Most of us seem to know that human society is unsustainable. There many threats, which seem both independent and impossible to solve. (See for example, “The 12 Threats to Human Civilization, Ranked.”) And with just one of them, climate change, many scientists are saying, that it's too late to do anything.
But we have a different perspective. These problems are not independent. And once we start thinking together creatively and collaboratively ... we can solve impossible-to-solve issues. First, the destructive actions of people, organizations and governments do not arise from failings of human nature. It's not about human greed, for instance. No! ... The underlying cause of all these problems is "The System," our socio-economic-political system. That's what evokes greed and self-interest as primary. ... And you and I can use the social innovations described here to facilitate the people to transform The System. We can facilitate a new global conversation where the people creatively address and solve these "impossible" problems. And in the process, just thinking together in this way and leaving the other aspects of our System untouched, we'll all find ourselves operating in a new System.
But we have a different perspective. These problems are not independent. And once we start thinking together creatively and collaboratively ... we can solve impossible-to-solve issues. First, the destructive actions of people, organizations and governments do not arise from failings of human nature. It's not about human greed, for instance. No! ... The underlying cause of all these problems is "The System," our socio-economic-political system. That's what evokes greed and self-interest as primary. ... And you and I can use the social innovations described here to facilitate the people to transform The System. We can facilitate a new global conversation where the people creatively address and solve these "impossible" problems. And in the process, just thinking together in this way and leaving the other aspects of our System untouched, we'll all find ourselves operating in a new System.
"The ToBe Project"
We have developed an 8-step plan, actions we can take, to set this in motion. See “The ToBe Project: How we can facilitate a global ‘We the People.” This strategy is facilitative, which means that we (just a few of us, with enough resources) can set this new whole-world, choice-creating conversation in motion. This isn't the usual approach: Demonstrate. Fight. Educate. Lobby. etc. ... Those are Okay. But this strategy isn't piecemeal, one person at a time, or one locality at a time. It's holistic, transforming global society all at once. And we don't need anyone's permission to start. We need resources. We need people that "get it," but we (just a few of us) can start facilitating our society to achieve a higher level of collective intelligence.
Example: How we might use a Reality TV Show
Ned Crosby interviews Jim Rough re: the Wisdom Council Process as applied nationally and globally
Ned is a democracy pioneer. He developed the Citizens Jury, a deliberative process spreading all over the world. And has originated the Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes and Healthy Democracy Oregon.
These links may also be of interest
- Consider Climate Change
- How to transform our society to be sustainable, an 18 min video interview ...with Jim Rough
- How to Save the World - informal video & text. An informal 23 minute video from 2011 where Jim Rough visits with Joe Shirley, co-developer "Why Feeling Matters" and author of "The Feeling Path."
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