Generous Respect - Golüke, Ulrich

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Résumé :
All of us alive today grew up during the reign of the economic narrative, which tells the stories of our lives as a series of transactions, whose ideal is growth and whose behavior is to maximize profit. Its promise, which is very attractive when you are dirt poor, is ever-growing wealth. Lately, though, that frame is showing signs of wear and tear. As a result, we are witnessing the emergence of a new frame, built on relations, generosity and respect. This book is about the possibility to change our lives and our societies that both have become empty, wasted and mean. This book is about hope. Use it as a trigger to ponder what kind of life you and your loved ones may want to live. And then live it. Danke f?r das inspirierende Buch! ... ich [bin] gerade in einer Phase, wo mir die Vorstellung eines ?bergangs in ein Zeitalter von 'generous respect' eher schwer f?llt. Das Gute ist, dass ich eigentlich schon von einem Wandel tr?ume. Den wichtigsten Part in deinem Buch fand ich den Abschnitt mit den Hinweisen wie man bei sich selber mit dem Wandel anfangen kann. Thanks for the inspiring book. I am at the moment in a phase where it is difficult for me to imagine a transition to an era of generous respect. The good thing is that deep down, I already dream of the change. The most important part of your book for me was the one where you give tips how to create change starting with oneself. Es war erfrischend endlich mal ein Buch zu lesen welches einem ein positives Gef?hl gegen?ber der Zukunft gibt. It was refreshing to finally read a book that gives one a positive feeling vis-?-vis the future. Dein Buch zu lesen gibt mir Hoffnung, dass es besser werden kann und Mut, die Dinge auch im Kleinen optimieren zu k?nnen um Gro?es zu bewegen - mit generous respect und Zeit. Reading your book gives me hope that things can be better and courage to change things at the small level to move things at the large level - with generous respect and time. 'We learned how to count but we've forgotten what counts' - so true! I'm impressed and inspired by your book! It's a new world when people foot-note Lou Reed. I enjoyed the book immensely. The ideas are presented in a succinct, clear way, and your diagrams and illustrations are fabulous. I especially like the use of trees as an organic symbol of the new frame. To braid these ideas together in a scant 108 pages is a tour de force.

Biographie:
Ulrich Gol?ke, born in 1952 in Neuwied, Germany is a systems dynamicist by training and has worked for the last twenty-five years extensively with scenarios. With others, he built up and ran for a number of years the Scenario Unit of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. As a freelancer he has worked worldwide with companies, universities, foundations and students. He designs and delivers workshops and projects, builds computer models, gives speeches and writes. He is a visiting professor at the Business School of Lausanne where he teaches a course on scenario planning. He has lived in Wales, the United States, Norway, France, Germany and Switzerland.