IMPLEMENTING THE DECLARATION OF THE

 60TH ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE

TIPPING POINTS 

WORKING GROUP

Ph.D. in Applied Behavioral Sciences from UCLA -- faculty member at SUNY ( Buffalo ), Cornell and CUNY ( Richmond College ). Consultant since 1970 (clients included major corporations, labor unions, civil rights groups, and government agencies at federal, state, and city level); author of Values and Ethics in Organization and Human Systems Development (1990, Jossey-Bass) -- Retired in 2000. Joined Communications Coordination Committee for the UN (CCC/UN)in 2003; Co-Chair of CCC/UN Board in 2007 and Vice President 2004-2007. Member of DPI/NGO Conference Planning Committee in 2004, 2005, 2006. and 2007. (Co-Chair of Networking Sub-Committee 2007).

This chapter explores 1) the range of views on the possibility of expanding our paradigm of who "we" are; 2)  how such a paradigm shift might be brought into being on a global scale; 3) ways in which it might in fact contribute to avoiding the crisis;  4) plans for evoking the paradigm shift on a global scale; and 5) plans for facilitating collaborative action on a global scale (including reports on action already taken and plans already in existence).

Skilful discussion (exploring together rather that debating who is "right" and who is "wrong") will allow some profound ideas and actions to emerge.

The intent of the chapter is to also encourage action reports on actions taken (including expanding networking and collaboration throughout our NGO community) and plans for further action related to: 1) the issues identified in the Declaration  and 2) new issues or perspectives developed after the Conference (that emerged as a result of sensitivity evoked by the Conference).

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Also included is a supplementary document under discussion in the working group.