Invitation to participate in a CORE economic and community development resource and effort.
If you don't care about the world in which you are embedded, don't bother reading further. If you really believe that politics will solve our problems, you won't find that here. If you really believe that things take care of themselves, you are out of touch with human history (which includes the recurrent crisises that confront the organizations that make up society).
This is an opportunity for a major contribution to society
The core of development lies in ideas and actions that are different from the past. Otherwise it wouldn't be development.
Obviously there are multiple pasts. These multiple worlds of yesterdayS can be seen in the various periods and places of famous museums. Using this pattern of non-linearity it is easy to conclude that there will be multiple non-linear futures with multiple and different participants. This non-linearity has to be one of the foundational assumptions.
To work on development we need effective concepts. One of these concepts is that we need a work approach rather than believing that there is magic bullet. Another concept is that we need a foundation for future directed decisions.
By examining past development achievements it is easy to conclude that success comes from unexpected people—not those voted "most likely to succeed" by their school peers. It is equally obvious that success doesn't last beyond a few decades before a new reality takes over.
If you believe that everything that needs to be done is already being done through the basic education system, work experience, continuing education, the non-profit sector, government or by experts, I suggest you just look around. Do the stories that flow through the news suggest that we have an adequate system? Does the physical appearance of the world suggest an adequate system? How many people have an effective work approach?
For there to be any hope for development to spread to more people these people need exposure to effective developmental concepts and ideas. And people need to work these concepts into their thinking, planning and doing—throughout their lives.
This site seeks to provide exposure to foundations, concepts and implementation approaches—over an entire life.
I'm seeking partners to help publicize and further develop the site. Where else could your participation have greater potential?
If you want further elaboration, feel free to contact me.
