Reimagining Our World

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In this episode we delve into an inspiring and fascinating thesis put forward by political historian Eli Merritt in his book “Disunion Among Ourselves” that the primary impetus in crafting and fighting for the American Declaration of Independence was to forge a lasting unity between the thirteen colonies. Although they were riven by deep division, distrust, prejudice and polarization, the delegates at the Continental Congress consciously and repeatedly chose to compromise and even sacrifice their own colony’s interest for the sake of the larger common good. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude not only for building an American nation on a strong foundation of unity but also for showing us the paths we can take to extricate ourselves from the current quagmires of national, regional and international polarization that pervade our world.

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In today's episode, we're going to explore the topic of humanity's recurring test. What is the lesson that keeps eluding us, and why is this test continuing to recur?

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In this episode  we offer a fresh perspective on the nature of conflict, and also seek to understand the typical stages through which any conflict goes through, with a view to identifying the points where it makes sense to intervene  and determine what kind of in intervention is the most useful at that given point.

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In times of perilous transition we often tell ourselves change is not possible or events are out of control and there is nothing we can do. In such times it helps to look to history for inspiration and as an aid to help us navigate the chaos. The story of two ordinary individuals—Raphael Lemkin and Hersch Lauterpacht—shows how two men, deeply concerned with the needs of their time, separately made a conscious choice to bring about positive change and persevered until they succeeded against all the odds. Their deep commitment to justice, courage, creativity and dogged perseverance led to the creation of two international crimes: genocide and crimes against humanity. And it was their work, respectively, that laid the foundation for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Lauterpacht) and the crafting of the Genocide Treaty (Lemkin)

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As Peter Drucker so aptly stated in his book "Managing in Turbulent Times," the greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence itself but acting with yesterday's logic. In this episode of "Reimagining Our World," I will highlight and explore 10 new ways of thinking proposed by Stephen Heintz in his report "A Logic for the Future," that should be included as foundational assumptions upon which to build a better world.

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Our world is unraveling at an accelerating pace. War and conflict are spreading like contagion, ravaging the face of the earth. Our efforts to stop the contagion have hitherto been ineffectual as we reach for the same outworn playbooks over and over again. And yet, we can and must act quickly to stop the contagion and the heartrending suffering it brings. It is time to understand and shed the habits that have held us back and take bold new steps and try new paths we have never considered before. Join me as we explore once such path together.

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In this episode we’ll shed light  a set of corrosive habits that breed polarization and propose some antidotes to them.

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If you're disheartened by the deepening polarization in our world, wonder whether we can ever overcome it and where we might even begin, then this conversation is for you! Join me to explore a few practical things we can each do daily to build our individual and collective muscles for what seems like an impossibly heavy lift.

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In this episode we examine the fact and ways in which the current global system for tackling climate change is broken,  how our false optimism that it will somehow magically succeed has stopped us from considering viable, effective alternatives, and what those alternatives might be, particularly one that I'd like to propose, for a World Parliament.

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In this episode, we're going to consider one significant respect in which we've been able to successfully reimagine and reform our electoral system in the United States. in the years since this country was born, demonstrating that further reforms are possible if we can muster the conviction that they are achievable and work tirelessly to achieve them.