The beginning of January is a time for reflections and can be a chance for new beginnings: personally, professionally and as world citizens. As this “New Year’s Time” piece notes the first of January is one day that is widely shared globally and brings us all together in a common observance to ‘make of it whatever we choose to’.
The new year gives us a chance to balance continuity and change (what’s working, and what do we need to do differently?); and vision with reality and pragmatism (how many resolutions should I really strive for this year?).
It also provides us with a lot of new ideas and reading materials to plunge our thinking in new directions and re-engage with each other. Here are several pieces that caught my attention:
- The Guardian: What issues will shape global development?
- Center for Global Development: What’s Hot and What’s Not 2012
- How Matters: Top 12 people, trends, sites, and organizations to watch in 2012
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: 2012 Resolutions for the Nonprofit World
- Thrivable: Prediction for 2012
- NextBillion: The Power of Collective Action“
- Philanthrocapitalism: “The Year of Giving Politically“
- Ecopreneurist: 8 Trends That Will Impact Social Entrepreneurs in 2012
What caught yours?
Here’s to new beginnings (or re-commitments), with new (or renewed) energy to take us forward into a new year!
