Climbing Maslow's Pyramid
1 StoryTwo groups complement one each other in trying to improve the human experience defined by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The Bonobo Project mixes psychotherapy with ideas from our closest primate relatives, bonobos, whose culture is about making love, not war. It addresses the lower layers from physical security to love and belonging.
The Workman Project, headquartered in the Workman Mansion, aims at the highest levels of esteem and self-actualization, directing human experts at improving the experience. Their methods are largely sexual.
The Workman Project addresses the higher levels of the hierarchy, using human expertise and creativity to reach the top of self-actualization.