Hi All,
I am sending this to you because more than anyone in the world I know this talk and way of being in the world will affirm the work and passion you have for this Earth and the inhabitants and you will know how to best use this. Is it perfect? I dont know, but it certainly makes the conversation accessible to more people and especially the children who are inheriting this crazy world weve helped create. And as we say, you are allowed to pass. And yes, I am very excited and probably overly optimistic and it is okay. Yesterday, I watched this TED talk by John Hunter and was overwhelmed and thrilled with the possibilities created by the game he co-created with the children. AND I saw the connections with Art of Hosting, Open Space, World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Deviance, A Small Groups Six Conversations, Liberating Structures, and, and, and John Hunter is a powerful storyteller. The thought that John Hunter has been using this game with his students for over 20 years has left my heart full. What if we could get the governments and peoples of the world to come learn from these children and Mr. Hunter? Does that sound to grand an ambition? To create a world of children who have learned to think and have compassion and empathy and wow! Endless possibilities. And the game continues to evolve Here is a link to his talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_on_the_world_peace_game.html Here is a link to the website about the World Peace Game: http://www.worldpeacethemovie.com/about/core-principles/ And the documentary film company and : http://www.rosaliafilms.com/ - I want to try to bring this movie to my city to inspire a conversation. World Peace Games Core Principles <http://www.worldpeacethemovie.com/about/core-principles/j_hunter_kelley-2/> http://www.worldpeacethemovie.com/uploads/2011/01/J_Hunter_KELLEY1.jpg Not a permanent system, but rather a temporary, internalized, flexible and renewable practice. John Hunter · Contradictory elements can and should co-exist · Deliberate creation of an overwhelming sense of diverse complexity or fostering, in other words chaos · Encouragement of complex problem solving in a collaborative situation · Stimulate the development of empathy and compassion · Promote the ability to hold and maintain multiple perspectives simultaneously, around an issue while withholding judgment · Slowing down the problem solving process, provides: o Depth over time Stimulation of and support for long term thinking o Increase in possible solutions o Richness (complexity) · Promote critical thinking via: o Apprehending the natural inherent complexity and simplicity mixture o Directly engaging with complexity vs. avoiding or parsing o Promoting non-attachment to phenomena as useful tool · Reveal personal inherent skills · Team-based solutions formed by deliberate pressures (i.e. deadlines), and a sense of urgency · The ability to cultivate and maintain acute problem solving skills over time · Facilitate Self-Reflective awareness through Self-Evident Assessment (SEA) (internalized evaluation) · Creation of a reflective thinking log to follow personal exploration of the process of mind habits · Show, understand, and appreciate the value of non-measurable outcomes. · Extrapolation of actions/reactions in multiple directions/levels at once · No experts · Luxury to fail · Flexibility · Elaboration Elaine S. Hansen <http://hansen-rd.com/> Hansen Resource Development Inc Skype: elaine.hansen 513.238.5999 iStock_Medium-stones-wee ...in the end, it is the reality of personal relationship that saves everything. Thomas Merton
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