Ideas summary from the Ideas Dinner which took place on 04 May 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.

This succinct summary does not do justice to the richness of your idea. It is just destined to remind you of who said what. Should you wish to go into more depth about any of these, access the whole “stock” of ideas from other dinners, relate the ideas to the content of the Monthly Barometer, or, even better, get in touch with the person who originated an idea to discuss it in more detail.

Ideas below are listed in no particular order.

  1. Reinforce the values of democracy and civic purpose by extending the notion of human rights to that of human responsibilities. Do so through the promotion of a ‘chart of human responsibilities’. (CB)
  2. The current situation makes it obvious that sustainable energy won’t be enough to satisfy our energy needs in the coming years. It is therefore time to activate nuclear power as a significant source of ‘alternative’ energy. (SC)
  3. Necessary awareness of the fact that the digitisation of everything is at the same time strengthening our willingness to get ‘anchored’ in a ‘real, meaningful and healthy life’. The former reinforces the latter, with all sorts of contingent themes. (J-ND)
  4. In today’s highly interconnected world, CEOs are very vulnerable to the often exponential, impact of external events. This suggests there is a need for a new form of professional advisor to help business and other leaders navigate this new environment. (TE-L)
  5. Rethink the future of workforce and the future of leadership by putting into place in your business a 32-hour work week paid as a full salary. Then task your teams to transitioning to a 3-day week to free 1 day for social enterprises and 1 day for non-profit. (DH)
  6. Since educating young girls is the single most impactful solution to the multiple problem facing today’s world, create a bank account for every girl by the age of eleven and put a smart phone in her hand. (M-E I)
  7. 50% of people living in Western Europe will be diagnosed with cancer. A large majority survive this diagnosis, yet the taboo and related anxiety persists. A hope-giving ‘I survived cancer’ badge worn by the survivors could help to counter this. (ML)
  8. In a similar vein that ZWIFT brings the metaverse to the world of cycling, do the same with the Ideas dinners. Open them to the metaverse by allowing / creating conversations with luminaries and legendary people from the past. (AL)
  9. Create and diffuse wildlife conservation bonds that do not pay a coupon, but have a remuneration system based upon improved of wildlife or biodiversity statistics in pre- defined areas, monitored by an independent entity. (TM)
  10. A movement on the part of social media users calling for a moratorium on all social media activity. This would serve as a means of expressing users’ backlash, forcing the tech giants to come clean about where their ‘red lines’ really lie and give regulators time to catch up. (MAM)
  11. Embed in a newly acquired Copper-Gold project in Papua New Guinea (closed during the Civil war in the late 1980s) protective provisions about human right issues and the protection of local communities to set a positive and demonstrable example. (MM)
  12. A call for greater democratization on philanthropy. Through more listening, greater respect, and better communication this would consist of re-defining how we give and establishing what really is the ‘right way’ to do so for those directly concerned. (AM)
  13. The international development sector is beset by silos and problems of fragmentation – most agencies fail to realize what the others do and benefit from their success. Create an agency that cross-fertilizes ideas. (AM-L)
  14. In a world characterized by the weaponization of everything and the strategic importance of the individual, it would be propitious to encourage polymath thinking that is better disposed to spot the trends, see the `big picture’ and pick up the weak signals. (J-MR)
  15. In the development sector, failing to understand a particular cultural context frequently leads to failure. Greater curiosity animated by greater compassion could be the requisite formular to achieve effective partnerships in diverse cultural settings. (ES-M)
  16. In our new era of knowledge in which consciousness precedes matter and where everything is composed by ‘one energy field’, Human Kind, a new initiative based on a holistic approach to the problems we collectively face, may be part of the solution. (LT)
  17. To encourage people to seek out new experiences and to make use of library spaces, copy the Finnish “season pass from the library” idea by making the best tickets for events (opera, basketball, concerts) only available for purchase in person, in libraries. (RV)
  18. NFT seems to have no purpose and to offer no real value for humanity, yet it is expanding at a very fast pace. This requires some new forms of thinking about the role of technology in our lives and a better understanding of “who keeps technology in check”. (PW)