Mission and Vision statements

## Global Dialog Project: Mission and Vision Statments - Provisional A group of us met yesterday and agreed on a provisional Vision statement for the Global Dialog Project. Larry facilitated a wonderful mini-retreat out in the Pecos wilderness, attended by Bob, Todd, Annie, Barbara, Colin, and Valerie. Profound thanks to Larry for guiding us and providing a wonderful retreat site, and to Barbara for additional facilitating support. We would like to know your reactions and thoughts, and if possible get your approval for this Vision statement. Remember, the Vision statement is a description of our goal and shared vision, not the means by which we will get there – that is our Mission statement (see upcoming post). Below are three sections for you to check out. I. First, you will see the vision statement - in two different presentation forms, but identical wording. II. Second are some variations of the vision statement that were discusssed. Differences in wording are highlighted. Please feel free to bring up any thoughts, concerns, or issues about the wording, ideas, or anything else. III. Third are some words and phrases we were working with that have power and meaning for the Mission statement, as well as additional explanatory writing on the Vision statement. ### I. Global Dialog Vision statement: The Global Dialog Project is a worldwide community thinktank for integrating our knowledge, sharing our wisdom, supporting our evolution, and creating our future. In another form (but exactly the same wording), it looks like: The Global Dialog Project is a worldwide community thinktank for: -integrating our knowledge -sharing our wisdom -supporting our evolution -creating our future. II. Variations on the Vision statement wording: In parentheses are possible variations to add, or to substitute for the underlined word. The Global Dialog Project is a worldwide community thinktank for (possible add-ons here:) (a. the 21st century) (b. for our times) (c. for a new century), for -integrating our knowledge -sharing our wisdom -supporting our evolution (deletion of this phrase was discussed) -creating our future. (a. choosing our future) (b. creating the future) (c. envisioning our future) (d. choosing a positive future) III. Additional words, phrases, content that may be important to keep in mind for additional materials about the Vision and Mission statements. Please feel free to post words, phrases, concepts (even if you can’t get the right language) that you would like incorporated . These include some other things we considered for the vision statement itself. · Catalyst · Catalyzing a beneficial future for all · Communication · Convergence · Integration · Facilitating change/transformation · Nurturing the seeds of our wisdom for a beneficial future · People-powered information · Information · Balance · Evolution · Anchor and anchoring · Global Dialog is a space for integrating our knowledge and wisdom to support beneficial choices about the future · Wisdom · Converging knowledge for catalyzing the future · Choice · Idea nursery · Resonance · Creating spaces for converging our knowledge · Experience as the conscious perception of information · Interconnectedness.. .integration… cascade · Networks · Catalyzing our future with information, knowledge, and wisdom · Nature · For the highest good of all · Facilitating transformation · People sharing knowledge, wisdom · Transition, transformation, transmutation · Seed.. growth…threshold · Beneficial future · Shining our light (related to the Hermit card in Tarot – the person who has hidden their knowledge now goes forth to teach and to shine a light for others) · Visioning ... revisioning… envisioning Thanks again to the participants, and thanks in advance to all who contribute their thoughts and ideas on the vision and mission statements! ## Please add your thoughts and comments in the box below

Participant Comments follow below

From MJ via a phone conversation: 'Thinktank' has both good and bad connotations... on the one hand it is very solid and says some things about what we want to do, and indicates some concrete approaches. On the other hand, it doesn't capture all the aspects that we want.. could we have it be "A worldwide community thinktank AND (something)"? How about "A worldwide community thinktank and global network for..." 11/21/03 20:25:15 GMT

From a friend of Global Dialog, Star: I like the vision statement, especially the second version, as it seems more to the point by being in point form. I also like the way thinktank is all one word, as it seems to symbolize something else beyond computers and adding thoughts. It also symbolizes togetherness. 11/21/03 20:22:53 GMT