Indigenous Consciousness Presentation was presented at the First International Forum in Mountain Province was hosted by the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College and was co-hosted by Bali-based non-government organization Yayasan Global Banjar International- Wow Bali Initiative on April 4-7. This year the theme, “Innovations for Indigenous Peoples’ Empowerment and Social Transformation!”

1. Indigenous Consciousness:
Cultural Wealth
Regenerative Understandings in Modern Times

2. Background
 Imperial City of Hue – Dong Son Dynasty 8
Generations of First Son: King’s Man
 New Media Maverick & Corporate Researcher at
Sun Microsystems –Java Soft – UI/UX Designer
 20 years in Action Research (Hawaii & Bali)
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3. Double Awards
at the
International
Conference on
Interdisciplinary
Research in
Higher
Education
ICIRHE 2017
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8. Sustainable Dynamics
It’s about holistic sharing at Human Centered Design
Evolutionary Design System Thinking :
Micros to Macros & Sekala & Niskala
 Dynamic Wellness
 Creative autonomy
 Transformative Leadership
 ‘Sustainable Dynamics’ happens…
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9. Transdisciplinary
Dynamics
 Abstract, Generalization and Correlations
 Experiential: Experiment, Theories, Predictions
 Interactive and EDUactive*
 Non-Linear
 Both affective vs. effective
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10. Three Legged Stool of TR
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11. WHY TRANSDISCIPLINARY?
 Global issues cannot be solved from mono, multi
and Interdisciplinary Research and Development
 Collaborative Research & Fusion Development
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12. Purpose for
Transdisciplinary?
LET’S IMAGINE THE NEW EARTH…
How does it thrive? Sustainable and Equitable?
 What type of contributions? Types of Sciences that
links disciplines? Knowledge systems? Society
Partners? Global Innovations?
 What type of approaches? Co-design and co-produce
solutions-oriented sciences, knowledge and
innovations for sustainable global development
 Would it enable and mobilized capacities, co-produce
knowledge across cultural and societal differences,
geographic and generations? Gender?
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13. Linear World View
 Based on literal and logical understanding
 Duality (2 worlds) theory that create disciplinary
divides
 Nature (universal natural laws) VS.
Science (social sciences) VS.
Society (societal laws structure & systems)
IT’S NOT US AGAINST THEM!
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15. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CONFERENCE:
United Nations World Tourism Organization WORKSHOP
“The important first lesson in sustainability…
a HOLISTIC PARTICIPATORY view is necessary!”
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16. What does this have
to Indigenous
People?
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17.  Indigenous Research (Hawaii & Bali)
 Indigenous Brand
 Indigenous People has being marginalized and/or
sensationalized
NOTE: I am not here to teach Indigenous People of
their ways. I am here to regenerate the IP modalities
for what we can inspire and do in modern times.
What makes us Indigenous?
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18. Indigenous Consciousness
 Its not us against them; it will take all of us
(Inclusive model needs to be inspired!)
 Are humans not indigenous to planet Earth
 Why Indigenous Consciousness Important?
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20. What does Empowerment
& Social Transformation
 It is all perspectives (Balinese never felt they are
marginalized)
 What does Indigenous Innovations means to us?
 What is the Indigenous Governance? Micro
governance? Many communities are applying
autonomy in modern society to bring sustainability
and regenerative understanding.
 Indigenous marginalization via performance vs.
proformance
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21. Are we sharing the same
understanding?
 Research survey should be done on what is
indigenous means for each communities
 Don’t compare apples vs. oranges but find
bifurcations in the rivers so we can meet at the
abundance of the big oceans.
 Key words must be identified for appropriate
actions: Indigenous People VS. Consciousness,
Future, Digital, & Wealth
 WOW framework: Wellness, Creativity,
Transformative Leadership
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22. Indigenous Consciousness
 Perspectives of Local Development VS. Global
Views - “create local share global but people first”
 Human Transformation for System Transformation
 Sustainable & Regenerative Development is KEY!
“Easy to do and simple to share”
 Meta (Big Understandings) Human Consciousness
(Transcended Time & Space)
* This is where we can lead at the Global Levels
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26. TransidioEthography
 Transidioethography is a
transdiciplinary practice that
engages in a multimedia study
and exploration of one’s own
cultural milieu through
experiential fieldwork.
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27. Multimedia is
Transdisciplinary
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28. Creativity is the GLUE
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29. What is Creativity?
 Creativity VS. LOVE – Ability of openness,
Trust & Courage… OFFER & Receive!
 Intelligence and Fun ~ Einstein
 Respond – Flow (Yes and...)
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30. Closing Questions?
 Lion is Powerful!
 Cheetah is Fast and Agile!
 What is Human Highest Aptitude?
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31. Arts Beyond Aesthetics
Applications of the Art’s Modalities
 Emotional Intelligence to be both effective and
affective for optimal integrations
 The harmonious, creative and highest paths for
optimum consciousness
 Transformative leadership is a is outcome of a
creative processes; EAGER TO SHARE AND
INSPIRE.
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32. Creativity in Connections
 Energy
 Communications
 Allignment
Highest connetions is Celebration! Happy Festivals!!!
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33. WOW’s Cultural Wealth projects:
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34. WOW’s Project in
Tampaksering
 Fully Sustainable and Regenerative (easy to do
simple to share) Community that want to share
their how the spirit of togetherness keep their
community and everyone sustainable and living in
prosperity within their social economics.
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35. Philippine Tour
Click on poster for more info
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36. Synthesis of Tour
 From Youth’s Interns:
WOW Dream
 Mountain Province Polytechnic College
Web Article
 Vist WowBali Facebook Page for latest activities!
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37. Global Citizen…
Views of thanks….
 Cam on
 Terimakasih
 Matur Sukme
 Thank you
• Salamat
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