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The Next Big Thing

Gijs Spoor, Auroville

THE NEXT BIG THING

IS TO FORGETNEXTBIG

THINGS

NOW IS THE NEW

FUTURE

WHAT WANTS TO HAPPEN?

Humans: the biggest force on the planet

We use our unique gifts* to:

• Exploit nature and vulnerable people

• Fool ourselves into ignoring reality

• Regenerate nature and serve people

• Raise awareness, deepen consciousness

*creativity, passion and intelligence

Ribhu & Chandrah

“We use games to teach the next generation consumers and citizens how to think about and handle waste.”

WasteLess

“Humanity is like a teenager (…) We need to learn how to channel our energies and realise that we

are not actually at the centre of the Universe.”

Peter SengeThe Necessary Revolution

SMALL IS THE NEW

BIG

Parvathi

“We train women to collect wild medicinal plants, make remedies and sell them in the community to offer affordable health care.”Amirtha Herbals

Kathy & Jessamijn

“We don’t want to grow into a large sanitary pad company. We’d rather train others to replicate our model in their own region.”EcoFemme

SERVICE IS THE NEW PRODUCT

Karthikeyan

“We use agriculture as a tool for people with intellectual disabilities to build independent and dignified lives.”Sristi Village Farm Academy

ACT NOW

SMALL STEPS

BE OF SERVICE

Thank You