When ideas have sex.
Are you thinking? Pondering, all by yourself? Talking to the same folks, again?
It would be the same old story again then, right? Your ideas might need sex.
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Spring 2022 |
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We don't really want to go back to the old normal.
Or do you? The lockdowns have triggered profound changes. More and more mums, dads and - yes! - grandparents turn from being mere enablers of their children into active players. They look beyond their familiar playgrounds and use the network for professional and personal develop-ment. The exchange of perspectives, experiences, know-how and - most of all - fresh ideas is crucial to starting a new era. So the number of tribes is growing fast. |
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A definition: The term tribe or digital tribe is used as a term for an unofficial community of people who share a common interest.
Tribes:
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Our tribes cater for many professions, sciences and specific interests. Many of them have already been active for years. Many more are the results of home-office lockdown talks and considerations.
Here are a few insights into tribal activities: |
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In a great number of language tribes, teachers worldwide swap literature, recommend books, hold online group conversations and arrange for summer exchanges for their students.
Entrepreneurs from an astounding range of businesses get together to discuss opportunities, developments and co-operations.
Many concentrate on the climate concerns they have with a view to their children's future, they share know-how in the fields of recycling technology and give each other to access to pioneers and researchers, many focus on alter-native energy and new mobility. Others merge gender equality issues with new business ideas. The potential that lies in these exchanges to create a better framework for the future is truly unlimited. |
Over 2.800 geography teachers communicate in a Telegram super-group. Teachers were the first to team up, they've come up with an incredible range of ideas since!
There's a tribe of midwives letting each other know about their work's joys and worries. Paediatricians from all continents regularly share their experiences and insights in highly specialized groups.
Chefs from around the world exchange recipes weekly. Professional translators and interpreters have their own tribes too, providing local insider knowledge when new words and meanings pop up or new slang terminology creates a puzzle. One group of BMW engineers cooperates to promote their ambitious climate issues within the company's R & D departments.
Dozens of tribes of mountain rescue teams tell their stories in groups and give specific local advice. Over two-hundred different tribes serve the highly diverse farming community, many focus on organic food production. |
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And then there's a specific group of people who have our particular attention: Politicians.
Not the highly visible ones, not the well-paid one percent of politicians in the limelight, not the prime ministers and chancellors we see in the media every day! We're talking about the mayors of villages struggling to get by, about the small town council members, about the folks who put in so many - mostly unpaid - hours of work in municipal councils, unions and community committees. |
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We're talking about the legions of concerned citizens, willing to contribute a lot of their time to society. Hundreds of tribes of such political minds, ranging from local activists to lower house representatives, discuss challenges and solutions here. The pandemic has in fact exponentially multiplied their engagement and their interest in global co-operation.
The Free from MAGA minds spirit particularly encourages regional exchanges. |
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The Bad Students Society is a very special tribe, spanning all generations. It gives kids and teens who struggle in school right now, young adults who've just come out of a crisis and parents and grandparents with personal - and often painful - experiences of being a failure, an interface. There are endless opportunities to give each other a hand and, later in life, to give back. |
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