David Woolfson's Blog – March 2009 Archive (5)

"Plan B 3.0; Mobilizing to Save Civilization" by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute

Just received a presentation of the recent book "Plan B 3.0; Mobilizing to Save Civilization" by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute in both PowerPoint and .PDF formats. Lester Brown is a man with a plan and one of the top 'worldshifters' on Earth! Crucial information on global issues and an outline of broad global solutions. Here's the links. Share as widely as possible!

Added by David Woolfson on March 25, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

From Crisis to Collaboration?

I received this commentary from the Shaping Tomorrow futures network in an email today. My view is that collaboration in response to the many inter-connected crises of our time is an essential response. Crises contains both great challenge and great opportunity!

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From Crisis to Collaboration?

Sheila Moorcroft, Research Director, Shaping Tomorrow

The financial crisis, the… Continue

Added by David Woolfson on March 25, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM BORIS FREESMAN Q.C.

Boris Freesman is a colleague in Toronto and fellow lawyer who was a life-long associate of cybernetics pioneer Stafford Beer. Boris just penned this blog as an Open Letter to President Obama about what real systemic change would be based on as opposed to merely "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic". It's all about 'increasingly systemic complexity' which is of course a main perspective of Dr. Laszlo's work and prominent in the thinking… Continue

Added by David Woolfson on March 17, 2009 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments

Futurist Magazine article: "Emerging Technologies and the Global Crisis of Maturity"

The current March-April 2009 issue of The Futurist Magazine contains a number of excellent articles. I especially recommend "Emerging Technologies and the Global Crisis of Maturity" by William Halal which posits three broad alternative paths for humanity from now until 2030 based on technological innovation as a primary driver of change. The very detailed technology forecasts were generated by TechCast - a virtual Think Tank utilizing the technology forecasting… Continue

Added by David Woolfson on March 10, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Hope vs. fear: Should reality always trump optimism?

I read this article in the Toronto Star last weekend. The article discusses how to present 'bad news' to the public with reference to the current economic situation.

Added by David Woolfson on March 3, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

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