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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=gmail_quote>From: <B
class=gmail_sendername>Paul Raskin</B> <<A
href="mailto:praskin@tellus.org">praskin@tellus.org</A>><BR>Date: Oct 18,
2006 11:52 PM <BR>Subject: RE: What 2084 could be like if more attention was
paid to making it happen 1<BR>To: Alan Stewart <<A
href="mailto:alanmstewart@gmail.com">alanmstewart@gmail.com</A>><BR>Cc: Orion
Kriegman <<A href="mailto:okriegman@tellus.org">
okriegman@tellus.org</A>>, James Goldstein <<A
href="mailto:jgold@tellus.org">jgold@tellus.org</A>><BR></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Dear
Alan,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Back from extended
travel, I was pleased to find your kind email about my <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">GT Today </SPAN></I>essay and our wider activities.
Thanks so much for passing it on to your network. As we enter the next phase –
developing <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">GT Today </SPAN></I>2.0, so to
speak – we will wish to involve an expanded circle of GTI Participants people
with strong interests and background for exploring, debating, and elaborating
the possibilities for the future through our ongoing e-dialogue. If you, or
others you know of, would have such an interest, do let us know. Meanwhile, all
the best and thanks again. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paul</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paul Raskin, Ph.D.<SPAN
class=q><BR>Tellus Institute<BR>11 Arlington Street<BR></SPAN>Boston, MA
02138</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Email:
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=mailto:praskin@tellus.org
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href="mailto:praskin@tellus.org" target=_blank><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">praskin@tellus.org</SPAN></FONT></A>
<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tele: 1 617 266
5400<BR>Web: </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://www.tellus.org/
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href="http://www.tellus.org/" target=_blank><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">www.tellus.org</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT> </P><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Paul and All
(including bcc'd) </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>I appreciate your gracious
response to my distributing your thought provoking and
'hope-full' essay <BR><STRONG><A
href="http://www.gtinitiative.org/documents/ReviewDrafts/GTTodayReviewDraft.pdf">The
Great Transition Today - A Report from the Future </A>
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>which spells out what
a 'wonder-full' future is possible if we pay it due attention. (See Press
Release below).*</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>And your invitation to
participate. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>I wish to express my
interest in being part of the evolution of this most
inspiring enterprise. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For I - and my many
fellow facilitators - have passion and skills for processes through
which people world wide may be included and enchanted
to </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">engage in bringing the bold vision
into being. </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Two such new processes are
the focus of an article which has just been published, entitled
</FONT><A
href="http://www.multimindsolutions.com/pdf's/Conversing%20Matters.%20XL%20Results%20Foundation.%20Nov%20%202006.pdf"><FONT
color=#800080 size=3>'Conversing Matters' </FONT></A><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>In this I outline how
these new approaches are being used very imaginatively
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000080
size=3>to create opportunities when addressing complex
issues. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>It is featured in
the November 2006 issue of </FONT><A
href="http://www.resultsfoundation.com/content/section/9/143/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><FONT size=3>XL Magazine </FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>which is distributed widely
in <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> and increasingly beyond.
This publication is produced by </FONT><A
href="http://www.resultsfoundation.com/index.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><FONT size=3>XL Results Foundation</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
size=3>, an organisation for entrepeneurs of which I am a
member. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>To entice <smile> you
and others to examine how the ideas in the article may be of value I take
the liberty of quoting (with her permission) a colleague in NYC who
wrote: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>I LOVE your
article. It is so well written, so clear, so heart touching. I can
only image you will have executives knocking at your door. You express
what happens, why, how who, when</STRONG> <STRONG>in most simple terms and leave
nothing of importance out. It truly moves one to do want to do what you
are offering.</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><STRONG>
</STRONG><FONT color=#000000>
<STRONG> <EM><FONT color=#000080>Robyn S
Berkessel</FONT></EM> </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT
size=3></FONT></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3>[I
received a lot of assistance in composing this piece].</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There are
practitioners of these and similar processes all around our little blue
planet who could be invited to facilitate the kind of conversations which
focus on the vision and values you articulate. In doing so they could add to the
vibes and vibrancy inherent in the emergence of the collaboration required
on a global scale. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Among these practitioners
are those who participate in the listservs of <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/">Open Space Technology</A> and <A
href="http://www.theworldcafe.com/">The World Cafe</A> and others.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>In this vein, as I indicate
in the article, <STRONG>World Cafe</STRONG> processes are now being
used widely at showings of Al Gore's <B>An Inconvenient Truth. </B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">This enables</SPAN> people to talk
confidently about what they noticed in the documentary and what appropriate
actions could be taken in their local communities. And the scale and diversity
of participation in conversational gatherings keeps growing
...</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Could connecting with
young people, such as through <A href="http://www.youthnoise.com/YN_home/">Youth
Noise</A>, be a 'way to go' here?
</FONT></SPAN></P><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would add that there are
two people who, in my opinion, could be key allies as they are
networkers <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">par excellence</I> about
things that matter. These are Tom Atlee of Co-Intelligence Institute
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.co-intelligence.org/">http://www.co-intelligence.org/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>and Dave Pollard of ‘How to
save the world.’<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/"><FONT color=#000080
size=3>http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><EM>As David Isaacs,
co-founder of the World Cafe has noted: </EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3><EM></EM></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><EM>yes, processes like the
World Cafe and OS " did help to make 2084 happen " <BR><BR>what a <SPAN
class=hl>ride</SPAN> it was!!<BR></EM></FONT></P></SPAN>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><STRONG>I wonder if you
see that assisting Paul and his associates
to co-create a 'coherent popular movement'
</STRONG></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3><STRONG>could be a priority activity - and great ride:-) - for
you?</STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG><FONT
size=3></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Please contact Paul
if you do. </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000 size=3><FONT
color=#000080>Looking forward</FONT> <FONT
color=#000080>...</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=3>Go well</FONT></P>
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color=#000000 size=3><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Alan</FONT> </FONT></P><FONT
color=#000000>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Alan Stewart,
PhD<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Professional
Conversationalist <BR>Principal, MultiMind Solutions<BR>Now based in
Hong Kong and operating throughout Asia-Pacific <BR><BR>Tel +852 9438
7680<BR><U><SPAN class=MsoHyperlink>www.multimindsolutions.com</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><A
href="mailto:alanmstewart@gmail.com">alanmstewart@gmail.com</A></SPAN></U></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial
color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">* PRESS
RELEASE</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contact:
Orion Kriegman</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tel:
617.266.5400</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GTI Paper Series
Released</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Boston, MA, Oct.1 --
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Great Transition
Initiative (GTI- <A
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onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://exchange.tellus.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://exchange.tellus.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gtinitiative.org"
target=_blank><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.gtinitiative.org</SPAN></FONT></A>) is a
collective endeavor by scholars and activists who share a broad commitment to
addressing the major problems confronting humanity: poverty, security, and the
environment. GTI's mission is to imagine, assess, and advance a <EM><I><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">great
transition</SPAN></FONT></I></EM> to a global future of enriched lives, equity,
solidarity and a healthy planet. It takes seriously the slogan of
progressives everywhere that "another world is possible," but proposes that such
a world must first be imagined creatively as a plausible human project.
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GTI's network of
200 participants from 40 countries contributed to the preparation of this series
(</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://exchange.tellus.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://exchange.tellus.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gtinitiative.org/default.asp?action=43
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face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">) through a more
than year-long process of general exploration of ideas, thematic working groups
and review. The 15 papers in the series elaborate the global challenge, future
visions, and strategic directions in various domains of culture, politics,
technology, economy and society. The papers offer no "blueprint" of the
future, but are meant to be imaginative ventures that engage and intrigue others
to contribute to the enterprise of inspiring change beyond the crisis and
despair of the day. According to Paul Raskin, the Coordinator of GTI and
President of the Tellus Institute, the GTI's paper series will " sharpen the
critique of conventional thinking, deepen the understanding of the global
possible, identify critical levers for change, and promote a coherent popular
movement."</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The GTI is facilitated
by the Tellus Institute (<A
title=http://exchange.tellus.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://exchange.tellus.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.tellus.org
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target=_blank><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.tellus.org</SPAN></FONT></A>), formed in 1976 as a
a not-for-profit research and policy studies organization based in Boston, and
now a world leader in assessing critical environment and development issues.
Tellus has worked at every level -- global, regional, national, local, and
enterprise -- bringing both vision and analytic rigor to fashioning strategies,
policies and decision-support tools. Key foci have included energy, water,
sustainable communities, corporate social responsibility, and climate change.
Our projects are distinguished by an integrated perspective that illuminates
linkages across spatial scales and the environmental, social, and economic
dimensions of development. The Institute’s sponsors -- foundations, government
agencies, multilateral organizations, civil society organizations, and business
-- reflect this diversity. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black
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