEORY?
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
LEARNING CURVES
NARRATIVE STRUCTURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS
POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS

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Patterns
Pain
Presence
TIME
THRIVINGTHE BREAKTHROUGH CURVE
SURVIVING
Peace
Purpose
Possibility
Power
Play
Proactivity
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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THE BREAKTHROUGH CURVE
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CONTROL & FOCUS
ANTERIOR CINGULATE
CORTEX
PAIN
BASAL
GANGLIA
HABITS
AMYGDALA
EMOTION &
ATTENTION
HIPPOCAMPUS
MEMORY
BRAINSTEM
SURVIVING
VAGUS NERVE
CONNECTS BRAIN & BODY
LOWER
BRAIN
ACTING IN
PRESENT GUT
“2ND BRAIN”
HEART & LUNGS
SHOW STRESS VS.
RECONNECTIONUPPER BRAIN
PLANNING FUTURE
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LIFE IN CREATIVE TENSION
ABSTRACTION &
SPONTANEITY
DEFAULT MODE NETWORK
CERTAINTY & CONTROL:
COGNITIVE CONTROL
NETWORK
ESSENCE /
CONNECTOR
EGO /
PROTECTOR
COSMOS
CHAOS

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THE “PERFECT” MAN
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INTEGRATE OPPOSITES:
STOIC SAGE
NIETZSCHE’S UBERMENSCH
TAOIST ZHENREN
CHRISTIAN ‘ANTHROPOS'

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HARMONY
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IN THE FLOW
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ASHA: “ETERNAL
FITNESS OF THINGS
THAT ARE IN ACCORD
WITH DIVINE ORDER"
“FLOW”
WEI WU WEI
ACTIONLESS ACTION

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IF WE EXPERIENCE FAILURE, STUCKNESS OR
STRESS IN ANY SYSTEM IT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY
BECAUSE WE ARE HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING
METABOLISE THE PROBLEM & CO-CREATE WITH IT
CONSCIOUSLY

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The important thing is this: To be ready in every moment to
sacrifice who we are for who we could become.
Charles Du Bos, 1922
No matter how freakin’ scary it is!

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21-DAY
BREAKTHROUGH
CHALLENGE
21-DAY BREAKTHROUGH
CHALLENGE
SIGN UP
DRAW

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