Topic: Ecological Civilization: How John Cobb Shaped My Life’s Work for Three Decades

Presenter: David Korten

David C. Korten is an American writer, lecturer, engaged citizen, student of psychology and behavioral systems, a prominent critic of corporate globalization, and an advocate of Ecological Civilization. His life work builds on lessons learned from the 21 years he and his wife, Fran, lived and worked in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on a quest to end global poverty. This informed the next phase of his life, writing and organizing to call attention to the way our current economic paradigms are devastating the planetary life systems on which our lives depend. He urges us to read his “white paper” that summarizes what he’s learned.

Here are some links to prepare for our conversations:

• “Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emergence”—David Korten’s “white paper,” a Club of Rome publication. (A detailed list of his writings is on p. 21.)
• Check out a video affirmation of Korten’s white paper by physicist Fritjof Capra, author of The Systems View of Life
• “What an Ecological Civilization Looks Like”—Yes! magazine editor Zenobia Jeffries Warfield interviews David Korten for the 25th Anniversary edition (Spring, 2021), focused on “Ecological Civilization.”
• Find David on Facebook, Twitter, and his website, davidkorten.org.

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