---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: April Rinne <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 9:17 PM Subject: new website, new ideas, new lens: global citizenship To: April Rinne <[email protected]> Cc: Me <[email protected]> Dear friends, colleagues and collaborators -- I hope you're well. Happy summer or winter, depending on where in the world this finds you! There are few things I have enjoyed more professionally than my role as an independent advisor over the past few years. So much has happened during this time: the sharing economy has morphed into something much more (more diverse, more complex and more challenging); policy makers have responded in both progressive and frustrating ways; and new concepts and potential solutions have emerged, from the blockchain to platform cooperatives. It continues to be a privilege and delight to work in this space. At the same time -- for those of you who have known me a while, this will come as no surprise -- I'm molting again. It's time to take what I do to the next level. Part of this stems from the fact that ever since last November's presidential election, and in my work and travels around the world, so many things cause me angst: echo chambers, divisive politics, growing inequality, our lack of meaningful discourse, and the simultaneous increase in technological connectivity and decrease in human connections, to name but a few. I've been asking myself: what are the bridges that we need to build, and what can I personally do to help? Today I'm debuting my transformed website <http://aprilrinne.com/>. It is a partial answer to these questions. *Don't worry: I'm not eliminating anything that I currently do. *Rather, I'm expanding my portfolio and focus areas in ways that kick my skills, my values and my superpowers up a notch. In particular, in addition to the sharing economy, future of work and public policy, moving forward I will also focus on global citizenship. This is a natural fit for me, both personally and professionally. I also believe it is fundamentally important -- for individuals, companies, governments and society -- at this moment in history. Global citizenship is *not *the same as globalization. It's not about having a lot of passport stamps, nor a bigger global footprint. It is not a buzzword. Rather, global citizenship* is *about shared values, shared human experience and a belief that we share more in common than that which divides us. It relates to an historic shift of identity, one we're in the early stages of, and one that has massive implications for society, business, politics and basically every aspect of life. It's about making sure we manage this shift responsibly. You can read more on my site and in this Medium post, Global Citizenship: Leveling Up <https://medium.com/@aprilrinne/global-citizenship-leveling-up-d9a74180e927>. I'm already advising organizations with deep ties to global citizenship, and moving forward I'll help both companies and individuals become better global citizens. I also plan to write and speak more on all of these topics. Plus I'll re-post many of my travelogues from the past two+ decades because, well, you've asked and why not?! If you'd like to dive deeper or simply stay current, please subscribe <http://aprilrinne.com/contact/> to my periodic updates (I promise they'll be brief and relevant). Of course your feedback is warmly welcomed, and please share this with whomever else you think may find it of interest. I also have a new email: [email protected]. My Gmail still works just the same, so feel free to use whichever you prefer. Thank you for your friendship, support and mindmelding. This is just the beginning! Onwards and all my best, April ---- April Rinne New Economy | Future of Work | Global Citizenship e [email protected] | m +1.415.694.3114 w aprilrinne.com | t, i @aprilrinne -- 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/