The Think Tank
Catering to Solo Travelers,
Family Adventurers, Small
Groups or Large Corporations;
Anyone Who Wishes to Save
the Earth and Secure Their
Place in It.
What is a Think Tank?
• Where scholars in different disciplines work
together on a myriad of topics and concepts
• Where methods and research are discussed in
interdisciplinary and international collaboration
• Where links are created between scholars,
researchers, practitioners, policymakers and
representatives of the public
• Where workshops, conferences, research,
training institutes, fellowships, grants and
publications are used and produced
• Where organizers are drawn from universities,
research institutions and non-governmental
organizations from around the world
The Sites -- Oceanic
• If you are interested in
saving the oceans, this is
just one of our sites.
• Located on pristine
beaches with pure water,
yet all too near potential
hazards to the
environment.
• Work on site in the travel
and tourism industry, or
stay as a guest and take
an active role in
preventing an
environmental crisis.
The Sites -- Mountainous
• This beautiful idyllic site is in
the throes of a crisis. Oil has
been discovered and the lake
is soon to be drained, the
mountains defaced, and the
wildlife erased.
• Work with the town, the
government, or even the oil
industry to find the answers.
• Receive training in Senge’s
principles and work toward
achieving a Shared Vision
with the environment in mind.
• Or fill one of the various
facilitator roles that allow the
process to be conducted.
Senge Principles In Use
• Learn that structure • Concentrate on the long
causes behavior view
• Every action influences • Expose the limits to
the whole growth in order to maintain
• Your own actions create the shared vision
the problems you • Know how what you have
experience was created
• Look for interrelationships • Lose the find & fix
instead of cause & effect mentality
• Seek processes of change • No one is at fault
• Integrate reason and • Be open-minded,
intuition committed and vulnerable
• Avoid reductionism or • Seek the freedom to create
seeking the simple answer the results you desire
• Open your eyes to mental • Encourage risk taking by
models forgiving and forgetting
Activities
• In addition to your chosen
purpose, there are a
myriad of activities
available to you and your
group or family.
• All activities stress
Senge’s team building
theories and the Yale
developmental pathways
of social, ethical,
psychological, language,
physical and cognitive
development.
Team Building Exercises
• Numerous practice
exercises have been
designed to help team
members realize the
merits of teamwork, to
provide time for
lighthearted venting,
and to teach them to
ask good questions
during the inquiry
process.
• Click on the link to
experience some
practice exercises.
• Http://
The Causes
Endangered http://www.nwf.org/ki
Animals ds
http://www.animalsin
danger.com/animals
Environment and http://www.epa.gov/ki
Kids ds/index.htm
http://www.planetpals
.com
Environment and http://www.globe.gov
Adults http://www.nationalge
ographic.com