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GLOBAL WISDOM ORGANIZATIONS

Convenor: Karen Davis

Participants: Gabriele Burkhardt, Joelle Everett, Lisa Kimball, Emily Reich, Christine Kent, Andrew Donovan, Michael Dobbie

Discussion:

A definition of “global wisdom organization” (GWO) based on Institute of Noetic Sciences definition of “global wisdom society”* - An organization that values all cultures and traditions and skillfully utilized multiple ways of knowing for the greater benefit of all”

GWO – is it already existing, about to evolve, or still be to discovered?

What would a GWO look like? Some components: diversity, authenticity, communication, open space . . . .

The importance of “wisdom” is to be preserved and passed on.

“Organization” is always a problem – maybe “network”

Is it enough to be wise or does it have to come into action?

Summary/story of session:

How can we ensure that the space is open for all the wisdom in the room?

The open space is only as powerful as we can open our inner space as well.

How can we ‘upload” the shared humanity into the space?

Magic through fire, breath, silence?

There are different degrees of being open.

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• From Institute of Noetic Sciences

“Current research in multiple fields of inquiry suggests that a global wisdom society will be marked by:

• a profound recognition of universal interconnectedness among all peoples and all life
• a commitment to right action for the benefit of all, guided by the mysterious intelligence of the whole
• valuing learning and openness above certainty and closure, and embracing multiple ways of knowing
• living in ecological balance
• and, perhaps most important, acknowledging that we exist in a universe alive with consciousness and spirit.”