Not an island, but a node
Design by Authenticity does not float above existing fields. It is a node where existing lines converge into a specific structure. The Quantum Consciousness Model (QBM) arose at the intersection of:
- modern physics and field theory
- systems thinking and organisational logic
- indigenous and non-Western traditions
- philosophy and ethics
- art, theatre and form language
- mental health, recovery and experiential knowledge
What I do is not a copy of any single stream, but a reordering of patterns that were visible in many places already.
1. Physics & field thinking
From physics three themes keep returning: waves, fields and observation. For example:
- the double-slit experiment and superposition
- field theory: forces as fields rather than loose particles
- spatial and temporal correlations that appear non-local
In QBM I do not use these literally, but as structural language: consciousness behaves in practice like a field in which interference, direction and coherence are constantly visible.
2. Systems thinking & organisational logic
From systems thinking come patterns like:
- feedback loops
- homeostasis and disruption
- emergence (the whole is more than the sum of its parts)
- boundaries, subsystems and role distribution
This language is instantly recognisable in organisations, teams and chains. In QBM I use systems thinking as a bridge between consciousness structure and organisational reality.
3. Indigenous & non-Western traditions
In many indigenous traditions it is obvious that everything is in relationship: humans, earth, animals, ancestors, land, time. Consciousness is often not seen as private property, but as a shared field.
Elements that resonate with QBM:
- life as part of a larger field
- respect for invisible layers (relations, history, land)
- rituals as a way of working with the field
I do not copy these systems, but I do recognise in them a confirmation of consciousness as field and the need for respect towards what you do not fully understand.
4. Philosophy & ethics
Philosophy contributes mainly the questions: what is a human being, what is consciousness, what is responsibility, what is a good act?
Through Asimov’s robot laws, for example, came an early sensitivity to the question: if consciousness influences reality, how should it act?
In QBM ethics is not an appendix, but part of the model itself: anyone working with fields is automatically working with influence, power dynamics and responsibility.
5. Art, theatre & form language
Two decades of theatre and rock ’n’ roll left their mark. In art, form is never neutral: light, sound, timing and space all work on the field.
From that world comes:
- a sense for timing, tension and release
- working with wave movements instead of straight lines
- respect for the underlayer of an experience (what cannot be captured in words)
Many of the visual and spatial choices in Design by Authenticity originate here.
6. Mental health, recovery and experiential knowledge
In mental health care everything came together in practice. FACT teams, crisis work, policy, recovery groups, experiential experts – they are all fields in which tension, safety and role clarity determine whether anything can truly land.
There it became visible:
- how systems can carry or crush people
- how language can open or close reality
- how field tension often sits underneath symptoms
- how essential it is to stay free of noise yourself when working with vulnerability
The practice of mental health care tested, refined and grounded the model.
7. Why this is structure, not a mix
The work of Design by Authenticity is not a bag of influences, but a structure that surfaced at the intersection of all these streams.
QBM and working with I · V · O are therefore not “just another method”, but a way of naming something that has been felt in many places already:
- consciousness as field
- humans and systems as dynamic nodes
- coherence as carrying force
- ethics as necessary structure
This page is not a full bibliography. It is a map of the sources that quietly stood at the edge while this work took shape.