A New Way of Thinking?

In the current Rex newsletter, Rex Advisory Board member Jon McIntire says: "Thought cannot lead us out of our dilemmas — the nature of thought has led us to our current predicament!"

He goes on: "Much of the way we have been thinking, framing our ideas for thousands of years, needs to change if we really want to solve problems like hunger and disease."

In your experience, how can new ways of thinking lead to solutions to stubborn problems? How does inspiration come from unexpected quarters? What synergies emerge in the strangest of places?

Give us your ideas; tell us your stories.

A Change of Priorities

Interviewed in the current Rex newsletter, Annette Gellert of Women's Environmental Leadership Network proposes that the will to change, the momentum needed to solve the world's most intransigent problems, proceeds from a set of priorities very different from those that currently prevail.

"We need to consider our children’s health and quality of life first, with our personal interest and financial rewards second, which is the reverse of the current situation," she says. "We must consider how to take care of each other and benefit future generations, not just focus on quarterly profits."

If you look at the world with those priorities, how do your choices change? What issues become most urgent? Share your thoughts here.