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Abraham Maslow provided some speculations.<ref>Maslow, A. H. “The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature.” The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 1, no. 1 (1969): 1–9.</ref>
Abraham Maslow provided some speculations.<ref>Maslow, A. H. “The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature.” The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 1, no. 1 (1969): 1–9.</ref>


Nasa scientists Dr. George Land has some thoughts.<ref>Engels, Coert. “We Are Born Creative Geniuses and the Education System Dumbs Us down, According to NASA Scientists - ''Ideapod''.” Ideapod (blog), December 16, 2017. https://ideapod.com/born-creative-geniuses-education-system-dumbs-us-according-nasa-scientists/</ref>. View his brief talk below
Nasa scientists Dr. George Land has some thoughts.<ref>Engels, Coert. “We Are Born Creative Geniuses and the Education System Dumbs Us down, According to NASA Scientists - ''Ideapod''.” Ideapod (blog), December 16, 2017. https://ideapod.com/born-creative-geniuses-education-system-dumbs-us-according-nasa-scientists/</ref>. View his brief talk below where he suggests that all children are born creative geniuses but that something (i.e., [[The System]]) dumbs them down.


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Revision as of 15:35, 7 July 2024

The phrase Human Potential refers to the the innate capacities, abilities, and possibilities that reside within each person. It encompasses the totality of an individual's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual capabilities, which can be developed and maximized over a lifetime.

Related LP Terms

Human Potential > Individual Potential, Lightning Path Human Development Framework, Species Potential

Non-LP Related Terms

Human Potential >

Notes

Human potential may be broken into Individual Potential and Species Potential .

According to the Lightning Path Human Development Framework, actuation full potential requires Sufficient Satisfaction of the Seven Essential Needs, from birth through old age.

There is, of course, the important question of "What is full human potential?" That's hard to tell because the human species has never enjoyed an optimal environment and, what's worse, the Accumulating Class have been suppressing potential for thousands and thousands of years.

Abraham Maslow provided some speculations.[1]

Nasa scientists Dr. George Land has some thoughts.[2]. View his brief talk below where he suggests that all children are born creative geniuses but that something (i.e., The System) dumbs them down.

Footnotes

  1. Maslow, A. H. “The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature.” The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 1, no. 1 (1969): 1–9.
  2. Engels, Coert. “We Are Born Creative Geniuses and the Education System Dumbs Us down, According to NASA Scientists - Ideapod.” Ideapod (blog), December 16, 2017. https://ideapod.com/born-creative-geniuses-education-system-dumbs-us-according-nasa-scientists/