By Margaret Wheatley, Co-founder and President Emerita of the Berkana Institute © 2008

Hope and fear have been in the news and in our experience a great deal of late.  President Obama’s election was heralded everywhere as the triumph of hope over fear.  We had watched for years as the future disappeared under disabling clouds of fear.  And then suddenly, we again could see the sky, bright with hope and the possibility of change.  But since that glowing dawn of last November, the world’s dilemmas and terrors have cast their long shadows.

If the world were 100 people, what would it look like?

"In preparation for our dialogue in Vancouver, the 100 People Foundation invites you to view this unique perspective of our planet and the people with whom we share it.  As you will see from this work—it is the children of the world who are introducing us to the people of the world.   Join cinematographer Carolyn Jones’ fascinating look at the planet through the eyes of our children—to promote empathy and peace globally." - Brad Davis, Ambassador, 100 People Foundation

Juanita Brown and Thomas Hurley speak to Connecting for Change in their exploratory article Conversational Leadership: Thinking Together for a Change written for Connecting for Change as well as in the Kosmos Journal article, “Multi-Generational Collaboration: Shaping Tomorrow, Together” in which she, and her co-authors, David Isaacs and Samantha Tan point to the key role that intergenerational dialogue and engagement can play in addressing the critical issues of our time. Samantha, a dynamic young leader from Singapore, will be co-hosting a World Café dialogue with Juanita at our opening session.