kimito - outreach with an impact

Information is the past, present and the future. Relevant, timely and correct information is the key to sustainable transformation and a system and structural change that can leverage on peoples strive to address climate change and global warming. A system that can handle new information, new challenges and new ways of living and working, can in itself trigger and contribute to further positive development.

There are limits to growth as we know it and the challenges to ensure a sustainable future is becoming more and more evident. There may just be enough resources, material, money, resilience and time - just about - to act and halt the current direction before it reaches the tipping point. Avoid falling in to the trap of the tragedy of the commons to stop destroying natural capital, resources and ecological services like clean air and water, and truly see how every single action adds up to the bigger picture. Adopt a common, relevant way to measure the real value of natural resources and ecological services to complement the information provided by GDP, gross domestic product. Consider net energy efficiency that takes into account the energy needed to produce energy and reduce emissions and pollution. The longer the delay the greater the challenge - action makes the future bright.

Technological advancements can help mankind achieve a sustainable future. By using the capacity the nature provide to produce renewable energy, electricity and heat; and the capabilities of the developed world to help close the digital divide and provide access to information and education, the world is one step further on the right track.

"How good a human nature does society permit?" (Maslow 1971)

There is a need for more than technology to enable a sustainable transformation, and the "soft tools" have been know for some time to enable mankind to trigger the system change and reverse the direction. However, they are no ordinary tools and may be somewhat surprising and controversial in their simplicity: visioning - and taking action, networking - realising that everyone is in the same boat and to connect and work with people, truth-telling - being honest and open, learning - continuously learn by doing, dare to fail, adjust, experiment and share experiences, and loving - reward individuals and a society that permits the best of human nature. The beauty and power of simplicity to live sustainable in the environment - so what are we waiting for? Do the right thing.

Source: Maslow, A, Meadows, D.L and Miller, T.G.