Books
Recommended reading:
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To learn more about integral theory:
A Theory of Everything : An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality Ken Wilber, (2000)
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality : The Spirit of Evolution, Second Edition Ken Wilber (1995)
Integral Psychology : Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy Ken Wilber (1999)
The Radiance of Being: Understanding the Grand Integral Vision: Living the Integral Life Allan Combs (1997) Winner of Best Book of the Year of the Scientific and Medical Network of the U.K.
Integral Consciousness Steve McIntosh (2007) Our colleague, brother and former partner. Go Steve!
The Eye of Spirit Ken Wilber (1998)
Up from Eden : The Atman Project (The Collected Works of Ken Wilber Series) Ken Wilber (1999)
Eye to Eye : The Quest for the New Paradigm Ken Wilber (2001)
The Marriage of Sense and Soul : Integrating Science and Religion Ken Wilber (1999)
Kosmic Consciousness Ken Wilber (2003)
Integral Life Practice starter kit Integral Institute (2007)
The Integral Vision Ken Wilber (2007) Named one the best books of 2007 by Publisher's Weekly
Integral Spirituality Ken Wilber (2007)
To learn more about various developmental theories:
Personal and Organizational Transformations Fisher, Rook, Torbert (2000)
Action Inquiry Bill Torbert (2004)
The Evolving Self Robert Kegan (1983)
In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life Robert Kegan (1994)
How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work : Seven Languages for Transformation Kegan and Lahey (2001)
Changes of Mind: A Holonomic Theory of the Evolution of Consciousness (Suny Series in the Philosophy of Psychology) Jenny Wade (1996)
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager Caruso and Salovey (2004)
Stages of Faith Fowler
The Life We Are Given: A Long-Term Program for Realizing the Potential of Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul (Inner Work Book) George Leonard, Michael Murphy (1995)
Spiral Dynamics : Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change (Developmental Management) Don Beck & Christopher Cowan (1995)
The Ever-Present Origin: Part One, Foundations of the Aperspectival World, Part Two, Manifestations the Aperspectival World (Englis Series, No 1) Jean Gebser (1986)
In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development Carol Gilligan (1993)
The Phenomenon of Man Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Wm Collins & Sons 1959)
Organizational leadership:
Leadership Without Easy Answers Heifitz (1994)
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading Heifetz and Minsky (2002)
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Collins & Porras (1994)
Birth of the Chaordic Age Hock (1999)
Conscious Business: Transforming Your Workplace (And Yourself) by Changing the Way You Think, Act, and Communicate Kofman (2002)
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Collins (2001)
Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century Bloom (2000)
Disclosing New Worlds: Entrepreneurship, Democratic Action, and the Cultivation of Solidarity Spinosa, Flores and Dreyfus (1997)
Maslow on Management Maslow (1998)
Good books on some key organizational practices:
Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity Weick (2001)
Managing in a Time of Great Change Drucker (1992)
The Executive in Action : Managing for Results, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Effective Executive Drucker (1996)
Reframing Organizations : Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Bolman and Deal (1997)
The Living Company de Geus (1997)
Creating Better Futures: Scenario Planning As a Tool for Social Creativity Ogilvy (2002)
Strategy Safari : A Guided Tour Through The Wilds of Strategic Management Mintzberg (1998)
Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration Biederman and Bennis (1999)
For understanding the business ecology:
The Biology of Business : Decoding the Natural Laws of Enterprise Clippinger (1999)
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization Friedman ( 1999)
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad Zakaria (2003)
Millennium: A History of Our Last Thousand Years Fernando-Armesto (Doubleday 1995)
At Home in the Universe: The Search for Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity Kauffman (1996)
For exploring personal growth and development:
Transcendent Sex : When Lovemaking Opens the Veil Wade (2004)
Healing Beyond the Body: Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind Dossey (2001)
Inner Peace for Busy Women: Balancing Work, Family, and Your Inner Life Borysenko (2003)
Your Soul's Compass Borysenko (2007)
The Consciousness Revolution: A Transatlantic Dialogue Laszlo (1999)
Essential Spirituality Walsh (2001)
Transformation at the Base: Fifty Verses on the Nature of Consciousness Nhat Hanh (2001)
