Open World Café

Dialogues on Sustainability, Leadership and Resilience

Christer Soderberg
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Hi Patricia, Thanks for the suggestion; from the introduction it looks like a book I want to have in my bookshelf. Look forward to reading it. Have you bought it yet? What do you think? Does the content live up to your expectations? Best, Christer
on Wednesday
Thank you Hans, it's a community effort, and we look forward to offering and seeing more activities, events, discussions and dialogues on these very relevant issues of sustainability, leadership and resilience.
on Saturday
July 21
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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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Welcome to Open World Café Rio!

Yes, it's official, we now have Open World Café in Rio de Janeiro! A meeting of minds at The Maze!

Not for the feeble hearted!

I was looking forward to a relaxing weekend in Rio. Initial calls revealed that hotels were both fully booked and expensive, so I called The Maze, a place I had known about for a few years but never managed to visit, let alone live at, being quite famous as a movie set (a Snoop Dog music video, "The Incredible Hulk" with Edward Norton and most recently… Continue

Posted on May 31, 2010 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Christer Soderberg

Replanting a Rainforest: Update 3 - March 2010

Replanting a Rainforest is now in its fourth month of planting, and before the rains stop we will manage to get another 500 saplings into the ground at Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza - today. "We" are many people; almost too many to mention; it's Marcos Croce and Silvia Barretto, owners of Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza, their children, their many fantastic employees and partners, neighbours who they inspire and have given them inspiration, it's the people of the local communities of Igaraí and Mococa… Continue

Posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Christer Soderberg

Everything - Not A Thing

I have not written in almost two months. I have been thinking. And I have been reading.

I have been thinking about trees, and people, and our environment. I am now reading: “Collapse – How Societies Choose To Fail Or Survive”, by Jared Diamond. In his book the author provides a number of examples of present and past civilizations, some successful, others which have disappeared. Easter Island in the Pacific is one; long considered a mystery but now with clear signs of how this civilization faile… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:30am — 11 Comments

Christer Soderberg

Wishing You a Merry, Merry, Low Carbon Christmas!

It's the last Saturday before Christmas and snowflakes are falling outside Open World Café while I watch the still ongoing plenary session of the COP15 Summit in Copenhagen. Delegates from 192 nations have been meeting without breaking since yesterday Friday December 18, officially the last day of the summit. Negotiations at lower levels have been ongoing for two years, and with delegates and ministers in Copenhagen for two intensive weeks.

I was in Copenhagen last Sunday and Monday together wi… Continue

Posted on December 20, 2009 at 7:02pm —

Christer Soderberg

It's Not The Trees!

As I sit in my room no. 1 of the quaint Pousada Dona Zilah, a family owned and run inn located in the trendy Jardim district of São Paulo, a two story building surrounded by 10 to 15 story apartment blocks.

It’s raining and about 17 degrees in the Brazilian high summer (with usually 30+ degrees). Two days ago it rained and six people died (and three are still missing), mostly in favelas, the shanty-towns that were washed away by the storm. In one hour it rained as much as usually in one month.… Continue

Posted on December 5, 2009 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

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At 3:39pm on July 22, 2010, Alice Alvinstedt said…
Hej Christer! Tack för det varma välkomnandet! :-)

Så fort jag får chansen ska jag besöka er i Stockholm. Vilka fina bilder du har lagt upp från Mundekulla, förresten.

Önskar dig en fortsatt fin sommar och hoppas att vi hörs/ses snart igen.
At 2:36pm on July 07, 2010, Stephen Hinton gave Christer Soderberg a gift
Cheers mate!
At 9:14am on April 16, 2010, Victoria Nilsson said…
Tack så mycket!
At 3:12pm on April 13, 2010, Carl R Lindstrom said…
Tack Christer -- vi kommer gärna på ett fysiskt besök hos er på cafét.
Ni är också hjärtligt väkomna på besök hos oss och se vår mirakel-toa :-)
Tonstigen 6, Tyresö, Sweden
om du har google earth kan du knappa in adressen och se var vi är.
At 1:42am on April 6, 2010, Ayşe Ateşoğlu said…
I can write essays about environmental issues.Nowadays I am too busy to write, but after I can write or make other contributions such as videos or links.
At 2:44pm on March 22, 2010, Randy Kilmon said…
Hi Christer,
I'm glad to hear that I got a good review from Nina, she's an inspiring person to me, as well as being a great friend! :-)
I love the project you guys have built here, and hope to get involved more with this work.

Cheers,
Randy
At 12:44am on March 6, 2010, Lynne Carr said…
Many thanks! It was great to meet you guys and have delicious lunch and cakes, see you soon xxx Lynne
At 3:52pm on February 27, 2010, Mark Frazier said…
Christer,

(Just tried replying to your email but got a bounceback - am posting the message below)

Glad indeed to connect - many convergences! My wife is from Brasil (she's a Paulista) and we'd love to know more about the Lodge and other activities. There's a good chance we'll be going to Brasil for a few weeks in April - any chance that would overlap with your next trip?

I'll enjoy a chance to talk by Skype. Are there any windows clear for you tomorrow or Monday when we can try to talk or chat?

On ways we can advanced shared aims and values, there are several opportunities that 'll look forward to discussing!

Best,

Mark
Skype-"openworld"
At 11:58am on February 22, 2010, Laura Shelton said…
Hi Christer, and thanks for the welcome!!
nope, no connection to anyone great and admirable.. at least not from Shelton side!
I look forward to visitng the cafe in Danderyd, probably next weekend.

Cheers,Laura
 
 
 

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