Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and trans-partisan media activist. He is the director of the
Great Transition Stories project that, in turn, is a project of
New Stories, an educational organization serving as a resource center, creative collaboratory and project incubator in support of emerging new stories for who we are as humanity, what we are becoming, how we are changing and where we are going together. Duane recently spoke about this work at a major gathering in Hollywood sponsored by GATE—the
Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment.
His books include:
The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (2009),
Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life that Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (2010, 1993, 1981),
Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future (2000), and
Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (1993). With Joseph Campbell and other scholars he authored the book
Changing Images of Man (1984).
He has worked as a senior staff member of the
Presidential Commission on the American Future and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank
SRI International where he coauthored numerous long-range studies such as
Anticipating Future Global Problems (for the President’s Science Advisor). He has an MBA from the Wharton School, and an MA from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2006, Duane received the international
Goi Peace Award in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.”
Duane’s website is
www.duaneelgin.com
