I stumbled upon the most astonishing and ambitious web site i have ever seen. Called Six Billion Others it is the grand work of photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand. In an effort to help the world understand itself he dispatched 5 photographers around the globe to conduct interviews with all sorts of people about big life questions and the result is this interactive website. You can create an account and share your own perspective, you can assist with translation and site maintenance, you can share it with your friends. He also completed a movie that was released for free download called Home that he hopes people will share and use to inspire our collective imagination and commitment to save the planet before its too late. This man is a true champion and should be celebrated for his visionary approach!

I am reading Otto Scharmer’s book U Theory: Leading from the Future as It Emerges….and i am loving it!!! Just a couple of weeks ago I was thinking about strategic planning and how organizations approach it as a means to ensure ongoing organizational relevancy, profitability, growth and success. This is all fine and dandy, but I don’t think it’s enough. Not in the context of globalization and the need for a true shift in consciousness. I began to imagine a world where leaders would approach strategic planning first and formost from a place of global stewardship. Thereby making their businesses  active agents in the reversal of catastrophic environmental and social trends and pioneers in the persuit of a future truly worth persuing.

John Wooden defines success as “peace of mind attained only through self satisfaction in knowing you did the best of which you’re capable”. So often we look to others to validate our sense of self. We confuse reputation (what others perceive)  with character (who we really are). This reversed logic makes if very difficult to pursue our truest aims as we are forever seeking to please others. But what if we were to  consider the notion of self satisfaction in knowing we did our best? How would this change the way we work, love, live, play, pray?

There was a brief summary article in the Vancouver Sun today about the recently published study by Ernst and Young called Groundbreakers: Using the Strength of Women to Rebuild the World Economy. I wanted to learn more about it and found this: Enjoy.

GROUNDBREAKERS