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


Human potential consists of [[Actual Realization]], which is what an individual and a society is able to achieve, and [[Potential Realization]], what is possible.
Human Flourishing is the active process of actualizing [[Human Potential]]. While Human Potential represents the latent capacities within each individual, Human Flourishing is the lived expression of those capacities—a life of creativity, intelligence, connection, and empowerment.


According to the [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]], actuation of full potential requires [[Sufficient Satisfaction]] of the [[Seven Essential Needs]], from birth through old age.<ref>Mike Sosteric and Gina Ratkovic, “It Takes a Village: Advancing Attachment Theory  and Recovering the Roots of Human Health with the Seven Essential Needs,” ''Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work,'' 2022, doi:https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol34iss1id887.</ref>
Many individuals fail to flourish due to:
 
Failure to meet essential needs undermines potential, stunts development, and causes damage.
 
Active suppression of needs within a [[Toxic Socialization]] process leads to the [[5Ds of Toxic Existence]]
 
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. We've never had a society that has the capacity to meet all [[Seven Essential Needs]] and we've never had a society that prioritizes their satisfaction. Until we do, we can only speculate what's possible.
 
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 where he suggests that all children are born creative geniuses but that something (i.e., [[The System]]) dumbs them down.
 
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* [[Toxic Socialization]]– Conditioning that suppresses creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.
* [[Disconnection]] – A lack of authentic connection to self, others, and the greater whole.
* Unhealed Trauma – Psychological and emotional wounds that block growth and self-expression.
* Endemic [[Violence]] and Structural Oppression – Economic, political, and ideological systems that limit access to knowledge, resources, and opportunities for self-development.
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Revision as of 15:19, 27 February 2025

The phrase Human Flourishingis the process of fully developing, expressing, and embodying one's highest potential in all aspects of life—psychological, emotional, spiritual, creative, and social. It represents the unfolding of innate human capacities and the realization of a balanced, empowered, and authentic existence. Human Flourishing is the opposite of stagnation, suppression, and disconnection. It emerges when individuals and societies heal from Toxic Socialization, align with their authentic selves, and cultivate environments that support health, growth, healing, connection, and well-being.

Human Potential

Human Potential > Actual Realization, Full Realization, Human Flourishing, Individual Potential, Potential Realization, Species Potential

Related LP Terms

Human Flourishing > Lightning Path Human Development Framework, Pathfinder Educational Framework, Post-Capitalist Skills, Toxic Socialization

Non-LP Related Terms

Human Flourishing > Conscientização, Culture of Silence, Dialogic Method, Generative Themes, Love, Empathy, and Hope, Potential Realization, Praxis, Problem-Posing Education, Seven Components of Human Development

Notes

Human Flourishing is the active process of actualizing Human Potential. While Human Potential represents the latent capacities within each individual, Human Flourishing is the lived expression of those capacities—a life of creativity, intelligence, connection, and empowerment.

Many individuals fail to flourish due to:

  • Toxic Socialization– Conditioning that suppresses creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.
  • Disconnection – A lack of authentic connection to self, others, and the greater whole.
  • Unhealed Trauma – Psychological and emotional wounds that block growth and self-expression.
  • Endemic Violence and Structural Oppression – Economic, political, and ideological systems that limit access to knowledge, resources, and opportunities for self-development.

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