| In the green building world, designers create more | | | | marketing. Although science has always been in it |
| efficient, friendlier environments while using fewer | | | | for the research and discovery, now, more than |
| and less depleting resources. Credits as well as | | | | ever, the next generation is into "what's in it for |
| kudos are handed out for those who can | | | | the world," rather than how it can impact each |
| integrate two or more strategies together in a | | | | individual person. We need to facilitate this attitude |
| qualifying category called "Building Synergies." | | | | through cooperation and human network building. |
| New modes of transportation, on and off planet, | | | | 5. Finance and Banking. How many of us think it |
| use innovation to design more user-friendly | | | | is new to give a micro-loan of fifty dollars to help |
| methods of moving us from one place to another. | | | | change a life, a family, a village? The "Next-Gen" |
| Lighting technologists utilize old strategies in new | | | | thinks it is normal and wants to construct a |
| ways while making light emitting diodes (LEDs) and | | | | society in which everyone believes regular giving is |
| light emitting plasma (LEPs) common words. | | | | part of life. The great and powerful Oz of finance |
| The business of media is taking a new form, | | | | and banking, rather than connecting with a charity |
| although a few parent companies still control the | | | | a month, must head in the direction of making |
| multitude of what we see and hear. Massive giant | | | | humanity and humility part of its daily mission. This |
| corporations partner with a single charity to | | | | is not to say we should look to reduce revenue |
| influence the struggles of humanity and gain | | | | stream. Conversely, through thoughtful process |
| market share. | | | | and invention, human rights, education, and new |
| The next generation thinks about forming | | | | generation thinking; systematic integration will |
| strategic partnerships such as these, but with ten | | | | cause recovery, thriving finance, increase and |
| modalities at a time. They are technology | | | | influx of revenue. |
| companies connected to musicians and filmmakers | | | | 6. Arts and Entertainment. Through |
| connected with human rights and climate control | | | | communication networks, messages are sent. |
| activists connected with charities connected with | | | | Creatives need the vessel in which to send their |
| inventors, artists and innovators using a | | | | creation. And the people look to celebrities to hear |
| systematic approach to elevate humanity and live | | | | the message. But, in this, the next generation, we |
| the right way. | | | | look to ourselves and social networks to |
| The new generation will cause governments and | | | | broadcast our messages. Social media has |
| citizens to protect our climate, our wildlife, our | | | | become a combination of art and entertainment, |
| resources, cause states and new corporations to | | | | in part because it involves proactivity, interactivity |
| partner to systematically maneuver our world into | | | | as well as instant gratification. With leadership and |
| a positive, thoughtful, thriving economy where | | | | integration, the up and comers have the power to |
| everyone eats and giant networks use their | | | | make change in ways that match their generation, |
| power and their profits to enable innovation and | | | | facilitated by creativity, technology, media and |
| sustain humanity. | | | | social media. |
| Methods of communication are growing at light | | | | 7. Education. In order to have an educational |
| speed so we can meet with our neighbors around | | | | experience that lasts and grows, the student |
| the world with the push of a button or turn on a | | | | must become the lesson. What we learn has to |
| life-saving medical device from afar or enhance air | | | | be connected to the reality of the now. We must |
| quality through building systems. | | | | learn about how the subject relates to the world |
| Space travel is alive and well in the private sector | | | | of today, how it helps our independence and how |
| as a recreational vehicle, a means of exploration | | | | we can use it to invent, create, lead, follow in a |
| or as an alternative means of exiting our planet in | | | | world that is rich with opportunity and change. |
| catastrophe. | | | | What good would it be to study to become part |
| Food production is sophisticated enough to | | | | of the corporation down the block if we know it |
| address toxin-free manufacturing. | | | | will not be in existence when it is time to work? |
| We are all part of this synergy. How influential | | | | Shouldn't we follow our individual goals and |
| depends upon how much action we take. | | | | develop or utilize education that is right for us, |
| 1. Environment and Ecology. Old industries are | | | | rather than made for the masses? |
| breaking down, in part, because their mission | | | | With today's technology, we have the opportunity |
| ignored the good of the environment and how | | | | to learn from our homes. Or do we? What if we |
| this impacted our planet's future. Profit-based | | | | have no food? Or, perish the thought, no |
| strategy of the new generation considers the | | | | internet? What exists in the world is not balanced. |
| future. Now, we care more about where our | | | | This keeps the world going, but it also creates |
| water bottles will end up than the fact that we | | | | instability. Shouldn't we support education |
| have figured out how to manufacture water | | | | techniques to insure that everyone gets it? This |
| bottles or that the water bottle holds liquid that | | | | would entail securing food, shelter, health |
| can quench our thirst. In order to work all | | | | systems, safe drinking water, books or internet. |
| generations in synchronicity, this concept must be | | | | Today's innovators have ways to create these |
| put in place. | | | | opportunities. It takes action on our part. If our |
| 2. Alternative Energy. Now, that we have gotten | | | | middle-classed neighbor in our middle-classed |
| over the idea that we can use various energies to | | | | community asked us for some pepper or a |
| live, profit, and communicate; it is time to rein in | | | | banana, we would give it. Why not actualize the |
| the sources of energy we have at our disposal | | | | impact of food on education and act to enable a |
| and sensibly restructure what we use. Otherwise, | | | | third-world citizen regularly or through a global |
| we will continue to overspend in the have-nations | | | | effort? The generation of today is thoughtful. The |
| and deplete any chances for the have-not nations; | | | | ways in which to access education are growing |
| and the up and coming generation will not speak | | | | because of the thinking of the new mind. The |
| to us; and the separation between economic | | | | layers are endless. |
| classes in our great grandchildren's generation will | | | | In closing, I am beginning. The process of building |
| be appalling. | | | | the next generation means connecting to |
| 3. Alternative Health. If there were a universal | | | | organizations that say more than "what's in it for |
| cure for cancer, how many people would care | | | | me." If we facilitate talented orators, leaders, |
| what method of medicine discovered it? Wouldn't | | | | artists of all kinds through sensible networks which |
| everyone use it to heal and live? Integration is | | | | use alternative fueling, while supporting universal |
| what the next generation knows. They integrate | | | | medicine which allows for its education through |
| their lives in layers that previous generations could | | | | industrial scholarship, using the banking system for |
| not imagine. Learning by their example, we can | | | | creative funding in a way that will impact us all; |
| learn to work diligently to balance the gap | | | | what will we have? We will have the way of the |
| between Western medicine and Eastern medicine. | | | | next generation. Let us build a global onion to |
| We might even take a moment to see that the | | | | empower humanity, each element multi-connected |
| roots are the same and that the proven research | | | | internally and externally. If each of us gives a little |
| from each helps boost, rather than cause decline | | | | daily in some way, be it a thought, a dollar, a |
| to, the other. The next generation or "Next Gen" | | | | strategy, a comment, our time or our devotion; |
| sees one medical field. We can use our economic | | | | will we not be headed where this "Next-Gen" is |
| system to help it thrive and fuel research for | | | | now and is headed? |
| humanitarian concern for all people. | | | | Let us connect with leaders of old and new, with |
| 4. Sciences. Rather than using the process that | | | | strategies, proven and just out, with inventors |
| takes the inventor to the manufacturer to the | | | | and free thinkers who care about humanity in |
| distributor; the next generation looks at how we | | | | deep and impactful ways. Let us connect now and |
| can enable humanity through integrated process. | | | | at Next-Gen-Expo in October in West Palm Beach, |
| How a great invention will not sit unnoticed | | | | physically and virtually. We are the difference. We |
| because an inventor did not have the funding for | | | | are the change. Let us take action. |