Tag Archive: A whole new mind

Michael Specter: The danger of science denial

What do you think? The pendulum has swung. Some, like Michael Specter, may say too far away from science toward the intuitive approach. It is understandable, because our intuition has been silenced for so long. I, like Michael, look forward to the future and think we are in the most exciting time in history. But…

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Nobody owns land, we borrow it from nature

What would happen if we started to think of ourselves less as “land owners” and more as “land stewards”? This is something that indigenous people understood and which allowed them to respect and protect the environment that sustained them. What would happen if we started to shift our thinking in this direction?

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The 3 P’s of the New Economy

Much has been written about the unprecedented global economic crisis, including the causes – greed, selfishness, financial and loan schemes, rampant consumerism. As I hear talk of the recession easing, I am a bit concerned that we will come out of it too quickly to make real change.

Our current economic model is not sustainable. Many of us are waking up to this fact. We have a chance to create a new economy based not only on the profit bottom line, but also on the social and environmental bottom lines – referred to as the triple bottom line of People, Planet and Profit.

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Why Right-Brainers will Rule the World

  Daniel H. Pink has created a body of inspiring and thought-provoking work in his book A Whole New Mind. This is a book that Oprah gave to 4500 graduating students from Stanford last year, because it offers a whole new perspective on the skills and apptitudes that will be required for the next generation of leaders. …

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