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Internationally known as a dynamic speaker and media personality, Dr Sahtouris is an evolution biologist, futurist, author and consultant on Living Systems Design. Using Nature's principles and practice (revealed in biological evolution) as useful models for organisational change, Dr Sahtouris applies them to the corporate world, to global politics and economics, and to our efforts to create sustainable health and well-being for humanity within the larger living systems of Earth. Dr Sahtouris taught at the University of Massachusetts and M.I.T., was a science writer for the HORIZON/NOVA TV series, and was a UN consultant on indigenous peoples. She is a fellow of the World Business Academy, and the author of A Walk Through Time: from Stardust to Us, Biology Revisioned and EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution. "Elisabet Sahtouris is one of the most brilliant minds around, able to make connections between the past (i.e., the real world) and our future in very insightful ways. There are few people in the world I would recommend more highly." --Charles Brass, Chairman, Futures Foundation |
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Race to the Future? The New Story of science is revealing that our Cosmos, including planet Earth, is a vast, self-organising living system. Nature's species evolve not by accidental mutation but by intelligent and creative response to crises. Successful species mature over time from aggressive competition to peaceful cooperation. In understanding these natural patterns we see that we are not doomed to endless warfare, but rather it is our evolutionary mandate to implement genuine democracy, create sustainable global economics, and promote cultural co-operation, leading us beyond survival to thrival for our entire planetary family. In the context of the evolution of cultures and nations, we find that New Zealand is seen as a world leader in race relations, via the Treaty of Waitangi, and in the management of its natural resources, via the Resource Management Act. While brilliant in theory, these documents have engendered controversy in practice, and exemplify serious growing pains as our nation seeks to develop new pathways from competition and confrontation to co-operation and stewardship. . Can so-called economic 'growth' be sustained without end? Dr Sahtouris will introduce a new level of language which can help us move theory into practice. She will place New Zealand's economic issues and the principles of sustainable management into the larger context of human evolution. This is an invitation to all who are challenged by the opportunities and threats provided by our current national and global crises. And it is a call for new leadership, with a wider, truer vision. During the evening time will be devoted to discussion and local action. |
Elisabet Sahtouris is an evolution biologist, futurist, author, speaker and consultant on Living Systems Design. She travels and speaks in New Zealand, Australia, North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia, illustrating the relevance of evolving biological systems to organizational design. She also appears on television and radio, and leads seminars and workshops. Her most urgent topic is "The Biology of Globalisation." Dr. Sahtouris is a citizen of the United States and of Greece, with a Canadian Ph.D. She did her post-doctoral work at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, taught at the University of Massachusetts and M.I.T., and was a science writer for the HORIZON/NOVA TV series. She was invited to China by the Chinese National Science Association, organized Earth Celebrations 2000 in Athens, Greece, and has been a United Nations consultant on indigenous peoples. She is a participant in the Humanity 3000 dialogues of the Foundation for the Future, the Synthesis Dialogues with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, and consults with corporations and government organizations in Australia, Brazil and the USA. Her books include "Biology Revisioned" "A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us" and "EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution." Dr. Sahtouris uses Nature's principles and practices, revealed in biological evolution, as useful models for organisational change. She applies them in the corporate world, in global politics and economics, and in our efforts to create sustainable health and well-being for humanity within the larger living systems of Earth. See: www.sahtouris.com |
