Stephen Ian McIntosh (born July 3, 1960) is an American author, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He was the founder and former CEO of Now & Zen, Inc., a boutique alarm clock company. He writes on the subject of

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Education

McIntosh graduated from University High School in West Los Angeles in 1978. In 1984, he graduated from the

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business school, winning the USC Entrepreneur Program's Best Business Plan Award. In 1987 he graduated from the

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Professional life

In 1990 McIntosh became vice president of Earth Wise, Inc. In 1991 Earth Wise was acquired by the

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tea company, and McIntosh served as general counsel. In 1995 he founded Now & Zen, Inc., a boutique alarm clock company serving as CEO until 2012, when he turned over the business to his wife, and they closed its retail store to focus on online sales. All Now & Zen products were conceived and designed by McIntosh.

Integral theory

In the late 1990s McIntosh became interested in the

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. In 2000 he joined

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Integral Institute Integral theory is a synthetic metatheory developed by Ken Wilber. It attempts to place a wide diversity of theories and models into one single framework. The basis is a "spectrum of consciousness," from archaic consciousness to ultimate spiri ...

, where he served as a member in consortiums on Integral Art and Integral Business. He left the Integral Institute in 2002. In 2007

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published McIntosh's book: ''Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution: How the Integral Worldview Is Transforming Politics, Culture and Spirituality''. In 2012 Select Books published his book, ''Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins''. In 2015

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published McIntosh's book on spiritual experience: ''The Presence of the Infinite: The Spiritual Experience of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness.'' He has been interviewed by New Dimensions Radio, and the

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and online at Beyond Awakening, The Daily Evolver, and ''What Is Enlightenment? Magazine''. In 2012, McIntosh partnered with integral authors and former ''EnlightenNext'' editors, Carter Phipps and Elizabeth Debold, and University of Colorado philosopher

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, to found The Institute for Cultural Evolution (ICE). In 2015, The National Journal wrote an article about the Institute for Cultural Evolution, and they wrote an article about a summit they held, Future Right Summit, An Unconventional Summit on the Future of the Right. McIntosh has written numerous articles on politics. In 2020 McIntosh’s published his book, ''Developmental Politics: How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of Itself''. In May 2020, ''Areo Magazine'' published McIntosh’s article "Towards a Post-Progressive Political Perspective"

Bibliography

;Books * 1997
The Golden Mean Book & Caliper Set: Tools for Increased Spiritual Perception
' (Now & Zen) * 2007 ''Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution'' (Paragon House) * 2012 ''Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins'' (Select Books, New York) * 2015 ''The Presence of the Infinite: The Spiritual Experience of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness'' (Quest Books) * 2020 ''Developmental Politics: How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of Itself'' (Paragon House)

References

External links

Steve McIntosh's official website and blog

Institute for Cultural Evolution
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