I am coordinating a SIMSOC today outside of Berlin, Germany for 21 high potential young leaders from around the world. They are all english proficient, and most speak several other languages. They are energetic, fun, engaging and eager to make their mark on the world.
Yesterday I got to sit in on their session and learned about the struggles in Sri Lanka, Mexico, India and Algeria. It was fascinating to hear the perspectives of these leaders and how they plan to overcome the challenges.
Today, Jamil Mahuad, former President of Ecuador, is observing the SIMSOC experience and we are exchanging some exciting stories. He will be working with the class on Friday as they learn negotiating skills. Jamil is an expert with the Harvard Negotiation Project and Bill Ury.
The Transformation Thinkers Conference is lot like community leadership programs. Instead of meeting once per month, they meet for a whole week and bring the subject matter experts in to work with the class. Very cool.
They are learning how to solve problems in democracy, civic engagement, global warming, poverty and economic development.
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