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Alchemy is coming in 2020 to ask me for help for the Tokyo food crisis.
I imagine an understanding of how to encourage sharing as opposed to hoarding in times of hardship could be useful as hoarding would be a possible consequence of a shortage and also a contribution to it. Also encouraging the evolution of positive and productive thinking.
Media responsibililty needs to be addressed, this has to be done before crisis occur. 'Crisis Horror' type headline sell copy and keep us glued to screens, but basically they create fear and fear leads to irrational and dangerous behaviour.
Everyone involved in publishing, online, press all medias should be evolving to encourage and inspire not cause fear and despair.
In 2020 I'd like to have a better understanding of how to encourage hearts and minds towards hope and action and to be placed to be able to do this.
I imagine an understanding of how to encourage sharing as opposed to hoarding in times of hardship could be useful as hoarding would be a possible consequence of a shortage and also a contribution to it. Also encouraging the evolution of positive and productive thinking.
Media responsibililty needs to be addressed, this has to be done before crisis occur. 'Crisis Horror' type headline sell copy and keep us glued to screens, but basically they create fear and fear leads to irrational and dangerous behaviour.
Everyone involved in publishing, online, press all medias should be evolving to encourage and inspire not cause fear and despair.
In 2020 I'd like to have a better understanding of how to encourage hearts and minds towards hope and action and to be placed to be able to do this.
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Comment by Jen Shaffer on March 21, 2010 at 5:42pm
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I think this will be very difficult. Crises are sexy and sell. We need to make problem solving and good news sexy. :)
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Comment by PJE on March 21, 2010 at 6:30pm
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I totally agree but how? TED talks does this, people who like TED like good news there, should be a TED media.
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Comment by Matthew Swinburne on March 25, 2010 at 7:00pm
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Gone are the days of the quiet little villages where everyone knows one another and there are no secrets. Media; in all it's forms, will always try to find a way to influence us and that is not about to change, but you're right in hoping that it learns to do so responsibly.
The most likely way to adjust what media outlets supply us with is to stop feeding them the ratings that motivates their course which has habituated us to a 'bad stuff happens' mentality. It is not so simply done of course but if enough people are directed to programs like this one, their popularity will rise.
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Comment by John D. Boyden on March 25, 2010 at 7:10pm
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+1 vision. too true. But we are seeing a light surge in positive stories too. And those make the heartgll;ad and the face smile. Quiet little villages still exist, often facing all what we are exploring.
I think Jenn is right: "We need to make problem solving and good news sexy. :) "
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Comment by ob1 on May 12, 2010 at 4:34pm
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I'll try to give you Courage to encourage hearts and minds. You are an artist, I think art will be essential to the world changing. =)
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Thank you ob1. I appreciate that very much!
Best wishes
PJE
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