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Introduction

Development as an individual and as a species requires us to both survive and thrive without harming others

Mere survival is not enough. We each have a basic need to thrive in our own ways. And when we do not succeed to find the necessary meaning in our lives, we tend in vain to fill the inner void with substitutes, such as power, status, by overindulging, or competing for ever scarcer resources. These futile attempts then result in downward spirals of depression, aggression, conflict, the raping of the environment and other harmful behaviours. In our interdependent global world these have resulted in global problems which threaten both people and the environment, regardless of who we are or where we live. Development can be sustainable to the degree we can create a global community that works well for all.

Development, seen as the art to survive and thrive without harming others, is a life-long process. It presents an ongoing challenge as we move through each of life’s many transitions (from adolescence to young adult to old age, employment shifts, social and global changes.) The need to continue to master the art of development becomes all the more urgent, as the work to keep the world economy going is increasingly taken over by machines, our lives are less and less run by work schedules and we are faced with more leisure time to fill in meaningful ways.

As Article 26.2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is traditional international law and therefore applies to all people and all Nations.

Development as a means for each of us to survive and to thrive is both an inalienable right and in the direct interest of all. It requires that

1. all people have access to the necessary funding for their personal development and
2. all people recognise the need for life-long development in their own interest and that of our Planet as a whole.

In this process, the all-win principle is both a means and an end.

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The All-Win Principle states

1. In our interdependent world it is in the interest of all that each person learns the ongoing art of personal development without harming others; and
2. This approach is a highly effective tool and a sound basis for sustainable relationships.

All-win relationships generate goodwill because all are supported in their individual aims (provided they do not harm others); they promote caring co-operation, the formation of mutually rewarding forms of organization (families, schools, businesses and government) and form a durable foundation for a sustainable global community.

As we develop as a global world, it is often necessary to look at ways that benefit some more than others, or where some actually contribute to others’ development without immediate return. Yet the all-win principle provides a useful norm when we assess our progress toward a durable global community that works well for all.

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Our goals

Millennium Development Goal number 8 states:
Develop global partnerships for development

1. Find ways by which all can learn to do what they love to do most and actually get paid for it by getting conversations buzzing:
   • sharing how our lives can change when we take our own personal development seriously; and
   • gathering and evaluating ways of funding development for all.
     
     
2. Implement diverse development strategies (depending on the needs of a region) with the help of local groups, national governments and the UN, realising that the more people see bottom-up development funding as being to their individual advantage the more effectively it can be introduced. Here the all-win principle  is both a means and an end. And

3. Constantly adjust local development to ensure that each locality is indeed a strong building block for an all-win world that embraces both all people and the environment.

 
This web site is a gathering place for all who are interested in addressing development for all: researchers, experts in development funding, NGOs, people working in business, industrialists, government, and the UN and, also those who have never thought about this topic before.
Its focus ranges from intimate personal steps you can take to develop in your own unique ways; and how to use development as a way of deepening your personal relationships (See Actions); to how you can think along with others or become a part of larger national and global actions.

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