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copyright: Youth-LeadeR 2014Editor: Eric Nicolas Schneiderwww.youth-leader.org

Official Project of the United NationsDecade of Education for SustainableDevelopment ESD 2005-2014UNESCO

THANK YOU!

to all our HeroInes, Magicians and Friends for their stellarcommitment to Earth and all Life, for living their raw truth,awakening our inborn powers, and making this magnificientventure possible through their shining selves, upliftingfriendship and colaboration.

The HeroInes of Change Generation Rising uniting infriendly alliance under the Banner of YL have been featuredin media around the globe.

Photos used are used with their permission, and for themost part from their own web presences. For detailedcopyright references visit our website.

Grand Hi5's belong to Julia and Emma Mogus of BooksWith no Bounds, Xiuhtezcatl and Earth Guardians, Lulu'sLemonAID Warriors and Rachel Parent, without whosetremendous visual media this venture would not bepossible.

I extend gratitude to Craig and Marc Kielburger, YES!,Jane McGonigal, JKR, and Galadriel, whose gifts shinefor us in dark places, when all other lights fade.

Ahó, Shirt Wearers! Onwards! For the Future! Eric, YLCaptain

CONTENTS

I. VISUAL IMPRESSIONSspark pack. solutions. gallery. infographic

II. MEDIAvideos. online media. onsite media. posters. comics. calendars.coffee table books. teaching tools. action-kits & music

III. SERVICESspeakers. eric, yl captain. webcasts. community.change generation rising: reality adventure game, community,youth leadership self-learning program, student club curriculum

IV. APPROACH & FEEDBACKa bright new world is happening. youth leadership. informal sustainabilitylearning environments. feedback. media. awards

V. YL for YOUfor youth, teachers, citizens, investors, mediamakers

VI. SCIENCE & SECRETSfuture sciences. positive change media culture. role models. our newhighly gifted. 21st century learning culture. transformational learning.gaming and changemaking

SPARK PACK

Get inspired by the most powerfulvideos on Youth Leadership!

Would you have imagined that this is happening onplanet Earth? That young people, that humans aredoing and achieving these things? They are.

Discover a Bright New World!

We use the Spark Pack in our first encounters withnewbies. In minutes, it upgrades their worldview on

> Youth> Solutions for a Sustainable Civilization> 21st Century Education

Kick back and enjoy the bliss:www.youth-leader.org/spark

Craig Kielburger http://bit.ly/1p6dQ0a

YES! Gatherings of the finest twenyouth leaders around the globehttp://bit.ly/1p6eavS

Lulu, LemonAid Warriors http://bit.ly/1p6e1sq

We Day http://bit.ly/1p6dVkL

THE SOLUTIONS EXISTThe solutions for a global, peaceful, just, thriving andsustainable, a sacred civilization exist. They areshowered with awards, people-powered, and can bereplicated everywhere.

This is the kind of activities that we empower youngpeople and citizens to spread, advance and implementin their spheres of influence, at home and abroad.Fit for use in Education!

YOUTH-LED

Making cities a Blue Community: banning bottledwater, making water public, and a human rightA 10-fold rise in free, fresh foods for the hungryBanning frackingEstablishing recycling of used restaurant cooking oilsto biofuels, generating $100,000 for social causesSpreading a culture of philanthro-partiesMaking food producers change to sustainable palm oilTipping public opinion in favour of GMO food labelling,and proper, ethical, scientific testing of ingredientsProtecting frogs, wetlands and creating frog mini-habitats in citiesQuality book drives for indigenous children, schools,communitiesHelping teens shift to vegan/vegetarian lifestyle

ADULT-LED

Restoring eroded ecosystemsMaking Ecocide a crime against peaceGrowing cotton without pesticides, bringing healthand abundanceCreating edible landscapes in citiesHalving gang killings, by using Interrupters and ap­proaching violence as a public health approachHealing violent youth biographies, at schoolStopping street harassment, making streets safe againEnding girl bride traffickingTraining girls and young women in martial arts andgender rightsSuccessful citizen-led peace initiatives in long-termcrisis regions10-fold rise in harvests by small, organic farming SRIBanning and criminalizing poaching and ivory tradeEnding shark finning

Eco Tipping Point ETP system sciences:Detecting the ONE element in a web of problems,which turns a vicious cycle into a virtuous cycle, withcascading positive effects for abundance.

and thousands more.

POWERED BY ORDINARY PEOPLE

OUR GALLERY

See what's happening in YL's vibrant community ina kaleidoscope of positive action at

www.youth-leader.org/about/gallery.html

THE YL INFOGRAPHIC

YL combines global issues, changemaking, youth-led action, novel media, new learning culture andempowering services. See all these elements com-bined and interconnected in our infographic.

It's rather huge, even without excel style circle stuff.The mother of all infographics. People love it!

Check it out here:

www.youth-leader.org/about/infographic.html

If you have followed these links

you have an idea of the powerof inspiration in our media,

the can-do feel,...

... and why people in seventy nations, across age groups, cultures

and regions, agree:

"This should be in all schools!"

Isn't this exicting?

WE CAN DO IT!

www.youth-leader.org/feedback.html

VIDEOS

The finest videos from the heart of global changema­king movements. Produced with and by real change­makers, they convey the genuine spirit of the chan­gemakers - awakening the heroIne in everyone of us.

If you've had a taste of our Spark videos, you surecan imagine the value of hundreds such videos onglobal issues have ... for use in education, youthwork, at events...

"The most inspirational videos I have ever seen.It makes me feel I want to get up and do something,too. I never knew young people can do those things.I am floored by the potentials."

is what people from 70 nations say about them.

There's also lot of unusual clips around,on all sorts of issues... have you seen

The Interrupters? http://bit.ly/1hHeY9N

Skateistan? http://bit.ly/1hHf4hy

ONLINE MEDIA

We share and produce our own Stories and Interviewsfor online media, our magazine, other onlinemagazines, and our facebook streams featuring> activities of young and veteran changemakers, and> sustainability solutions

OUR PRIORITIESis our facebook stream dedicated to global> campaigns & petitions> reportsfor amplifying many, many important campaigns' reachand nurturing a culture of global citizenship amongyoung people. It comes with PDFs for print out.

Our CHANGE GENERATION RISINGfacebook stream is dedicated exclusively to activitiesof the YL HeroInes featured in our Reality AdventureGame for activist youth and student clubs. Followingit is an extraordinary experience, especially since ourHeroInes are interacting with youth globally, for takingthese solutions to scale.

The SOCIAL EXPERIMENTSfacebook stream documents the breakthroughs,breakdowns and celebrations of young people aroundthe globe engaging in sustainable lifestyle experimentslike "One Month Without Supermarket", "VeganChallenge", "Two Weeks of Peacemaking" and thelikes. Hilarious, and tremendously popular, it is apowerful YL Teaching Tool.

POSTERS >>> GOING ON-SITE!

YL's prime interest is to bring> humanity's best solutions> the finest role modelsto make changemaking part of youth's daily life.

POSTER SETS show> 44 HeroInes> with 44 solutions> with story> qr codes for instant cellphone viewing, and> and links andlinks to interviews, websites and tools

Each story comes with teaching tips and action tips,some with rich action-kits, and many of the featuredchangemakers can be met "live" in YL Webcasts,their endeavours followed in our facebook streams,their ini´tiatives and solutions replicated.

THEMES> Children and Youth Leaders> Peacemakers> Girls & Women> The Grand Changemakers

USE AS TEACHING TOOLS + EXHIBITS> at school> in office corridors> at events and conferences etc

AVAILABLE IN 15 LANGUAGES. Free download.

COMICsCALENDARsCOFFEE TABLE BOOKsTEACHING TOOLsACTION-KITsand: MUSIC!the veritable soundtrack of the ChangeGeneration! www.youth-leader.org/music

EQUIPPING EVERYBODYin novel waysfor reaching everywhereto inspire, involve and empowerlarge amounts of peoplein many environments:

> Schools> Kindergartens> Teacher staff rooms> Offices> Office corridors> Canteens> Cafeterias...

YL CARD GAMEsfeature 44 young heroInes and their massive teen-led solutions, fit for replication by young people aroundthe planet. Kids can now GROW UP PLAYING withthe grand heroes of their generation.

Each card features photo, story, links, video qr code,and authentic ratings and special effects from theworld of changemaking. Cards come with premiumcode for a free onlinel multi-media pack of videos,posters, teaching tools.

Have in mind:> 80% of human behaviour is shaped by role models> highly memorable effect during play> multimedia pack for use of YL Posters in class> advanced rules of play = join the heroines:for real!

Excellent for> Schools> Kindergartens> Youth clubs> Public libraries

People love it!Philanthropic clubs invest in 100'sof sets for their city's youth.

AVAILABLE IN 15 LANGUAGES

YL MEDIA SUPERPOWERSINSPIRATION is what differs changemakers from apathicfactory farmed pet citizens. This is why we are so positivelyimpacted by these "heroes" live examples. This feeling andenergy level of HeroIne is inside everybody! Only, the culturesof subjugation (monarchies, totalitarian systems, parliamentaryspecial interest group democracy) that we have grown up innever nurtured this. Now, it is asked for - and YL makes itavailable. YL thus provides knowledge transfer AND spirittransfer AND we equip, empower you and provide supportivecommunity. (We have not found this anywhere, else)

+ MORE AVAILABLEEvery medium links to all the others. The Posters lead tovideos, stories, and action. The Cardgame leads to stories,videos, and action. The Teaching Tools use Posters, Videosand Stories, also Websites as online learning environments.

+ EQUIPPING FOR ACTIONThey all connect to the heroInes' real websites, offer stepsand tools for supporting, spreading and even implementingthe groundbreaking solution in one's own sphere of influence,with life changing impacts, at home and abroad.

+ PART OF DAILY LIFE AT SCHOOLSA powerful method of using these media is an EXHIBIT, usingposters, and, if possible, videos, info media also fundraisersand action-kits for your favourite initiatives. IMAGINE thisExhibit at SCHOOL, with LONG-TERM PRESENCE, involvingmany youth, also teachers, making it memorable and nurturinga "changemaking climate". This space serves as a student-powered Learning Environment for Positive Change, at school.This is how change happens. And it is very exciting.

SPEAKERS

Many of our HeroInes are available for live meetings,onsite and online video!

We all know that nothing is as powerful as the realencounter. It is the same thing with adult changemakerenvironments. The grand heroes on stage, a vibrantaudience, many stands and opportunity for co-creativedialogue, for co-learning, co-laboration, and action.

Our speakers do not come to edutain you.Our HeroInes are busy on their quests 24/7, and theirlifetime is precious. Make the best of YOUR time too:

REAL TALK FOR ACTION

You have their stories, videos, interviews for study.

Your live meeting serves to ask your questions, receiveanswers, to present YOUR ACTIONS taken on theirinitiaitives and celebrate together. Since YOUth areto be the change.

This opportunity for eye-level meeting, speaking yoursoul, receiving media packs, joining their initiativesfor real, in Change Generation Rising, is new in theglobal arena.

ERIC

FOR CITIZENS & CHANGEMAKERSEric's wide scope of experience in cultures, changemaking,education, youth leadership and sustainability sciences allover Earth, his high benchmark for proven, tangible solutions,and sharp sense for the human spirit behind them, makesure that you have access to exceptionally good contentsin Youth-LeadeR, and a good partner for exploring innovativeactions that you would like to spark in your environment.

FOR YOUTHEric has been around for 42 years, this time on the planet,but that doesn't make him lame and boring. In fact, youmay have to rev up your hero spirit to run with him. Afterall, he lives in the company of YL HeroInes and Magicians,every day! The only difference between you and him is theabundance of amazing encounters, experience, horizons,knowledge that he has come across and accumulated. Andof course, the tools, methods, magical truicks and heroines he knows. All this can be rather precious for you to wield.Make sure to take a discovery tour in YL Handbooks. Theyare full of gems from his journeys, serving to create awonderful civilization, and a life of abundance. If you arefired up for creating a world of awesome, don't hesitate toask Eric for ideas and connections. It may be useful.

Eric is member of projects on 5 continents. He is also anIMAGES AND VOICES OF HOPE Award 2012´laureate

MEMBER of the National Round Table for theImplementation of the United Nations Decade of Educationfor Sustainable Development 2005-2014, UNESCO

WEBCASTSYou can meet many HeroInes for real.

Our encounters offer you an extraordinaryexperience with Meaning, Impact and Relevan­ce for Your Life and Aspirations

OUR MEDIA> for preparation; stories, videos and interviews> for exhibits; involving the entire school community> for taking action on their initiatives, and

OUR SPIRIT> eye-level meeting> solution-oriented dialogue> answering your personal burning questions

OUR COMMUNITY FOR STUDENT CLUBS> offering follow-up interaction opportunities

It is also especially suited for UNITED NATIONS Days> with several of our Speakers> specially produced media sets> theme related social experiments to engage in

How about using all of the above for an entire weekor more of theme related activities at school, andmaking the webcats one dynamic part of it?

The YL COMMUNITY

is for those fired up to

> making changemaking a lifestyle> with weekly activities and monthly actions> like a sports club> like a reality adventure game

YL Warriors grow up interacting with the inspi­rational youth leaders and grand changemakersin Youth-LeadeR, and access to all our toolsand services.

CHANGE GENERATION RISINGOur action community has the shape of a> Reality Adventure GameThe interaction with awesome heroes of our time,project development and implementation, makingheadlines, serving their school community, contributingto subject teaching, and being a role model to theirpeers, also make it a groundbreaking

> Youth Leadership self-Learning Program> Student Club Curriculum> Online Community for like-hearted youth

On 3 MONTHLY MISSIONS, YL Warriors> implement leading sustainability solutions> interact with various sectors of society> unfold their finest qualities, skills and visions> have lots of fun and make incredible memories

Like in any good Adventure Game, our Warriors> earn credits for impacts and headlines made> ascend levels for accomplished missions and questswhich adds a taste of legend, fun, rhythm, self-eva-luation, and unleashes many precious mental aspectsof changemaking and transformational learning

with multiple value for one's> personal> idealist, and> professional lives

The solutions existA BRIGHT NEW WORLD ISHAPPENINGContrary to contemporary public worldview and opinion, thesolutions for a global, peaceful, just, thriving and sustainablecivilization exist. These solutions are powered by ordinarypeople - citizens, social entrepreneurs, and youth - and eventhe support networks are in place.

Like many innovations, and special topics, these importantthings are ignored - just like the amazing model schoolsreceiving lots of awards - but this doesn't mean that they donot exist!In fact, some of these grand solutions have made itto bestseller lists, even Hollywood screens! - but this doesn'tmean the people "get it," and realize that this is somethingthey they should get involved in spreading!

Many thousand such absolutely sensational innovations,benefitting millions and fit for billions are well documented onopen online platforms. Three communities have 3,000 solutionsfor what others consider "impossible". View Spark Pack 2 forexamples: www.youth-leader.org/spark

Once one takes the time to see this abundance of solutionsfor ABUNDANCE FOR ALL altogether, and in context, feeling"REAL" in vivid videos - the worldview and vision for such acivilization of awesome unfolds in your vision. THEN, yourInner HeroIne awakens, to STAND UP and LAY HANDS onthe CREATION of this world and say NO to the disgustinginherited twisted worldviews, values, societal ills and apathy.

Adults, coined by rigid worldview and habits of "apathy", haveit harder than youth. Therefore, YL focusses on youth forunfolding their Inner HeroInes, and nurturing young people'sextraordinary, and hardly tapped, superpowers.

Above is a good example of cascading positive effects,that you may not expect when thinking of "NO MOREPESTICIDES", implemented in 3,000 villages!> no costs, less debt> no water poisoning> healthy families> less hospital costs> higher yields !!!!!!!!> much higher income> employing workers

> Joy and Happiness> the village feels empo­wered, inspired for more1,000's such solutionsexist. It is time to inform,and equip a global publicfor implementing them.

The powers ofYOUTH LEADERSHIP

Young people possess a proper sense of planetarypriorities, a good life, and justice. They also havegood language and communication skills. And theyare yet little affected by inherited societal patterns ofapathy, hate and the "impossible".

But their true superpowers are

> passion

> genuine, truthful intentions

> the power of inspiration

> access to macro-community at school

> good public standing as student club

> good media presence

> demand as speakers

These are powerful tools for positive change.

Learning CultureINFORMAL SUSTAINABILITYLEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ISLESYL PROVIDES> fantastic media> action tools> learning community> access to "the real thing"

OUR MEDIA & SERVICES FACILITATE> Learning with Changemakers, and> Informal Learning Culturefit for the challenges of the 21st Century> through student-managed informal learningenvironments, based on monthly updated dynamicmultimedia exhibits, serving the school community

SUPPORTING the aims of progressive curricula> project-oriented learning> student-centred learning> global learning> intercultural learning> education for sustainable development

UNESCO has recognized us forour media, methods and services with status as

Official Project of the UNITED NATIONSDecade of Education for SustainableDevelopment 2005-2014

FEEDBACKAcross age groups, cultures, regions and professions,people react with inspiration and enthusiasm, andagree "This should be in all schools."

You can view uplifting feedback from

> Youth, and young adults,> Teachers and> Experts

at www.youth-leader.org/feedback.html

MEDIA PRESENCEOur young HeroInes are making headlines aroundthe globe. If you love them, too, you can spread theirstories to local media and online platforms.

Join our Messengers! www.youth-leader.org/you

AWARDS

UNITED NATIONS Online Volunteering Award 2010for YL Team India

UNITED NATIONS Online Volunteering Award 2012for YL Team Youth Rising for Peace

IMAGES AND VOICES OF HOPE IVOH Award 2012for Eric Schneider, YL Director

OFFICIAL PROJECT of the United Nations Decadeof Education for Sustainable Development ESD2005-2014. UNESCO

MEMBER of the National Round Table for theImplementation of the United Nations Decade ofEducation for Sustainable Development ESD2005-2014 in Germany. UNESCO

YL's CONTENTS enable you to evokeconsiderable, cascading changes inyour spheres of influence.

You have felt their high power of inspiration... a feelingshared by many people. You can uplift many peoplearound you, simply by sharing them.

You have seen the novel formats ... poster exhibits,cardgames, videos, and facebook streams with whichyou can reach hundreds of people with little effort.

You have a taste of the YL Warrior student clubcommunity... a precious opportunity for active studentsand teachers.

Explore new and exciting opportunities for

> YOUTH> TEACHERS> CITIZENS> INVESTORS> MEDIAMAKERS

at www.youth-leader.org/you

FUTURE STUDIES

The Future is created by 4 aspects> trends> intentional innovation> accidents (like meteors)and> VISION

Example: You are doing this ALL THE TIMEwith your holidays:

Imagine that you are "alive", fit to experience this vibrant planetand its worlds. This means, you are not choosing pre-plannedbeach hotel holidays, but a multi-faceted eco-cultural JOURNEY.

For this journey, you choose certain SOLID BASE POINTSYOU ENJOY, and general orientation on the geographic andcultural map that you will travel through: mountains, waterfalls,elephant sanctuaries, cool backpacker hostels you decide tovisit. That's your VISION. And the rest in-between on your 4weeks is open to adjusting on-site, with a good deal of surprise,and discoveries (probably the best parts of your journey) bornfrom interaction of fellow travellers and locals.

Some people are crazy afraid of this, but once you have doneit, love it! and you are confident about reacting to the unpre­dictables, also rainfalls, and some illness. That's life.

THIS is how to approach the shaping of a NEW CIVILIZATION,leaving the old, rotten, boring, dead supposedly safe andsecure but ROTTING models behind. Hey, who wants tocontinue with 30% cancer rates, 30% heart stroke, and passingon even higher rates to the next generation?

Our VISION is a global, peaceful, just, thriving and sustainablecivilization, with inner and outer peace, inner and outer abun­dance* for all.

It is important to note that it is very well possible to AGREEon encompassing, unifying vision among large numbers ofcitizens, if done right. It's not about toppling a dictator, notagainst something. Not about revolution, but evolution, whereall citizens become active co-creators and stewards of thevision, society and its process. It has been done, successfully,and can be replicated millionfold. With the moderately healthy(yet often silent) majority of human populations on regionaland interregional levels.

Our solid, reliable BASE CAMPS and CORNER STONES ofthe journey into this good future, are the thousands of modelsolutions for practically everything.

Our local GUIDES and WISE co-travellers are experiencedchangemakers, who we meet live on site and online, as wellas the local citizenry. Countless participatory processes havebeen explored and successfully implemented. By people whoHAVE this new spirit. (Not the old decision-makers, nor thewanna-be process facilitators with their robotic mindsets)

The new exists, but this doesn't mean that every fool handlingthe bow is a master archer. Many are stupid, jumping on thebandwaggon, messing things up and destroying the movement.

YL STANDS FOR 100% QUALITY OF THESE ELEMENTS.

* A few words about Inner Abundance: When life is grand, forexample on a hiking tour in grand nature, you don't give adamn about three cars, 10 room mansion and tv. It's evenannoying! When men feel good, they also do NOT feel avampiristic drive of feeding on women to fill their inner void.

POSITIVE CHANGEMEDIA CULTURE

Conveying Memesets & Vision to People

Whatever communication we look at ... mother tobaby, father to child, children on a playground, educatorand learner, fellows in a workshop ... its nature isUpliftment, ... unless the parents are through andthrough psycho-emotionally disturbed.

MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATIONSERVES UPLIFTMENTand in times of crisis, meaningful communicationserves the instant solving of the crisis, and healing.

ON THE SOCIETAL LEVEL,media are a society's macro communication tool.Their function is the upliftment of society. In times ofcrisis, their role is to communicate solutions, andempowering people for overcoming the crisis.

From this perspective, the media of contemporaryunsustainable societies are completely dysfunctional.Moreover, they serve as transmitter of the complex,harmful MEMESETS of the culture of unsustainability.And completely psycho-emotionally disturbed.

Youth-LeadeR pioneers the media culture that servespositive change, by

> communicating solutions> providing human examples cf. "the power of role models"> equipping people> connecting peoplefor creating functional models for inner and outerpeace and abundance for all in harmony with all life.

AND PEOPLE LOVE IT!

YL's style of media ... in content and spirit ... mayeven still EXIST in a global, peaceful, just, thrivingand sustainable, a sacred civilization, as a broadsource of informal learning in- and outside schools,as well as for society as a whole, for continuousupward spiralling of societal models and innovation.

On the contrary, today's media are certainly incongru­ent with those enjoyed by healthy, souvereign, cocre­ative citizens of such a civilization.

We can see this in early cells of this new, good healthy,peaceful, and cocreative civilization, such as intentionaleco-communities.

In them, commercial media are obsolete, and peopleenjoy a rich life of inner and outer abundance. A life,possible everywhere, for everybody, if they aquire thepertaining MEMESETS. And FEELSETS.

ROLE MODELS

"80% of human behaviour is shaped by rolemodels, much of it subconsciously, like allmammals do." Dr. Gary Slutkin, Cure Violence

Copy-paste.

This is great for wolf pups, with awesome hero parents, full ofunconditional love and sustainable lifestyle patterns.

But it is very bad for unsustainable societies.

Be realistic: a sustainable society can only exist, if all its citizensqualify as inhabitants and stewards of a peaceful, sustainablesociety. We are in a situation where we need more than that!We need the people bringing this about: HEROES!

But today's citizens have practically zero role models qualifyingas Inhabitants, nor cocreators (heroes) of a global, peaceful,just, thriving and sustainable society. Neither parents, neigh­bourhood, teachers, peers or media (yuk!) convey the worldview,memes and behaviour patterns of heroes and inhabitants ofan awesome civilization. Role models are also conveyed viaMEDIA, since the mind does not differ much. That's doublebad for today's society. Unless - well, unless we use YL...

Youth-LeadeR abounds with living role models who are EM­BODYING the pure model of inhabitants and cocreators of asustainable civilization of abundance for all - beyond all doubt,and with tremendous impact and feedback around the globe:Ergo: Let's fill everybody's days, worldview and thinking withthese role models, their vibes and actions!

THE POWERSOF YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Young people can achieve things that adultscannot - even if they wanted to.

Look at our young examples in the media, receivingmassive support, inspiring hundreds of thousands ofteens to rise and contribute, - with genuine spirit,honesty, doubtless truth, and untouchable bydyshonourable special interest groups.

Young people today want to be the change.All they need is

> information on global issues and crisis> ideas on what to do to help> some support, basic tools> advice about the jungle of bureaucracy

This we know from young changemakers as CraigKielburger, who heads a movement of 150,000 youthin 4,000 schools across canada, taking monthly actionsfor positive change at home and abroad.

OUR NEW "HIGHLY GIFTED"

Let's sum up media, curricula and parents:

"Young people shall be active, responsible, peaceful,sustainable and global citizens, engaged in civilsociety, creating new, sustainable businesses, fairsocieties, and colaborative, democratic governments,overcoming, culturally inherited wars, racism andsubjugation, abuse of women, destruction of rainfo­rests, ocean collapse and species extinction. Theyshall also be lively, healthy, dance to their own music."

So far so good. We agree.

So how can we tell the handful of young, active youthat school to stop dreaming, that there is no time forenvironmental stuff at school, shall focus on their Cin chemistry? On top, they are bullied by their stupidpeers for being treehuggers. This is the worst symptomof the unsustainable society.

Craig Kielburger calls them shameless idealists. That'sgood and true - but teachers do not necessarily knowhow to handle them, how to integrate them in conven­tional educational frameworks. We have an idea:If most teens are NOT like the above mentioned idealand required(!) model of 21st Century proof humans,but only a handful ... then we naturally have to regardthis handful like "HIGHLY GIFTED".

"Like" Highly Gifted, not "as". Let's keep the differentiation,but it is time that...

> we recognize them as our finest, our future socialentrepreneurs and cultural creatives.They are the ones who are going to FIX our brokensociety, and the better the more we allow and nurturethem to learn Humanity's FINEST holistic changemakingskills and solutions. As we see from Youth Leaders, theyare already today's BEST, just like teen gymnasts are!On top, they are "naturals" - not following a trend or aresult of education.

> we provide them with no less than we offer talentedball dribblers, musicians and chess players, which means:

1. Time and Space for practicing their skills2. in self-organized, experimental ways3. oriented at global role models / heroes / benchmarks(Mozart and Ronaldo, not soup kitchen stuff)4. with outer school experts, real practitioners5. Opportunity for public performance6. with real Societal Impacts6. making Headlines

They are the BEST role models, and assistant teachersimaginable, their school will be proud.

The TEACHERS to support them ON DEMAND are TheGreen One, The Social One, and The Wild One. Youhave those in each school.

The Outer School PARTNERS are YL, our HeroInes,and some regional civil partners. It's all SET!

21st CenturyLEARNING CULTURE

Changemakers pursue informal, co-creative, project-orientedactivities, using> online media featuring solutions and heroes> community features> tools and media> group facilitation methods> public speaking and media work

It's what youth leaders and outstanding student clubs use.

Our multi-media resources, teaching tools, webcasts andcommunity provide everything required for creating> dynamic multi-media exhibits> with fundraisers, campaigns and action> with new themes and activities EVERY MONTH> tuned to United Nations Days

This makes the exhibit an energetic SPACE for> information and inspiration> dialogue> community-building> project developmentnurturing a Youth Leadership Cultureand Changemaking Climate at School

We call it a student-poweredInformal Sustainability Learning Environment, ISLE, serving> Our New Highly Gifted> progressive teachers> the entire school community

TRANSFORMATIONALLEARNING & ROLE MODELS

As you can tell from our young HeroInes biographies,each reports about a disruptive experience:

The moment when they awoke to the realization thatthere is something BROKEN in the world.

This is a moment of awakening to "suffering", andtaking on a quest of growing beyond one's old limits,rise to the challenge and GROW into a new self.

We all go through Transformational Learning experi­ences: in all kinds of personal CRISIS, but also inself-chosen CHANGES: our first lone journey abroad,pregnancy, starting an enterprise, taking on a highlyresponsible role, pursueing our passion on a musicalor sports career.

In these phases, the most important thing to us areROLE MODELS - because they are a manifestationof the newly desired future self. So we aspire to copythem. Copying them superficially (how they walk,dress) is not the real thing for Mums, or entrepreneurs.It is about the mind- and feel-set. We feel into them,holistically, subconsciously preferably by walkingalongside them, and practicing what they PRACTICEto cultivate their inner alchemy, and evolve their skills.

MIKE MUNRO TURNER: Transformational Learning: http://bit.ly/MRtbTA

Needless to say, the QUEST for seven billion people> for overcoming a broken, sick, unsustainable society with 30% cancer, 30% heart disease, 30% diabetes,escalating rates of allergies (kids die from eating apeanut nowadays), ecosystem and oceans collapse,mass plundering of state resources, 50% youth un­employment rates (Spain) - decision-makers not evenpretending any longer to improve any of this.

> towards a Global, Peaceful, Just, Thriving andSustainable Civilization of inner and outer peace, andinner and outer abundance for all

is such a Transformational Learning mega experience.

> shared by humanity for the next seventy years

> asking us to ascend and unfold unprecedented heroskills and qualities as individuals and collectives,transforming all those defunct, rigid, aggressive andviolent and manipulative decision-making structures,special interest power groups...

THIS REQUIRES ROLE MODELS galore

Yet, in education role models are not to be seen.We can change this!With real heroes, scalable solutions, replicable byyoung people and ordinary citizens, used, and appliedfor real in educational context.

So, let's go to work: START PLAYING IT FOR REAL.

GAMING & CHANGEMAKING

Gaming and changemaking are being purposefullyconnected, with precious results. Not just for pettygamification of global issues for educational purposes.That's lame. Gaming has been used for exploringfuture scenarios, and solving challenges, for real.

> FOR FUTURE STUDIES*Involving thousands of online gamers in mass multi­player roleplaying games, players explore overcomingglobal challenges, epidemics, and resource scarcety.RESULTS: The passionate fantasy gamers showedthe same reactions as "real populations" in crisissituations. More important, they came up with thesame colaborative problem solving approaches andresults as experts in the real world. In their mindsexists no "impossible", thus their creativity is morevivid that of experts, limited by narrow thinking.

> FOR REAL LIFE ACTION & IMPACTS**Involving thousands of players in finding solutions ondevelopment issues in Africa, online, implementingthem for real, onsite (offline), and earning onlinecredits for sharing knowledge.

> FOR REAL LIFE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT***Involving thousands of people for individual roleplayingtaking on challenges improving resilience.

* SUPERSTRUCT www.superstructgame.netJane McGonigal with The Institute for Future Studies** URGENT EVOKE www.urgentevoke.comJane McGonigal with The World Bank*** SUPERBETTER www.superbetter.com

Jane is a crazy cool geek and game designer. She has gonethrough many transformational experiences of a broken world,and her mission is to unleash the power of gaming for realworld changes and great, fun lifestyles, tapping into the powerof gaming - and of two billion gamers currently glued to theirscreens with activities that we can most probably much improve- for the real Epic Win: saving the real world!

Her last name is no coincidence! If Harry Potter's teacher hasdaughters, it's Jane and her sister! www.janemcgonigal.com

YL's CHANGE GENERATION RISING is going beyond:All themes, real heroes, no time limit. One million schools!

It can be agame changer

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