As an exercise in creative problem solving we are asked to list potentials. What are all the possibilities of…?
A penguin in flight may…
- fly to a new land covered in ice
- loose weight with the exercise
- may allow more people may enjoy the good natured sociability of a penguin
- decrease the rate at which ice is melting in Antarctica as there will be less body heat from the penguins
- find new and enjoyable food sources as they taste new cuisine
- have new stories to tell
- better understand their role in the world as they see themselves interacting with other inhabitants
- help us better understand our role in the world as we see other species interact
- decrease the number of penguins in zoos as we will all become accustomed to seeing them
- develop bigger, stronger wings
- adapt to the changing environment and not become extinct
- learn to surf
- inspire the flight of other penguins not to mention other flightless birds
- gain a new understanding of self based on his/her new understanding of the world
- be monitored in flight and reveal new and undiscovered territories through out the world
- attract air pollutants to their furry feathers and deposit it on land as granules there by decreasing air pollution and allowing the granules to be studied
- increase the world’s level of happy
- change our understanding of physics
- change our understanding of dinosaurs
- change the weather pattern thereby ending global warming
- encourage Canadian Geese to restart their migrations
This exercise opens us up to all the wonderful things that may come about if we pursue our dreams, or our possible solutions to challenges. What challenges do you have? What solutions have you come up with? What are the potentials of those solutions?
What are the possibilities of starting this web site? We might support a conversation that gives substance to a dream of creating a civilization living more in harmony. We might create a world where such dreams become reality. We might create a much higher level of “happy” in our world. We might…
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