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It's become common sense: Our civilization is not sustainable

Today, most of us seem to recognize that human society is experiencing a crisis. As currently organized it's not sustainable, in overshoot and heading for collapse. "Monster Problems" like those below are arising as symptoms
  1. Climate crisis ... (See "How to really solve climate change")
  2. L-curve distribution of wealth and power ... This makes democracy impossible
  3. The resurgence of Authoritarian leaders ... i.e. They seek to shift the System backward, from Box to Triangle 
  4. Destroying the commons ... e.g.  Fish resources, fresh water, biodiversity, forests, soil, pollution, etc.
  5. Pandemics ... e.g. Covid 19
These Monster Problems arise from the underlying structure of our System (governance, economics, culture, etc.) and how it no longer fits our collective situation (i.e. We are exceeding the carrying capacity of our planet). So solving these problems cannot be achieved through ordinary means.. ... However, it is possible to FACILITATE our System to transform itself. (See “A ‘Holution’ for the Human Predicament,")

 The "Monster Wish" 

Wishing for change is an under-utilized human capability. ... Please, make a wish as BIG as you can, an actionable way by which we can solve all these problems.

I wish ...........................................................................................................................

Below is our wish for society. We call it the "Monster Wish" because ... 1) It encompasses most all the wishes people express;  2) It provides a way we can face and solve each "Monster Problem"; and 3) It offers a way to transform the underlying structure of our System to a higher level, from Box to Circle.  
The Monster Wish ...
That we (just us) can convene a new global conversation where “all” the people come together respectfully, face each Monster Issue and co-create shared perspectives on what is happening, what we want, and what solutions to pursue; where We think creatively together as “We the People” and achieve breakthrough progress on each issue; where We provide wise leadership to elected officials, corporations and the culture; where this added “We the People” conversation sparks a new System of “wise democracy” and “holistic economics”; and where each person gains increased awareness, understanding, freedom, consciousness and empowerment.
Most people see this as "just wishful thinking". .... But now we know that this ... and more ... can be facilitated into being through "Society's Breakthrough," the Wisdom Council Process implemented at the national and global scale. 

How can this really work? ... action steps?

We call this new set of actions "Society's Breakthrough" because, like all breakthroughs it seems crazy at first but becomes obvious with time, exploration and experience. Please see the free 5-part video seminar: "Essential Wisdom for solving society's biggest problems". Each part of the seminar explores a different element of the strategy: 1) Facilitation, how a small group can transform the conversation of a system of people; 2) Choice-creating as the essential form of thinking that needs to be facilitated; 3) Dynamic Facilitation as a way to reliably evoke choice-creating; 4) The Wisdom Council Process as a reliable way to spark choice-creating in large systems of people; and 5) Society's Breakthrough, the application of the Wisdom Council Process to society itself (i.e. global and national).

Illustration: A Reality TV Show might spark the missing global "We the People" conversation

How to make society sustainable

Video interview: Democracy pioneer Ned Crosby asks Jim Rough about the Wisdom Council Process

Ned Crosby developed the Citizens Jury, and originated the Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes and Healthy Democracy Oregon. He and Jim are long time friends.

These links may also be of interest

  1. Free 5-part video seminar to understand this new-paradigm approach: "Essential Wisdom for Solving Society's Biggest Issues"
  2. See  examples of the Wisdom Council Process in the public setting
  3. Society's Breakthrough to facilitate national transformation in the U.S.
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