Benjamin Freeman

Benjamin Freeman

a lifetime of focus on the issues I am sPA, US
visionary, inventor, entrepreneur, mediator, writer, speaker, father, grandfather, thoughtful student of life and founder and executive director of a UN reform organization.

For most of my adult life, I have focused on how humanity could most easily replace catastrophe with paradise as our most likely future. In the process of trying to visualize or help create the more sustainable world that could morph into paradise, I have been a trained professional mediator, earned two patents on solar car technology and ran an organization on UN reform. This work, related study and feedback from others in these areas has helped me develop a uniquely detailed blueprint for creating a viable pathway towards the better world that all our hearts and souls yearn for. It has also helped me develop an understanding of the evidence which supports the changes required to achieve these interrelated goals. I have become increasingly convinced that visualizing a more sustainable and fulfilling future requires us to understand the relationship between cooperation, compassion and the three fundamentally different forms of competition. Because of that, I have read, written about and discussed these issues prolifically. My reading includes numerous books which discuss how other mammals who live in groups compete in ways which facilitate cooperation instead of undermining it. I also have focused on this issue when reading books about how our brains, hormones and genetics work. Because of a lifetime of sustained and "out of the box" thinking on these matters, I believe I can offer an interesting and thought provoking viewpoint that even those who disagree usually find worth  hearing. In fact, I believe that my ideas can help you improve your life and organization while becoming wiser, more well roundeed and more fulfilled

For most of my adult life, I have focused on how humanity could most easily replace catastrophe with paradise as our most likely future. In the process of trying to visualize or help create the more sustainable world that could morph into paradise, I have been a trained professional mediator, earned two patents on solar car technology and ran an organization on UN reform. This work, related study and feedback from others in these areas has helped me develop a uniquely detailed blueprint for creating a viable pathway towards the better world that all our hearts and souls yearn for. It has also helped me develop an understanding of the evidence which supports the changes required to achieve these interrelated goals. I have become increasingly convinced that visualizing a more sustainable and fulfilling future requires us to understand the relationship between cooperation, compassion and the three fundamentally different forms of competition. Because of that, I have read, written about and discussed these issues prolifically. My reading includes numerous books which discuss how other mammals who live in groups compete in ways which facilitate cooperation instead of undermining it. I also have focused on this issue when reading books about how our brains, hormones and genetics work. Because of a lifetime of sustained and "out of the box" thinking on these matters, I believe I can offer an interesting and thought provoking viewpoint that even those who disagree usually find worth  hearing. In fact, I believe that my ideas can help you improve your life and organization while becoming wiser, more well roundeed and more fulfilled

adjusting to post-modern conditions

         Even those who don't fully agree always find the connections I have spent decades making thought provoking and interesting. Therefore, I am only asking to be paid if most of your listeners agree. 
          I begin by examining the biological and historical reasons why farming caused humanity to adopt interactive patterns, social norms and political systems which are inconsistent with how other social animals including our...
Educational / Informative

More effective dispute avoidance and resolution systems

In addition to my mediation and UN related work, I have read prolifically and had many discussions in private and based on talks about many issues relating to dispute resolution. I believe that I have a clear vision of the pros and cons of diffferent dispute resolution modalities. Equally importantly, the work I have done and my prolific reading about related psychological, spiritual and interpersonal interactive patterns helps me see what prevents us from dealing with disputes as...

Conflict ResolutionEducational / Informative

creating a viable global governance system

From having worked on this issue for decades, I  have a good idea of the underlying reasons why it  has been difficult to make the UN and other international bodies able to do their jobs effectively. I also believe that there are reasonable compromises that could be made which would make the world better for all of us. My speech is about this issue. 
International AffairsEducational / Informative

Minimal changes required to create a sustainable future

Because of my work on solar cars, this speech will focus on transportation. But, in fact, there is a relationship between generating an environmentally benign transportation system and other issues. Hence, I will bring in electricity generation, lifestyle and related demographic changes to offer an outline of what the human race must do to avoid a resouce depletion or climate change based super-catastrophe. While the minimal changes required are more than any politician has the courage to...
Energy / Alternative EnergyEducational / Informative

The relationship between competition, cooperation and compassion

From having worked on related issues for most of my life, I have come to realize that it is our overly relentless form of competition which is the main impediment to creating a sustainable, prosperious and more fulfilling future. Hence, this speech focuses on reducing the outcome differentials between winning and losing along with other changes which would make our competitions more playful. While the more moderate form of competition I advocate would still allow us to hone our skills and...
CompetitionEducational / Informative