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 Format: Hardcover, 218 pages
Edition: 1 ED
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1576751635
Release Date: Jan 1, 2002
| |  | | | In Brief
A short definition of "macroshift" is global change, but Lazlo's definition is more dramatic: "a shift that is all-embracing, rapid, and irreversible, extending to the far corners of the globe and involving practically all aspects of life." The macroshift, says the author, is driven by technology but unsolvable by technology. It is Lazlo's aim not to minimize or stop the macroshift but to "navigate" it, to "steer toward a humanly desirable outcome." The book charts the trashing of the planet and quality of life but suggests that the way out is holistic thinking or as the author puts it, an "evolution from logos to holos." Lazlo is founder and president of the Club of Budapest, an association dedicated to "developing a new way of thinking."
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The world is growing together in some respects, but coming apart in others. Worldwide economic globalization, one of many signs that a macroshift is taking place, all too often benefits the few rather than the many. Hundreds of millions live at a higher material standard of living, but thousands of millions are pressed into abject poverty. The richest 20% earn ninety times the income of the poorest 20%, consume eleven times as much energy, and eat eleven times as much meat.
There have been other macroshifts in human history, but they spanned centuries, allowing cultural values, beliefs, and change to occur gradually. Today, technology has reduced our time to adapt; the entire critical period of change is compressed into the lifetime of a generation.
Laszlo explores the great promise and grave dangers presented by the current macroshift. He outlines two possible scenarios: "The Breakdown," where we choose to drift without a change in our current direction toward chaos, anarchy, and destruction, or "The Breakthrough," where we collectively transform our thinking and behavior to produce creative, sustainable solutions to dangerous global problems. He shows what each of us can do -- politically, professionally, and privately -- to create a sustainable global future.
While technology is what drives the unprecedented speed of this macroshift, it is our vision, values, and actions now that will ultimately determine the outcome. The choice is up to us -- the power is in our hands.
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|  | | | | Foreword | | | Preface | | | I | World in Macroshift | 1 | | 1 | What Is a Macroshift? | 5 | | 2 | Macroshifts Past and Present | 16 | | 3 | Decisive Factors in Today's Macroshift | 30 | | 4 | The Choice | 46 | | II | The New Imperatives | 57 | | 5 | Forget Obsolete Beliefs | 61 | | 6 | Learn to Live with Diversity | 72 | | 7 | Embrace a Planetary Ethic | 78 | | 8 | Meet Your Responsibilities | 88 | | III | The Way Ahead | 105 | | 9 | Evolution from Logos to Holos | 109 | | 10 | The Quiet Dawn of Holos Consciousness | 120 | | 11 | You Can Change the World | 136 | | Twelve Comments by Members of the Club of Budapest: Peter Russell, Edgar Mitchell, Karan Singh, Thomas Berry, Robert Muller, Riane Eisler, Edgar Morin, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Ignazio Masulli, Otto Herbert Hajek, Peter Roche, Gary Zukav | 147 | | Postscript: The Holistic Paradigm in Science | 173 | | References & Further Reading | 195 | | Index | 199 | | About the Author | 206 | | About the Club of Budapest | 210 | | The Manifesto of Planetary Consciousness | 211 | | Honorary Members | 215 | | The Secretariat | 216 |
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