The HotSpring Quarterly - Sept. 2012

A paradigm is the predominant way of dealing with the shape and the nature of reality, and represents the consensus of human consciousness within a given scope of thought, skill or inquiry. A paradigm shift is a moment in which the entire edifice of presumed meaning is altered, simultaneously, because the shape of the universe itself, with respect to the point in question, has been discovered to be different. New insights flow from a paradigm shift instantaneously, and what was previously not understood to be possible becomes not only possible, but the focus of inquiry. The Internet constitutes a paradigm-shift in human communication, for instance. How we envision our relationship to people around the world is, with the Internet, fundamentally altered. The paradigm shift allows us to solve problems we could not otherwise envision a way to solve. The Hot Spring Network is committed to “hunting the paradigm shift� through collaborative inquiry, creative critical thinking and technological invention.