Hello Club Member,
"Like metals composed of different elements, diversity makes us
stronger as a society, workforce or team."
Chris Raymond
The challenge is to use this diversity in collaboration for the good of all. This has been so throughout the history of human kind. We have always gone through cycles of wealth and stability to despair and survival. Today we are provided with unbalanced or little information about many major issues and we have become uncaring about the consequences of the decisions we endorse or allow to be made – Apathy and Dependence seem very much in vogue in our present time.
I saw a comment recently on a tee shirt saying: “The Daily News – I don’t Care”
Today we can proclaim how intelligent we are and how many amazing advances have been made in science, medicine, engineering etc. On the other hand poverty in the areas of finance, spirituality, family stability, social cohesion, knowledge of issues - is on the increase. Technology and entertainment seem to have slowly taken us away from the support and stability that strong families, respect for Law and Order and a spiritual awareness of our purpose and meaning in life provided us.
The Futurist Maurice Melkowski has recently stated that the future will need to be based around the 3 C’s Communication, Collaboration and Creativity. From my points above and the rapidity of changes in society – the 3 Cs need to be taken seriously.
Communication is the result you get. How clearly we describe our ideas is critical. We hear day in and day out that we need to Educate people. I believe this means to teach and communicate the endless messages and reams of information on 100s of topics that clog our daily lives. The most important issue is how do we CONNECT with people to share this information? I believe that much of the Apathy in our community is simply “Issue Fatigue”.
So many experts are telling us something new. However humans have not really changed. We still need physical, emotional and financial security. We still need friends and family. We need to talk – face to face – with others. We need social connections. We need food and nutrition. We need a place to live. So how well we Communicate and Connect – is a key to our survival and growth
Collaboration is most important and we are now hearing this word in all areas and from Private and Public areas. Collaboration should really mean a humble, determined and honest way to work with others to truly wish for a WIN-WIN outcome. The parties should be willing to trust each other and be determined to achieve the best outcome for all parties.
I think we still have a long way to go to achieve this to any good level. For we have spent decades denouncing, educing and hiding the noble qualities of character, honesty, courage, integrity, loyalty, carefulness etc. We have replaced them slowly with laws, regulations and political correctness that have abdicated accountability and responsibility. Ignoring the nobleness of Respect, Gratitude , Sacrifice and Service. Collaboration and the wiliness to truly co-operate is essential
Creativity of course is a no brainer. It is mankind’s ingenuity and innovation that has helped us survive.
How difficult will it be to achieve the 3-Cs?
Consider Collaboration an important goal in your diversity……………….Mario
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