How do we bridge the gap between good ideas and effective, prosperous solutions?

- Grass roots forums to talk about the issues

- in person meetings and take ideas to online

How do we get buy-in from all of the various parties?

In the private sector, get the various minds to agree on a strategy that's economically profitable.

How about the public sector?

- Changing peoples assumptions

- be an evangelist for an idea

 - need buy-in that there is a problem

In publicly traded companies, it's very difficult to fundamentally change the direction that it is taking.  The adage 'don't change a good thing' when companies are doing well quarter over quarter.

Why should we expect companies to be 'forward thinking' - looking 10 to 20 years into the future?  Would a company be supported by their shareholders if they were focused on 10 years from now rather than 3 months from now?

Change occurs when things are 'bad'.  Commodoties prices crash, stock values drop, etc.

When we face degrees of 'brokenness', we re-think the way we live.

Are humans capable of thinking truly 'long-term'?

Is it a consequence of erosion of time? - are people too busy in our fast-paced society to be able to reflect on what they are doing moment by moment and evaluate it's long-term value?

People need to be able to say 'no'.

'No permission for the discourse of complexity'

The greed of capitalism has contributed greatly to our demise.

Could our benchmark be 'Peace, order, and good government'?

 - this has a huge 'glamour defecit'.  It's not nearly as romantic as 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'

Why do CEO's deserve to be paid orders of magnitude more than other employees?

Is getting rich the only motivator for innovation?  This is a big assumption.  European countries in general (Denmark is mentioned specifically), are generally socialistic in nature compared to Canada ('it's nearly impossible to get rich in Denmark, and absolutely impossible to be poor), and yet many innovations come from Europe.

'All change depends on the unreasonable man'