---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hames <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:57 PM Subject: A Bold Venture To: Richard David Hames <[email protected]> Centre For The Future Dear Friends and Colleagues As many of you know or have heard on the grapevine I am in the process of returning to Melbourne after spending eleven amazing years in Thailand in charge of the Asian Foresight Institute. I am coming back with my family to help establish a new global social enterprise - an insanely ambitious project that aims to create a better world for more people by redesigning some of our most life-critical systems. Centre for the Future’s vision is a human family awakening to a deeper impulse for survival in the context of what it means to be human in the anthropocene age. We intend leading a 100 year *mindful uprising* of leaders everywhere to discover, design, prototype and embed a new, more benign, paradigm for our species – one that provides for all of us, now, tomorrow, and for future generations. This is the first of a series of occasional newsletters aimed at keeping our friends and supporters in the loop regarding progress. If you prefer not to receive this newsletter please just let me know and I will remove your name from the list. I will be 70 years old on 2nd September this year. The only thing that could have enticed me back to Australia at this stage of my life is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to leave a legacy that actually matters. People often ask me what drives me to undertake such a demanding mission. It is very simple. I am haunted by a fear that, having passed on, my children and their children would ask: *If dad knew the world was in such a parlous state, but had the knowledge to make it better, why didn’t he do more to help shape a world we would joyfully inherit?* I am hoping this initial bulletin will catalyse your interest in this most important work and that you will be inspired and want to find ways of engaging with us. We need your help. Please join us. There is no better time than now. Take care *Richard* *Richard David Hames* *CEO, Centre for the Future* *President, Asian Foresight Institute* *Founding Partner, HamesMcGregor + Partners* *Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science* *E: [email protected] <[email protected]>* *E: [email protected] <[email protected]>* *E: [email protected] <[email protected]>* *W: www.richardhames.com <http://www.richardhames.com/>* *M: +61-419-851-523* *M: +66-860-424-541* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual(s) named. If you are not among the named addressees you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete it from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/