[tt] [SALT] Bedrock principles FRIDAY Nov 9 (for forwarding)

[Eugen Leitl]

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From: Stewart Brand <sb at gbn.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:14:06 -0700
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Subject: [SALT] Bedrock principles FRIDAY Nov 9 (for forwarding)
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   Rosabeth Moss Kanter's book The Change Masters was named one of the
   most influential business books of the century by Financial Times.
   Through her books, talks, consultancy, and teaching at Harvard
   Business School she has become a leading figure in the world of
   organizational change.  In her new book, America the Principled, and
   in this talk she addresses the reverse question: What should NOT
   change?...

   "Enduring Principles for Changing Times," Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Cowell
   Theater, Fort Mason, San Francisco, 7pm, Friday, November 9.  The
   lecture starts promptly at 7:30pm.  Admission is free (a $10 donation
   is always welcome, not required).

   In my book The Clock of the Long Now, I ended my chapter on "The Long
   View" with the following quotes from Kanter's 1997 book, On the
   Frontiers of  Management.  She wrote that "people care about their
   place in history when their own past is valued. During the era when
   Yale College produced a large number of future CEOs of some of the top
   U. S. companies, the most popular major was history, not
   economics.People take the long view when they perceive leaders as
   trustworthy. [They] take the long view when they believe the rules of
   the game are fair.  They believe they will share equitably in the
   returns. [They] take the long view when they have a deep understanding
   of system dynamics.  They see the connections between actions in one
   place and consequences in another.  They can therefore appreciate the
   need for indirect long-term investments (whether research and
   development, infrastructure repairs, or education)...  People take the
   long view when they feel a commitment to those who come after them.
   They care about posterity---their children and other people's
   children---and therefore see the need for actions to benefit the
   distant future."

   Talks coming up:

   Dec. 14 (Friday) - Jon Ippolito & Joline Blais, "The Edge of Art"

   Jan. 11 (Friday) - Paul Saffo, "Lessons of a Reluctant Futurist"

   Feb. 4 (MONDAY)  - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Future Has Always Been
   Crazier Than We Thought"

   Feb. 25 (MONDAY) - Craig Venter, "Joining 3.5 Billion Years of
   Microbial Invention"

   Apr. 25 (Friday) - Niall Ferguson & Peter Schwartz, "Historian vs.
   Futurist on Human Progress"

   May 21 (WEDNESDAY) - Iqbal Quadir, "Technology Empowers the Poorest"

   Jul. 23 (WEDNESDAY) - Edward Burtynsky, "The 10,000-year Gallery"

   This is one of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking
   (SALT) organized by The Long Now Foundation.  Free audios and my
   summaries of all previous talks are available for download [1]here (or
   stay up to date with the Podcast [2]here).  The summaries join other
   long-term thinking items on our [3]Blog ([4]RSS).  If you would like
   to be notified by email of forthcoming talks, go [5]here to sign up
   online.  Any questions, contact Danielle Engelman at Long Now---
   415-561-6582 x1, [6]danielle at longnow.org.

   Long Now Members can see high-quality, tightly edited videos of the
   SALT talks online.  Membership costs $8/month ($96/year) and helps
   support the series.  Joinable [7]here.

   You are welcome to forward this note to anyone you think might be
   interested.

                                           --Stewart Brand

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   Stewart Brand -- sb at gbn.org

   The Long Now Foundation - http://www.longnow.org
   Seminars & downloads: http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/

References

   1. http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/
   2. http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/podcast.php
   3. http://blog.longnow.org/
   4. http://feeds.feedburner.com/longnowblog
   5. http://list.longnow.org/mailman/listinfo/SALT
   6. mailto:danielle at longnow.org
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