In this column, Hazel
Henderson, futurist and economic iconoclast that today’s systemic breakdowns
are producing new plans and breakthroughts long-proposed by futurist and
planetary citizens.
Japanese Buddhist and president of Soka Gakkai International
(SGI) Daisaku Ikeda’s Peace Proposal 2014 elevated my focus from the daily news
to my longer term concerns for more peaceful, equitable and sustainable human
societies to assure our common future. These broader concerns are now shared by
millions of humans who have transcended purely personal, local and
nationalistic goals and become prototypical global citizens.