"We are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history — a change in the actual belief structure of Western society. No economic, political, or military power can compare with the power of a change of mind. By deliberately changing their images of reality, people are changing the world."

— Willis Harman, Global Mind Change

The 2008 Shift Report: Changing the story of our future

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Letter from the President
Introduction (Download PDF)

Section I
Evolution and Human Nature

A Broadening Understanding of Evolution
Science Rediscovers Our Humanity
The Other Side of Human Nature
The Challenge of Our Time

Section II
Toward a New Scientific Synthesis

The Science of Anomalies
West Meets West
An Age of Re-enlightenment?

Section III
The Rise of Global Civil Society

Social Change: Institutional and Grassroots Movements
Economics and Prosperity: Beyond GDP
Media and Information: Democratizing Knowledge and Catalyzing Rapid Change

Section IV
Internalizing Paradigm Shift

The Meditating Heart of the Mind
The Compassionate Mind of the Heart
Participatory Evolution

Conclusion
notes
Resources
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