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CONNECT OR PERISH

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 It looks like there is a dichotomy growing at many different levels (communities; business; society). A dichotomy between: ·       Supporters of the old/current system   and supporter s of a new system ·       Old generations and young people ·       Guardians of the establishment and radicals ·       Specialists and generalists ·       Hierarchies and networks ·       Bosses and employees ·       Governments and the masses I can continue with this list, but the point is that it looks like the divide is broadening, rather that that we are busy building bridges to connect these ‘two worlds’. The more we try to convince the establishment that they have to change the more they will resists and the more it will frustrate the revolutionaries. This is not a healthy trend. What is needed is an open attitude on both sides with the intention of creating solutions. And solutions are needed badly for many of today’s’ challenges, like the environment (see the gulf oil spill and the role BP