Welcome to FLOW!

FLOW is a transpartisan initiative, founded by innovative educator Michael Strong and John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, dedicated to “liberating the entrepreneurial spirit for good” and focusing it on the goals of sustainable peace, prosperity, and happiness for all in the next 50 years.

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Member Platform: MARK FRAZIER

Paths Toward Peace: A Sri Lankan Example for Post-Conflict Societies

As the 21st Century unfolds, people around the world are awakening to a growing danger. Religious and tribal movements are harvesting anger against abuses of power by failing states, predatory rulers, local warlords, and perceived advances by crusading empires. These trends, if unchecked, may assure further catastrophes in coming years as new technologies make it easier for haters to kill.

Developed countries have a vital stake in finding effective ways to meet this threat. Yet wars, occupations, and expansion of state powers risk further inflaming passions and eroding the foundations of civil society. An alternative vision and course of action is needed one that offers practical paths for large numbers of people across ethnic and religious lines to build stakeholdings in a peaceful and prosperous future.

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Featured Media, Projects, And Organizations

Combating Terrorism: A Socio-Economic Strategy by Major Miemie Winn Byrd, Deputy Economic Advisor, U.S. Pacific Command "A comprehensive U.S. counter-terrorism strategy should include economic policies that encourage development, more open societies, and opportunities for better living. Igniting and sustaining economic growth in the poorest areas require creativity and cooperation. Regional stakeholder nations and organizations should pool resources." This is a rich, dense and inspiring article reflecting a growing awareness in the U.S Military that prosperity is the key to peace.

ASHOKA's Changemakers is an online community that “open sources social solutions”  to entrenched problems worldwide and builds communities of action to support them.  Changemakers focuses on sourcing the most innovative and high impact social solutions through collaborative competitions that are held and archived online. Collaborative competition have sourced over 550 on the ground innovations in over 70 countries for issues that have included “How to end human trafficking” and “Market based solutions to benefit low income communities”.