The document discusses the importance of listening to children and future generations to help solve complex problems. It proposes creating a platform to foster open communication and exchange of ideas between influencers of today and youth of tomorrow. By measuring listening and amplifying engaged ideas, the platform could help discover actionable solutions envisioned and enacted with passion across generations.

1. Listening to the children - for they are the future
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2. Global WarmingWorld HungerPollutionHIV/AIDSNatural Resource
DepletionUnequal distribution of financial resourcesNuclear
WeaponsGenocideRacism, sexism, bigotryFundamentalism and
narrowness
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3. the definition of "Listening"
listen
verb [ intrans. ]
give one's attention to a sound : evidently he was not listening | sit and listen to the
radio.
• takenotice of and act on what someone says;
respond to advice or a request : I told her over and over again, but she
wouldn't listen.
• make an effort to hear something; be alert and ready to
hearsomething : they listened for sounds from the baby's room.
• used to urge someone to pay attention to what one is going to
say :listen, I've got an idea
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4. Solution agents today are tackling some of the most complex cross-
generational problems the world has ever seen...
... how are they communicating with the agents of tomorrow who
will end up inheriting these very problems?
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5. Discourse bet ween the solution agents of today and tomorrow
is imperative to solving some of our toughest problems.
Many of the ideas from the next generation may surprise you.
They might be things you never heard of. They may come from
someone half your age. It might be what we need today.
What can we do to make sure that we hear these new
solutions? We might be becoming better teachers, but are we
missing opportunities to be better listeners?
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6. Influencers of today have knowledge + expertise to share,
challenge and guide the next generation - the restless youth has
untapped imagination and the ability to dream beyond the scope
of what has been previously achievable.
What is lost from the lack of communication bet ween these
parties? It could be the next solution.
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7. These revealing conversations will inspire, streamline and
communicate the solutions of tomorrow through a more
powerful, resonating, and unified voice.
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8. By creating a platform + toolkit that support and foster the
mutually exchange of ideas, passions, aspirations, and
inspirations bet ween the actors of tomorrow and the actors of
today, we can create conversations around actionable solutions.
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9. This platform, by design, will attract and engage cross-
generational thinkers to spark, spread, facilitate, and sustain
the synergistic exchange of wisdom and creativity.
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10. Listen to ideas
Listen to possibilities
Listen to solutions
Listen to the future.
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11. the Plan
Provide core list of functionalities of destination site
including platform specifications
Identify an initial set of long-term problems
Build + deploy the site
Onboard experts
Onboard youth groups + school
Partner with charities, socially conscious media/
corporations/publishers
Grow the community
Further evolve the platform
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12. How do we shape the future?
We listen .
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13. the Action
Listen to the reasons around the ideas that resonate with
you.
Listen to the community’s response to the ideas (replies,
shares, etc).
Select the top 3 most actively engaged ideas.
Amplify the conversations around these top three ideas.
Onboard expertise and partner resources to drive further
discussions, create awareness, and to help discover actionable
solutions.
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14. the Result
An open communication platform with multiple channels that
measures listening as the most valued component, from tomorrow’s
changemaker to today’s influencers
To listen is to discover - solutions to problems - envisioned in
concert - enacted with a lasting passion.
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15. Listen to the voices from the future, only with them can we shape
lasting solutions.
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