Like the Whos down in Whoville...Possibility and Hope

Turns out that people cheat. And lie. And are greedy.

You could replace ‘people’ in that line with corporations, but in the end the corporate entity is inanimate and it is the people making the decisions.

 So while we grow up learning that lying, stealing and cheating are wrong, we see it all around us as adults and it is as pervasive as it is surprising.

 So is this a depressing blog about lying cheaters and Good vs Evil? Actually, no. It is about the fact that most of us actually believe that people are good until proven otherwise and we would like to make the world a better place. And that in this crumbling economy where every news day is more disheartening than the last, somehow what we're actually hearing all around us are Possibilities. Conversations about Hope. Perseverance. Tenacity. Like the Whos down in Whoville who had their Christmas stolen, but got up and circled round, held hands, smiled and sang with joy anyway we are finding that we really are a resilient bunch. And we don’t need to lie, cheat and steal to have a happy, fulfilling life. Turns out that happy and fulfilling comes, in part, from doing good deeds for others.

 So in this dark and depressing economic time, I find it brightly optimistic that more and more of us are saying that in addition to the work we do every day, we want to be involved in something that is meaningful, some way that we can use our talents to make the world a better place.

 Take a look at sites like Akoha, the world’s first social reality game; Games4Change, a group dedicated to supporting the development of games about the most pressing issues we face in the world; initiatives like Kiva, Ashoka, and Guy Kawasaki’s blog: How to Change the World, A Practical Blog for Impractical People. It’s about the surge in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and social entrepreneurship in corporations large and small. It's about building and fostering communities both here and abroad. 

And that's all good for the business of business, and for the business of life.

Comments

[j maynard]

You have a big heart and soul.
Also, you are using your skill set in a way that incites people to get moving.
Good things happen.