Some catch up from yesterday:
Lisa Witter of Fenton Communication.
- There is a difference between men and women and how much they give to charity, across almost all age brackets and causes.
- Why? Connection. They want t feel connected.
- Imagine if people realized this, how would the world be different?
Elizabeth Lindsey from National Geographic
- She told a touching story of her time with her mentor and navigator in Micronesia, who comes from a declining tribe that navigates 1000s of miles based on data they gather from nature.
- “Society is bloated with data, yet deprived of wisdom.”
- According to the tribe, if your’e voyaging, your survival depends on who’s on board, you can’t do it yourself. Our planet is the canoe, and we are the voyagers.
Hans Rosling – Swedish Economist
- Homes are full of washing machines, they’re everywhere. But there are still people who don’t have them.
- There are 10 billion people above the “wash line” (those who own washing machines!)
- 1/2 of the energy is used by 1/7th of the population.
- Two things can change energy consumption: Population growth and economic growth.
- Economic growth is the biggest influencer, and will grow by 83% (missed year, but I think it’s 2020?)
- Many will turn into green energy (and that type of consumption will likely start at the top).
- Washing machines, to many people, equal time. Without them, women spend hours and hours every week washing clothes. If they could have a machine to do that, they would free their time up to do things like read, educate their family, etc.
K, gotta go for now.
