At Stanford, our goal is to help people use new technology to invent peace. For example, can you imagine a new way to use Google Maps to promote greater harmony? How about Flickr? or Twitter? or perhaps a combination of these?
We can learn what works through a process of innovation. This process has made Silicon Valley successful: Many people test lots of ideas. The insights are shared. And then more trials begin. When applying this process to global harmony, we call it "peace innovation."
We believe that a good innovation process will make world peace possible in 30 years. But we also believe that today no one person has the answer. And no single solution will change the world. We must work together to test and create many solutions.
We are looking for teachers and organizations who want to create a better future by inventing peace. Are you interested?
If you want to learn more, email Dr. BJ Fogg -- bjfogg@stanford.edu
We are running a new course on Peace Innovation at Stanford. To keep abreast of what the class is doing, join this Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25747795577.
Led by Dr. BJ Fogg, the Persuasive Technology Lab creates insight into how computing products - from websites to mobile phone software - can be designed to change what people believe and what they do. You can find more info at the lab's primary website: http://captology.stanford.edu