The Trustees of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education wish to thank all who participated in the inaugural Connecting for Change Dialogue. We are thankful for the valuable feedback and are especially pleased to learn that Connecting for Change has generated a number of exciting connections that have led to unanticipated projects and initiatives. 

Many conversations have occurred amongst the organizers of the Connecting for Change dialogue. A question that has been on our minds is: “What is the potential that can come from the dialogue that was begun in Vancouver?” Peter Block, Peter Senge and Peter Koestenbaum each offer some thoughts:

What we started with the Connecting for Change gathering is important to nurture and continue. I hope that the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education can find ways to stay in touch with the networks that started to form at the event to make connections visible to others. There were many gifted change leaders in the room, and many others who were invited and wanted to be there but could not work out the scheduling. This is an enormous resource for giving shape and reality to the vision behind the Dalai Lama Center. We should not think we have to "make something new happen." There is so much good work already happening and great value in nurturing the networks among these social and business innovators.

If you believe that our future lies in the hands of today’s young people then you have to check out this web site: www.youcan.ca. Anita Roper of Alcoa, who was partnered with David Farthing of YouCan did more than check out the site. She and Dave have continued the dialogue they began at Connecting for Change. Through their conversations they have come to realize that there are skills that both organizations have that can assist the other with their challenges. Stay tuned to learn more about how these two seemingly unconnected organizations will connect to bring about change!