Communicopia

In late April I got another one of those phone calls that change your life. A new international organization, the Global Campaign for Climate Action, had recently formed to build a global groundswell for a strong climate deal in Copenhagen this December. They were a collaboration of International NGO's insprired by the success of the Make Poverty History campaign. Their brand was TckTckTck, and the web lied at the core of their  strategy. 

Last year we had the great pleasure of helping launch what has to be one of the more ambitious new world-changing organizations today: The Elders. Brought together by Nelson Mandela and backed by the likes of Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel, The Elders are "an independent group of eminent global leaders who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity."

After 4 months of deep visioning and high speed digital campaign planning we led them through in early 2008 (including an unforgettable, story-to-tell-the-grandchildren trip to present to them on Branson's Necker Island), it's been great to see them launch their website this month.

If you haven't heard a lot from me in person, on twitter, facebook, or via this blog over the past few months, it's because I've been head down, working with some amazing people all over the world on the most interesting and challenging project of my career.

The Global Campaign for Climate Action was formed late last year to create the "Make Poverty History" for the climate movement: building a massive, diverse global movement of people showing our political leaders it's OK for them to take bold action on climate change. The GCCA is organizing for the Copehnagen Climate Summit, happening this December, where world leaders literally decide the fate of future generations and the planet.