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FLOW consists of a vision, action, and
community. Our Member Platform section is where you have
an opportunity to meet particular members of our community, hear
their vision, and understand the actions they are taking. Each
month we publish a paper or article written by or featuring one
of our Members. In this section you will find the archive of these
papers, with a brief bio of the presenting Member.
We
invite you to submit your papers for consideration. Please include
a brief bio, a photograph (jpeg), and the paper, including any
publication credits.
 Tom
Atlee is founder of the Co-Intelligence
Institute and author of The
Tao of Democracy: Using Co-intelligence to Create
a World that Works for All. A lifelong activist,
in the 1980s he became increasingly frustrated
with dysfunctional activist groups. In 1986 he
had his first lived experience of a self-organizing,
chaotic-but-functional leaderless/leaderful group
on the Great Peace March.... Click here for Tom's
full bio.
>Click
here to read Tom's piece entitled "A
Personally Transformational Encounter of Left and
Right." |
 Leif
Smith and his partner
Pat Wagner own Pattern Research, Inc. a Denver-based
research and consulting business that focuses on supporting
innovators in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Since
1975, he has helped inventors, writers, scientists, entrepreneurs,
artists and other cutting edge thinkers further their personal
and professional quests.
Leif recently founded the Explorers
Foundation,
to identify and promote the importance of the explorer in cultural, political
and philosophical contexts.
>Click
here to read Leif's piece entitled Thoughts
on Wizards.
>Join
the discussion at the FLOW pod at Zaadz.com
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 Lieutenant
Colonel Fred T. Krawchuk is a U.S. Army Special Forces officer
currently assigned to the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii where
he is responsible for communications, security, and development
strategies in Asia. He has led soldiers in a variety of
infantry, information operations, and special operations assignments
in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. LTC
Krawchuk served as an Olmsted Scholar in Spain and as an Army
Senior Fellow with the U.S. Department of State. Fred
is a General MacArthur Leadership Award Winner and graduate
of the United States Military Academy, University of Navarra-IESE,
and Harvard University. He has also attended courses at
Strozzi Institute, Integral Institute, and Esalen Institute. Fred
has served as a term member with the Council on Foreign Relations,
the French American Foundation's Young Leaders Program, and
the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs. Fred
has published articles on the topics of terrorism, leadership,
and strategic communication. One of Fred’s passions
is bringing together diverse voices in order to holistically
address complex international relations issues in a wise and
compassionate manner. He can be reached at fred.krawchuk@gmail.com
Click
here for Fred's article, entitled "Winning
the Global War on Terrorism in the Pacific Region:
Special Operations Forces’ Indirect Approach to
Success"
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 Mark Frazier is cofounder and President of Openworld,
Inc.,
a Washington-based nonprofit software and information technology
strategy firm, and cofounder and President/CEO of Openworld
Learning LLC, a US-Russian software development and eLearning services
company based in Arlington, Virginia. From 1976-84, he directed public
policy initiatives for the Sabre Foundation, specializing in land grant
and free economic zone strategies for community-based organizations
and for international initiatives to open technological frontiers. He
has since specialized in information technology competitiveness initiatives,
telecommunications reform, free enterprise zone legislation,
telework outsourcing, and community self-help initiatives in more than
50 countries for public and private sector clients. He is presently
assisting community-based telecenter, eLearning, and microvoucher initiatives
in Asia and Africa, with a focus on converting former military bases
and other greenfield sites into private development opportunities that
share asset gains with local and global social ventures. A past publisher
and managing editor of Reason magazine, Mr. Frazier is a graduate of
Harvard University and former Visiting Fellow of the Lehrman Institute.
Click here for Mark's article, entitled "Paths Toward Peace: A Sri Lankan Example for Post-Conflict Societies"
 Gary
Hoover began his entrepreneurial journey at an early
age. He
grew up in Anderson, Indiana, a General Motors factory
town, and began asking questions about business at
an early age. Convinced
that the best way to change the world (for the better)
was to lead or create enterprises, he started subscribing
to Fortune Magazine when he was 12. While other kids were
playing baseball, he was memorizing the Fortune 500. He
visited hundreds of corporate headquarters and offices
before he was 18, and studied the stock market in
depth. His
question was the same, “What separates the losers
from the winners?”
Click
here for Gary's full bio.
Click
here for Gary's article, entitled "The Future of
Mexico"
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 Yasuhiko Genku Kimura, founder and chairman of Vision In Action, aims to provoke authentic, integral thinking in others and thereby awaken the
latent spiritual and evolutionary potential in both individuals and organizations.
Combining Zen-like inquiry with Socratic dialogue, he creates a path for
people to awaken their authentic self and transform their creative vision
into effective action. He is a recognized author, lecturer, and philosopher
who helps thought leaders transcend the paradigm-bound thinking and realize
their vision for the world.
Click here for Yasuhiko's Member Platform...
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Will Gudeman recently joined the FLOW staff as a research assistant. His background includes stints in the US Marine Corps, including active duty in Kuwait, service in the Peace Corps in East Timor, and advanced studies in community and economic development. His FLOW member Platform is entitlted "The Well-Intentioned Attempt to Create the Rule of Law in East Timor."
Click here for Will's Member Platform...
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 Brian Johnson, Philosopher & CEO of Zaadz, a company merging spirituality, capitalism and technology to change
the world by inspiring and empowering people to live at their
highest potential while using their greatest strengths in the
greatest service to the world.
Click here for Brian's Member Platform...
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 James Peron is the author of "Die, the Beloved Country?," "Zimbabwe: Death of a Dream," "Exploding Population Myths," and other books. He is the editor of the book "The Liberal Tide: From Tyranny to Liberty" and has written for numerous publications including the Johannesburg Star, the
Wall Street Journal (Europe) and other publications. He is working
to establish the Centre for Liberal Studies in Berlin in conjunction
with the Institut für Unternehmerische Freiheit.
Click here for Jim's Member Platform... |
 Michael Strong is a pioneer in education and independent learning. He is an author
and the founder of innovative Socratic, Montessori and Paideia
programs in Alaska, California, Texas and New Mexico. Michael
is co-founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Visionary
Officer of FLOW.
Michael's piece is intended to clarify the difference between a Classical
Liberal perspective from a Leftist perspective.
Click here for Michael's Member Platform...
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John Mackey is Chairman and CEO of Whole Foods Market, a $4 billion Fortune 500
company, and a "Fortune 100 Best Companies To Work For" every year since 1998. Whole Foods is one of the top 12 supermarket companies
in America and the world's largest natural foods retail chain.
John Mackey was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The
Year in 2003.
Click here for John's Member Platform... |
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"Criticize by Creating"
~Michelangelo
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the entrepreneurial spirit for good?
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Tom Munnecke is founder and Executive Director
Jeff Klein serves as Executive Director and Chief Activation Officer of FLOW.
He conceived of and is producing 
