The year-long learning process “Whence & Whither: into uncharted waters” is now approaching mid-point, with the seventh conversation upcoming in Berlin on March 9th. The conversation topic will be “Evolving values and the future of consumption: Tracing changing attitudes towards global responsibility”, with an expert hearing on Religions and the Human Future organised the preceding day by the Bertelsmann Foundation, to which partners are also invited.
Whence & Whither partners and selected experts have now gathered to explore the following topics:
- Planetary Boundaries. Can humanity stay on the safe side of potentially catastrophic tipping points?
- What Global Governance could work? Can we design a system for managing common issues in the interests of the whole?
- The meaning of security. How interconnectedness and planetary boundaries are changing the landscape
- A Conversation on Interconnectedness: From honey bees to investment banks
- What Future for Economics? Tracing the emergence of new thinking and practice
- Copenhagen, So What?
Partners are travelling on March 19th to the Amazon for an 8 day exploration of the interface between natural system services (in this case the rainforest) and sustainable economic activities. They will visit projects that combine economic success with respect for the functioning of vital ecosystems. In April, partners will gather with experts to discuss Resource and Energy Use. They will also have the opportunity to attend a seminar in New York addressing the meaning of Solidarity in the 21st Century, organised by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, a partner of the Whence & Whither project.
The Whence & Whither project will be highly active during the 5th Global YES Summit: Rework the World, from June 2 - 5, with an intense series of learning and synthesising sessions. These will be named “Rethinking Sessions” and many will be open to summit participants as well as partners and expert groups.
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To find out how to become a Partner of the Whence & Whither project, please email "rebecca.oliver 'at' tallbergfoundation.org"
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