ABSTRACT
This chapter explores facets of the human experience that support the likely evolution of some form of human global organizational structure beyond those currently existing. It suggests that various forms of resistance to the formation of a global identity and highlight factor that dramatically slow the progress of this next level of human organization. The chapter begins with an exploration of the very human, very natural, process of organizing. Group dynamics form one of the fundamental cornerstones of our experience as a species and will continue to play a significant role in the move toward global identity. For global identity to gain primacy, and in the absence of an attack by some extraterrestrial species, a more sustainable superordinate task will be required. Superordinate tasks or goals that require inter-group collaboration have been shown to reduce intergroup conflict. It has even been argued that focus on superordinate goals may eliminate inter-group distinctions.
