Awakening Earth.org
Awakening Earth is the website of Duane Elgin. It offers
books, articles, and videos in four major areas: 1) the big picture of
the human journey with the world at the tipping point; 2) the
importance of simplicity, sustainability, and community for building a
green future; 3) the universe as a living system and how we can live in
conscious relationship with it; and 4) the role of media accountability
and citizen empowerment to respond to the challenges and opportunities
we now confront.
 Duane
Elgin
Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker,
author, and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence
of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our
world. In 2005, Duane received the Japanese “Goi International
Peace Award” in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision,
consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and
spiritual culture.”
His books include: THE LIVING UNIVERSE: Where Are We? Who
Are We? Where Are We Going? (2009); PROMISE AHEAD: A Vision
of Hope and Action for Humanity’s Future (2000), VOLUNTARY
SIMPLICITY: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
(1993 and 1981), and AWAKENING EARTH: Exploring the Evolution of
Human Culture and Consciousness (1993). With Joseph Campbell
and other scholars he co-authored the book CHANGING IMAGES OF MAN
(1982). In addition, Duane has contributed chapters to sixteen
books, and has published more than seventy articles.
In the early 1970s, Duane worked as a senior staff member of
a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on the American
Future. He then worked as a senior social scientist with the
think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous long-range,
futures studies, such as: Anticipating Future National and Global
Problems (for the President’s Science Advisor), Alternative Futures for
Environmental Policy (for the Environmental Protection Agency), The
Future of the Automobile (for the Ford Motor Co.), and Limits to the
Management of Large, Complex Systems (for the President’s Science
Advisor).
Over the past twenty twenty-five years, Duane has co-founded
three non-profit organizations concerned with media accountability and
citizen empowerment; see: www.ourmediavoice.org.
As a speaker, Duane has given more than 250 keynotes and
workshops with audiences ranging from business executives and civic
groups to churches and college students.
He has an MBA from the Wharton Business School, an MA in
economic history from the University of Pennsylvania, and an honorary
Doctor of Philosophy for work in “ecological and spiritual
transformation” from the California Institute of Integral Studies, San
Francisco, CA.
Brief biographical sketch
DUANE ELGIN, MBA and MA is an internationally recognized, visionary
speaker and author. His books include: Voluntary
Simplicity, The Living Universe, Promise Ahead,
and Awakening Earth. In 2006, Duane received the
international “Goi Peace Award” in recognition of his contribution to a
global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more
sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane’s website is:
www.awakeningearth.org
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