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New Dimensions Radio for May 12, 2008
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: Making and Sustaining Lasting Change, " with Mark Feenstra
We've all attempted to make changes in our lives whether it's loosing weight or incorporating a spiritual practice into our lifestyle. But having the desire and even knowing the steps to take, often falls short of lasting, sustainable change. Mark Feenstra of Aliveworld, an Internet based platform, believes we can use today's technology to support the actions we need to take and perhaps, most importantly, to tap into the support of a global community of like-minded individuals. "There needs to be an infrastructure on this planet to help us consolidate what we are learning about how to make the most important changes. . . The primary people who need to be sharing what's working are the people who are themselves wanting to make the changes. Aliveworld is a global organization, person-centric infrastructure. It a container for human wisdom, understanding, and knowledge about how to make the most important changes and how to sustain them."
Mark Feenstra is the co-founder and CEO of Aliveworld, a web-based software platform to help people sustain the changes they want to make in their lives. Mark is based in New Zealand and leads a global, multi-cultural team. He is a long-term spiritual practitioner, blending East and West. He has a background in large scale systems change, research and development about how people learn together, and technology platforms that support human development. To learn more about the work of Mark Feenstra and Aliveworld go to www.aliveworld.com
Topics explored in this dialogue:
* How do the "side effects" of the post industrial world affect your ability to make changes
* Why the individual is the leverage point for global change, not just personal change
* What is "change networking" and how does it help you structure and sustain lifestyle change
* How a virtual infrastructure truly can support and nurture individuals in a global community
* Why circles of support are necessary to sustain change
Since 1973, New Dimensions has been exploring the landscape of possibilities of a more just, sustainable and compassionate world by having deep dialogues with individuals who are actively making a creative contribution in the world.
New Dimensions has interviewed hundreds of the greatest minds on the planet such as the late mythologist Joseph Campbell, poet Maya Angelou and physicist David Bohm. It has featured Pulitzer prize winners E.O. Wilson from Harvard and poet/ecologist Gary Snyder.
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