Signs of the new world coming…
I recently came across many, many good links and interesting video’s that make for a good reading and listening in free hours.
First of all I want to make a link to Blessed Unrest, which is also the title of a book written by Paul Hawken. I didn’t read the book, but I find the video, where you hear his introduction inspiring. The subtitle is: How the largest movement in the world came into being and nobody saw it coming. One of the reasons that nobody saw it coming is because it was not planned, but it is the sum of all individuals and local groups that decide to do something and then do it!
That is exactly what you can see in other video’s on the site of Social Edge; a site dedicated to the work of Social Entrepreneurs. Besides the video’s there are also a couple of interesting blog conversations.
Other inspiring video’s – and a great way of harvest a conference! – are the daily video’s made from the Tällberg Forum. It is a yearly conference held in a small town in Sweden, but it seems to me that very important conversations are held there. These video’s are made by a professional company, of course you note the difference.
Finally I want to inform you about the Global Oneness Project. They seem to travel to different areas in the world, and report on the good projects that they come across. I didn’t see everything, but the ones that I can recommend are: the Seva Café, We are servants, not owners – about being guardians of the Earth, and an interview with Tenzin Palmo – author and Tibetan Buddhist nun.
I just like to see good ‘TV’ before going to bed…
July 17th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
I think one of the most important analogies Paul makes is between this new type of social movement and the immune system. The success of the immune system depends on the quality of its connections and the social movement’s success depends on the same. Connections, rather than the strength of any individual organization or person, will set the stage for our success. And as a result of Paul’s research, his staff created WiserEarth, an online tool to improve the quality of the connections between the millions of organizations and people that work in social justice, the environment and indigenous rights.