Ripples in the Pond

Saul Kaplan
February 20, 2009

A point of view is a terrible thing to waste. It should be shared as broadly as possible and improved with vigorous and diverse input. Only then will a point of view have a chance to become shared and an actionable platform to make things happen. I recently asserted in a BIFspeak post Creating a Passion Economy that we must move from a knowledge-based economy to a passion-based economy. I claimed that we could create a more prosperous economy and stronger communities if we enable connections between passionate people and create an environment where innovators can more easily pursue their passions.

I received many great comments including one from Sean Howard on Twitter (@passitalong) telling me that he was taken by the idea in the post and was going to create an e-book containing reactions from thought leaders in his network to the concept. I didn’t believe him until this morning when the e-book arrived. Wow. The book is fantastic and the ideas are both stimulating and motivating.

Check out The Passion Economy
Download the eBook, "The Passion Economy, " by Sean Howard

I am grateful to Sean for taking the initiative and to all of the contributors for their compelling ideas that increase my confidence that we can and must create a passion economy.