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What’s Missing?We are in the middle of a paradigm shift, a collapse of the old and emergence of something new; a more social and humane business is replacing business as usual, environmental awareness about our planets’ finite resources is replacing the rampant consumerism of post WW2, and modern technology brings the plight of the hungry and poor to our living rooms and now, to our IPhones. We have the knowledge, the information, even the technology to right the many wrongs; and yet we seem to…See More

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How did you hear about Open World Café?: In my dreams

About Me:: We live in extraordinary times, becoming more extraordinary for every day that passes. I am a social entrepreneur trying to figure out what it means to be a social entrepreneur. Learning by doing is a concept I strongly identify with.

What can I do as an individual when faced with the knowledge of social injustice, climate change and financial meltdown? I really don't know (although I am constantly trying different things), but think that it will be easier to develop sensible answers in a community of like-minded individuals working to find solutions together. A formal text says about me:

"Christer started and managed a NGO coordinating humanitarian aid during the war in Bosnia, managed a telecom product design company based in Hong Kong and as Director of a Swedish multinational in Brazil, established the industrial products company in six South American countries. Christer has lived in nine countries and speaks the languages of seven. During the siege of Sarajevo, he lived 100 meters from the front line (realizing he was also the enemy). He has seen street urchins smile in the midst of poverty and experienced first hand the differences in culture and working conditions on four continents.

After returning from Brazil in 2002 Christer started Zero Aeons AB, a Stockholm based Business Leadership and Communications consultancy. Christer also co-manages Terra Brasilis AB, founded with a Swedish partner to introduce Brazilian art, furniture, and design to Sweden and develop a business based on a triple bottom line. The Open World Foundation brings the spirit of these two businesses together, creating meeting places to inspire leadership, learning, and environmental awareness."

About my business:: Social business consultancy, coach, speaker, writer, workshop facilitator, tree planter

What I want:: Like minded individuals wanting to make a contribution towards transformational change in a values based leadership for social, environmental, and economical sustainability.

Corporate and private members, sponsors for our projects, and opening Open World Cafés in other world capitals

What I´m doing about it:: My business experience, dedication, and passion to contribute

For me, Leadership is . . .: Life leadership, leading by example

For me, Sustainability is . . .: Adding value without destroying the environment, doing no harm

For me, Open World Café is . . .: A place to think, reflect, and develop a dialogue about leadership and sustainability, two issues of tremendous importance for the evolution of humanity on the planet.

My contribution to Open World Café is . . .: Contributing content and the places

My Favourite Quote:: Too many to mention, although these words by J. Krishnamurti feel relevant:

"If there is some peace among a few people, then those few, not necessarily the élite, will employ all their skill to bring about a different world, then religion and science can go together."

and to clarify, Krishnamurti continues:

"Religion is a form of science. That is, to know and to go beyond all knowledge, to comprehend the nature and immensity of the universe, not through a telescope, but the immensity of the mind and heart. And this immensity has nothing whatsoever to do with any organized religion."

J. Krishnamurti, Krishnamurti to Himself, His Last Journal, p. 127

My favourite movie, and my favourite book: The Matrix, Star Wars, It's a Wonderful Life, Wizard of Oz, to name a few.
Books, too many to mention, right now; The Impossible Question, by J. Krishnamurti, Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Three Cup of Tea by Greg Mortensen et. al, Creating a World Without Poverty, by Muhammad Yunus.

My passion is . . .: Learning

My greatest fear is . . .: Ignorance

My website:: http://www.zeroaeons.com

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What's Missing?

Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes

What’s Missing?

We are in the middle of a paradigm shift, a collapse of the old and emergence of something new; a more social and humane business is replacing business as usual, environmental awareness about our planets’ finite resources is replacing the rampant consumerism of post WW2, and modern technology brings the plight of the hungry and poor to our living rooms and now, to our IPhones. We have the knowledge, the information, even the technology to right the many wrongs;…

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Eco-Soul? Partner with Us! Eco-Village Country Store with Café, Meeting Place and Raw Food Catering!

Posted on March 20, 2012 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Open World Café in Danderyd (Stockholm) is expanding the cafe and conference with an eco-country store and catering business.…

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"Can man Lift Himself by his Bootstraps?" - a Christmas Chronicle

Posted on December 23, 2011 at 12:32pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

It’s been an eventful year!

Here on the Open World Café Community we reached 500+ members; five hundred enlightened beings joining in a dialogue on sustainability, resilience and leadership!

This is ultimately what it is all about; joining together in communities around the world, a world which is increasingly becoming more Open!

For me the year has been filled with many wonderful meetings; an intense road-trip in Brazil and Argentina in the spring, many visits to Spain…

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The Way Forward - Connecting the Dots

Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

It’s been a while since we last spoke . . .

We have all been very busy! I have been greatly inspired by the many activities, events, and contacts happening here on the Open World Café network. You have been very busy! The community has grown, all of you responding to the challenge of leading a more sustainable, resilient and regenerative lifestyle.

It was 5 years ago that a good friend and I were sitting in a pousada (bed & breakfast) in the hill country of Brazil bemoaning…

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Choosing a Sustainable Lifestyle

Posted on November 24, 2011 at 10:23am 0 Comments 0 Likes

We have created an excessively complex society; only by slowing down, even stopping completely, reflecting, listening, observing can we find our way back to a sustainable existence on the planet. The present state of collapse of our planetary systems; financial, social and environmental, is natures' and our own spiritual selves way to adapt to the change that is necessary. It's here and now, so what choices do we make, while we still have choices?

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At 2:22pm on March 5, 2012, Anne Fallas said…: Christer,

Thank you so much for your warm welcome. It is wonderful to be a part of it all.

Warm wishes

Anne

At 11:16am on March 5, 2012, Karolina Eleonóra said…: Tack för välkomnandet Christer! <3 Glad måndag!

/Karolina~

At 10:34pm on December 17, 2011, CHRISTINA KRONBLAD said…: P.s. J. Krishnamurti,Rocks all the way! ;o)

Jai Guru Dev

At 10:32pm on December 17, 2011, CHRISTINA KRONBLAD said…: Men Tack Christer för ditt inlägg, och du verkar som en trevlig prick när man läser om dina intressen.........vem vet, kankse våra vägar krossas ngn dag i Stockholm! ;o)

Just nu njuter jag av att det äntligen snöar..........Älskar snön, small crystal of snow stars.....so beautiful and blissful is every tiny flake.........how Divine!

Kram Kram

At 2:22pm on December 17, 2011, Catherine Harrison said…: thanks christer, will do. catherine

At 11:24pm on September 8, 2011, Maria Jose Fuertes Sapena said…: Hola Chris, ¡gracias por la bienvenida! He puesto el curso de permacultura destacado en la web de Ecovamos, me encantaría ir, a ver cómo lo puedo hacer, os escribo a través de la web, ¿estaréis en el módulo de Economía del EDE Certificate en Son Rullan el 15 de septiembre? Ojalá, molaría conocernos, un abrazo

At 1:43pm on August 14, 2011, Andreas Hammerth said…: Hej Christer! Det skulle vara mycket roligt att komma till Mallorca och titta på era projekt snart. Ska jobba ihop lite pengar först. Skulle vara spännande att vara med på PDC:n också. Ha det fint så länge!

At 8:12pm on June 26, 2011, Rob Durham said…: Christer,

Thanks for the welcome. I am excited to have discovered this site.

I so much agree with your statement, "it will be easier to develop sensible answers in a community of like-minded individuals working to find solutions together."

I believe the Earth needed the internet to come about when it did in order to prevent planet desecrating/human-erasing catastrophies. This site is definitely going to reverse the past momentum of destructive, selfish, single bottom-line thinking.

Permaculture or bust!

cheers,

rob d.

At 11:02pm on June 20, 2011, Yajie Zhao said…: Dear Christer, I will read more books in order to discuss a lot of things with you but not only Tao :D

At 10:59pm on June 20, 2011, Yajie Zhao said…: I was reading news today...and wondering..What happened with the world and our civilization? How can people so concentrate on the size of a girl's boob but not the size of rainforest..En....so confused...