Sometimes I have those evening that I get re-inspired about my work in the world and the people that stand by my side and do even bigger work. Last night that was Jason Clay, WWF vice-president who “works with big corporations to transform the global markets they operate in, so we can produce more with less land, less water and less pollution.”

Watch this and get inspired by the entrepreneurial commitment to changing the world, with bold courage and open thinking.

Who will follow up his work, and how can we support this great effort?

After getting incredibly inspired I take responsibility as a consumer and I commit to the following:

Buy only vegetarian, organic & natural food

Buy as local as possible, make a real effort

Always buy the the fair trade alternative

Buy nothing that I don’t need

Always separate and reduce my waste

Recycle as much as possible

Minimize water and energy usage

Buy only natural cosmetics and detergents

Share sustainable solutions and practices with my network

Inspire others to take initiative

Join as many global actions as possible

Organise and support local events and actions

What else should or could I commit to? Invite me in the comments!

For those if you that have been wondering why the blog is so silent I just wanted to let you know that I am taking time to digest 5 weeks of intense travelling and taking in. Coming back at YIP I was just so saturated and full of rich experiences, that I am taking some time to arrive in myself again and reflect. See you soon!

This is a little harvest from the “Re-imagining the World process” at the focus meeting in Dornach, Switzerland.

What excites me about the future?

The future is communicating globally. It’s challenges lie in the tension between oneness and “twoness”. Are we all part of the same picture, or is the picture outside of us? The future is presenting us with some radical decisions, bringing awareness about a choice between consciousness development and extinction. We don’t just live into the future, we become aware that we have to create it, instead of rely on it. We cannot rely on the future anymore, because we have been using it’s resources. Those are gone when we get there. We have to build them. Together. Instead of a future where anything is possible, we have a future where some things are possible, and others are not, and it is up to us what we want.

Where do I feel we need to move to? What is the future asking of us?

The future asks us to decide whether we are are all part of one natural system, or whether we separate ourselves from nature and each other. We need to acknowledge that we are all butterflies, effecting our surroundings constantly, and thereby changing the conditions for life. We need to connect globally (horizontal wisdom) and understand deeper patterns (vertical wisdom) at the same time. We need to move to a society of co-learning and co-working out of the understanding of systems, with communities around core quests, collaboration consciously through practice and reflection.

What changes need to be made now to create that future?

We need to overcome our fears and let go of our assumptions, and gather around common challenges. We need to start tapping into collective intelligence for decisions making processes and stop every destructive movement as soon as possible. We need to consciously choose for optimism and start sharing inspiration as a daily task. We also need to give experts a new role in society, change the social and educational system so that young people can start creating this future out of the now, instead of the past.

Okay, I have an idea. Can you lend your brain and think with me?

Right now:

Hitch-hiking is free and random.

There are barely any designated hitch-hiker pick-up locations.

Hitch-hikers usually have to wait a bit, and many people say no to them (they just drive on).

Hitch-hikers are no official part of traffic and logistics.

Drivers only notice hitch-hikers just before they pass them.

From the point of view of the driver we can say the following:

When driving, you usually do not take hitch-hikers into account.

When you see a hitch-hiker you start to think about taking them.

When you are done thinking you already passed them.

After you passed them you start reflecting whether you would have taken them.

Imagine:

We designate intelligent hitch-hikers pick-up and drop-off locations.

These spots have a specific name, and are mapped on a website.

300 meters before that spot we make a sign pole to gives the driver time to think.

Hitch-hikers ask the driver about their vision for a more efficient and climate-friendly traffic system.

Hitch-hikers agree to share these and their own visions on a website, connected to the locations.

This comes from my own hitch-hiking experience in the countryside of Sweden, and has only had a few of my thoughts. During the focus meeting I have it another chance, and now I would like to bounce it with you! Share your thoughts in the comments!

The first part of my trip by train was a 12 hour journey from Stockholm to Berlin. I have flown it before, that takes 45 minutes and costs about 10% of the train ride. Or less.
The train has it’s charm though! Especially with reserved seats. There is a whole dynamic with people sitting on your reserved seat with a ticket that shows their reservation for that very same seat. It includes the train conductor and feelings of guilt and shame (on my side). Fascinating.

One of the things I had never experienced was a train on a boat! The ICE Copenhagen – Hamburg Hbf goes on a boat to Puttgarden. On the boat we were asked to leave the train, and I went upstairs where I found a money exchange office (what I needed) and supermarkets and restaurants with junk (food) (what I did not need).

On a curious quest for healthy and fair food, I found 1 banana, 2 apples and 1 bar of fair-trade chocolate. The rest of the stuff was beer, wine and liquor, perfumes & jewellery and junk food.

And the apple does not have any taste.

Why do I tend to look at the world with glasses that show ways of improvement towards happiness and sustainability? I could spend a year making this boat a place where one actually wants to be for an hour. With fresh and natural food, good conversation, etc. Or am I just an exception and does the world love this junk and crap?