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This site is my weblog or blog for sharing my current thoughts and reflections, as well as information on my schedule, current publications, and the personal history that informs my particular point of view. It is a companion to the Great Turning website, which provides an introduction to the Great Turning framework, resources for discussion, and stories of how others are using and contributing to these resources to advance a rapidly expanding national and global conversation on the work of creating a world that works for all.

Author Information

You can find all the usual author information on this website, including my calendar of speaking events, books currently in print, video links, recent articles and talks, biographical information, and organizational affiliations. My base organization is the People-Centered Development Forum, which is the legal home of the Great Turning Initiative. Personal Journey tells the story of the intellectual journey that informs my current work as author, lecturer, and engaged citizen.

Ideas

The most complete presentation of my current framework for understanding the epic choice we humans now face is my most recent book The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. The web page The Great Turning: Epic Passage summarizes the arguments, as does my article in the Summer 2006 issue of YES! magazine. Story Power sets forth the proposition that the key to changing the human course is to change the stories that frame the dominant culture. This idea is at the core of change strategy underlying my current work.

If you are interested in a particular term take a look in the Glossary where you will find my decoding of key Empire words and some of the contributions of the Great Turning Initiative to developing a vocabulary for those who are charting a human course to a world that works for all. I regret that I cannot respond to individual questions, but you may find answers to your question in “Frequently Asked Questions”

Tools

If you are looking for tools to organize a Great Turning event, facilitate a Great Turning discussion or workshop , or want to know what others are doing to spread the Great Turning message you will likely find what you are looking for on the Great Turning website. For a broad range of tools and resources for getting involved in most any aspect of living Earth Community into being see the YES! magazine Action Resource Center.

Using This Site

This site is under continuing development. Use the syndication button on the left sidebar to receive notices when I post new content.

Most pages on this site invite your substantive comments. All constructive points of view are welcome. Spam and abusive comments will be removed. The site requires registration to comment solely to avoid abuse by automated spammers. Unless you choose to sign up for our periodic Great Turning Newsletter, your information will not be used for any purpose other than your access to this site and in no event will your e-mail address be shared without your express permission.

I hope you will find ideas and content on this website useful in advancing your work and understanding. Content that is not specifically attributed to someone else, is probably mine and you have my permission to reproduce and share it with proper attribution as you like. I believe that ideas are the common heritage of the species and should be freely shared in the ongoing process of deepening our collective knowledge and capacity as a species. My work builds on the work of countless others, as I hope your work may build on mine.

My thanks to Sam Rose and socialsynergyweb.com for technical support in creating and maintaining this website.