Wisdom 2.0-Being present, being mindful has benefits

I attended the Wisdom 2.0 conference this weekend expecting it to be great. My expectations were not only met, but exceeded and that is because of the real time shifts I witnessed at the conference. I saw people trying to mindfully engage with others,  make new openings for conversations they might not had ever had before. I thought that even if nothing was said the whole time, the *body* of the conference (all the people in it) was in fact a shift itself. A movement has occured just because of the act of being there, and in turn, am very proud to have been a part of it.

Yes, we were amongst very well regarded and well known CEO’s, but what struck me most was the impetus, the desire of all included in the conference to stand up and say what they believed in. What I was most impressed by, however, is all of the people who stepped forward into this radical mix and took their own stage to set themselves. In every day situations, there is generally a top down mentality where people are set at the beginning of the day with a status in mind. They are managers, have bosses, work for themselves. No matter, at this conference, I didn’t feel that static nature of the heirarchial positioning. Instead, I felt the same with, in line with and connected to others that were and are pursuing a line of work that is much more than just a job, it is their human mission.

The human quality was presented in terms of a mindful approach to using technology, but more so, I was struck by the opportunity to even *have* the dialog happen to begin with. This is essentially how world peace happens. Each person gets off their high horse, buckles down to their real human nature and decides what is *best* for all of us, not just for our little egos.

I’m not saying people there weren’t filled with some piece of ego as that is something that takes longer than a day to recover from, but moreover to see that by focusing on the collective consciousness of the group that was present, brought me to a state of internal bliss that I was not expecting but of course grateful for. My impression was a) that this conference was a much needed exploration of what a lot of us have been searching for: a bridge between technology, all that it has to offer and *at the same time* (this is the tricky part) managing, maintaining and integrating it all while remaining human beings.

I will write more on this for sure, but i at least wanted to say how grateful i am to have been an equal part of this Wisdom. Thank you Soren and all that attended.