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Stefan Pasti
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Draft “Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”--Sharing “Table of Contents”, Seeking Input
July 9, 2011 - 10:07 AM
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This writer [founder and outreach coordinator of The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative] is currently in the process of updating his assessment of the most difficult challenges ahead. The current “Table of Contents” for this work-in-progress is his updated ten point list.
There are many other individuals and organizations who have written about some or many of the challenges included in this writer’s ten point list; however, this writer’s updated list has its own character. The general idea behind making such a list is that the more people understand about the depth and range of the challenges ahead, the better the chances that the solutions we decide upon will be sufficiently relevant to the task at hand.
There are already many relevant statistics and observations from previous IPCR documents which can support the choices made in the draft Table of Contents (and this writer has reached “second draft” stage in every section). However, as the final version document could be a useful resource for people trying to feel their way forward in this time of great challenges, this writer is hoping that there might be readers who are willing to contribute ideas, statistics, commentary, and suggestions—so that the final version can be as comprehensive an overview as possible.
Including the draft Table of Contents (which is the current ten point list) in this post would make the post over the 600 word limit, so readers are encouraged to access the full post made for this topic titled “Draft Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times—Sharing Table of Contents, Seeking Input”. That full length post is accessible from the IPCR Initiative website homepage (www.ipcri.net ) (in “Highlights…” section) , or at these links http://www.ipcri.net/Draft_Ten_Point_Post_Sharing_ToC_Seeking_Input.pdf and http://bit.ly/orGlvd .
The Five Sections of that full length post:
Introduction
Two Similar “Big Picture” Assessments
Previous IPCR Initiative Assessment Documents—and What is Different Now
Ways to Maximize Citizen Participation and Solution-Oriented Activity
Draft “Table of Contents” for “A Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”
There will be ten sections to the final version paper (plus an introduction, concluding comments, and a notes and source references section). Each section will have about five to eight pages of statistics, observations, and commentary. The final version is not meant to be a definitive assessment—which might require book length content. Instead, this paper will be something like a “sample” “ten point assessment”—which has the potential to provide
a) new insights for those people who have already done much “big picture” research
b) enough content for many people already interested in “big picture” analysis and commentary to become more confirmed in the realization that there are “many danger signs flashing now”
c) a starting point for people or organizations who believe that such assessments are helpful to re-framing public discourse, and who may create their own “ten point assessment”
d) a resource for local community organizations who are preparing questionnaires as a preliminary to a Community Visioning Initiative
Additional Note: Readers of this message who are on Twitter can follow me at @StefanPasti.
For a More Peaceful and Sustainable World,
Stefan Pasti, Founder and Outreach Coordinator
The IPCR Initiative
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Re: Draft “Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”--Sharing “Table of Contents”, Seeking Input
September 13, 2011 - 02:58 AM
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thank you brother for share with us
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