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THESE
WERE GBN.ORG ITEMS THAT GOT MY ATTENTION. WOW, MORE
CORROBORATION THAN I EVEN IMAGINED!!
Especially:
Joel Garreau
Radical Evolution: The Promise and
Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies--And What It Means
to be Human
On tour to support the release of
his new book, Radical Evolution, Joel Garreau shares his
latest thinking about no less a topic than the future of
human nature itself.
Alain de Vulpain
argues that we're moving toward an entirely new model of society based on organic networks, bottom-up power, and shared norms, which will pave the way for peaceful resolution of global conflicts and social dilemmas.
Spreading the
Gospel of the Bottom-Up[:]
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay and GBN's newest Network
member, talks about his new organization, the power of
bottom-up innovation, and his latest efforts to empower
individuals to bring about social change.
Jaron
Lanier
Utopia
returns: Jaron Lanier outlines a vision of the long-term
future that puts people at the center of the story--not
Moore
's Law, not technology, and not soulless post-humans.
Bob Fuller
Somebodies
and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank -- In his
provocative new book, Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming
the Abuse of Rank, GBN Network member Bob Fuller exposes the
injustices of "rankism."
A
Conversation with Betty Sue Flowers
Betty Sue
Flowers, the author of nine books, including The Power of
Myth with Bill Moyers, has dedicated her life to studying
the stories of who we are and who we might become. In our
globalizing world, she sees a need for a new story that
coherently connects all. When Betty Sue reviewed this
interview after the terrorist attacks of September, she
added a few remarks in brackets.
[The
right voice inflection is important here:]
Guurrrl!
Have we gotta talk!!
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Danny
Hillis
Inviting us
into his inventor's mind, Danny suggests that the theme for
this decade might well be unbundling packages of things and
reassembling their parts into new combinations. He suggests
how such deconstruction and reconstruction might work in the
realms of global culture and values, biotechnology, and
human services.
A Conversation with Clay
Shirky
New Network Member Clay Shirky argues that new tools and new theories of social networks are creating
the Golden Age of Social Software. It's time to tune into
the Internet again.
The Next
Cultural Revolution
Journalist Joel Garreau
discusses his
hypothesis that we're on the verge of a new cultural
revolution, an inevitable consequence of
the last decade's profound technological changes.
Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Activists
How can business people change the
world, make a difference, have an impact for the better? How
can we influence the future? Adam Kahane explores these questions through
compelling stories drawn from 14 years of scenario work with
major corporations in transition and countries in conflict.
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Creating alignment and energy around an organization's
vision and purpose ("What is our twenty-first century
business idea?")
* Engaging diverse, even antagonistic, stakeholders
to articulate—and create—the future of a city, region,
or nation ("What is the future of
Colombia
and how do we make a positive scenario happen?")
Today's
organizations—large and small, public and private—are
striving to involve more people in creating their strategies
and futures. Scenarios, alone and combined with
complementary strategic tools, are valuable in any of these
contexts precisely because they facilitate the ongoing
learning and strategic conversation that supports effective
growth and change.
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TWO
BOOKS -- MUST READ ASAP:
J.
Jaworski's Synchronicity!
and:
from GBN book
What's Next?
Chapters:
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At the Threshold of a Cultural
Revolution
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Where Will the New Cultural
Revolution Happen First?
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America's Deep Spiritual Current and Restless Questioning
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When
Latin America
Becomes Evangelical Protestant in 2070
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Why a Static Multiculturalism Is
Untenable
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A Marketplace for Social
Entrepreneurs
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A Different Syncretistic
Spirituality Is Coming
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A New Kind of Ethical Pluralism
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Registration
and additional information: http://www.gbn.com/leaders
Upcoming
Courses
* Leaders of the Future
TBA
* Developing and Using Scenarios
March 2-5:
London
; May 11-15 and Oct. 26-30,
Berkeley
,
CA
March 2-5, 2009
Full
descriptions of the offerings and registration information
are available by clicking on the name of the course.
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