I was in my favorite Chinese restaurant in New York over the weekend. A place called China Fun. It's not important what I had (although their steamed pork dumplings are the best in New York, and if you are traveling here for the Summit and wish to find an affordable restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, this is one I recommend.) However, I run a think tank and an international awards program and am not a food critic. What was important was my fortune, the one wrapped inside my cookie.
I typically assume these are prepared with my life and destiny in mind, but the one I opened on Saturday I quickly realized was for the Top Seven:
"You will soon be honored by someone you respect."
This perfectly articulates what we will attempt to accomplish in New York during the Summit. If I can reduce the Summit to its essence, and why it persists and continues to be so popular, it is because we are able to invite seven remarkable communities to New York to be honored by people who respect them and understand the level and scope of their achievement. Around this hub of seven, a dialogue and bonding occurs. It is one that is similar to great champions in sports, who perform at very high levels and meet rigorous criteria. Despite their language, size of community or approach to broadband and the culture of use, they quickly recognized that they are universal brothers and sisters and part of a new movement.
For us, enabling the seven to be together in one place for three days is a way to continue to keep the intelligent community movement advancing. By honoring seven special communities, we show the rest what is possible.
I believe that on this Earth Day 2009, it is appropriate to think about respecting these communities because they are each conscious of their contribution to global and local sustainability and have begun to crack the code to reveal their fortune.
I typically assume these are prepared with my life and destiny in mind, but the one I opened on Saturday I quickly realized was for the Top Seven:
"You will soon be honored by someone you respect."
This perfectly articulates what we will attempt to accomplish in New York during the Summit. If I can reduce the Summit to its essence, and why it persists and continues to be so popular, it is because we are able to invite seven remarkable communities to New York to be honored by people who respect them and understand the level and scope of their achievement. Around this hub of seven, a dialogue and bonding occurs. It is one that is similar to great champions in sports, who perform at very high levels and meet rigorous criteria. Despite their language, size of community or approach to broadband and the culture of use, they quickly recognized that they are universal brothers and sisters and part of a new movement.
For us, enabling the seven to be together in one place for three days is a way to continue to keep the intelligent community movement advancing. By honoring seven special communities, we show the rest what is possible.
I believe that on this Earth Day 2009, it is appropriate to think about respecting these communities because they are each conscious of their contribution to global and local sustainability and have begun to crack the code to reveal their fortune.
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