Tribute to the Life of Dana Meadows
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: April 22nd, 2001
By Anthony D. Cortese
~President, Second Nature~
Today we come together to celebrate the life and work of one of the greatest people I have ever met–Donella (Dana) Meadows.
The thought of the world without one of the brightest, most thoughtful, insightful, caring souls who truly lived the values she espoused is almost unbearable. Dana was a great visionary in a culture that [...]
‘Walk the Talk’ Exercise
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: April 22nd, 2001
Led by Wim Hafkamp
~Member, The Balaton Group~
VISION
Resolve
ACTION
“If we haven’t specified where we want to go, it is hard to set our compass, to muster enthusiasm, or to measure progress. But vision is not only missing almost entirely from policy discussions; it is missing from our culture. We talk easily and endlessly about our frustrations, doubts, and complaints, but we speak [...]
An Earth Day Tribute to Donella Meadows, Earth Missionary
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: April 22nd, 2001
By Craig Freshley~
In the forest of missionaries, prophets and saints, a great tree crashed to the ground a couple months ago, Donella (Dana) Meadows. This is a fitting day to pay tribute to Dr. Meadows, consider her teachings about our impact on the Earth, and talk about how we might save ourselves from extinction.
Donella Meadows collaborated with two other scientists [...]
Balaton Memoriam for Dana
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: April 1st, 2001
The Balaton Groups Memoriam for Dana includes tributes from Joan Davis, Alan AtKisson, Aromar Revi, Hal Hamilton, Diana Wright, Betty Miller, Bert de Vries, Wim Hafkamp, James F. Hornig, Andrew Jones, Vicki Robin, Csaba Csake, Seth J. Itzkan, Dennis Meadows, and more.
Click here to download the Balaton Group’s Memoriam for Dana.
Donella Meadows Tribute
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: March 14th, 2001
By Peter Warshall
~Whole Earth – Spring 2001~
I loved so many sparkles and reflective facets of Dana. With each one revealed, she became a more delightful and mysterious person. I first understood her specialness at a meeting of business professionals. Their constricted hearts and state of denial seemed outrageous, painful?if not counter-productive. Dana leaned over. “Just tell them,” she said. I [...]
