STRATEGIC DESIGNERS, SOCIAL ARCHITECTS, OUTFITTERS TO CYBERSPACE SINCE 1978, AND A GLOBAL TROUPE OF PLAYERS TO ANCHOR THE PLANETS MOST VISIONARY IDEAS.

A short introduction to the 1st Earth Battalion written for the World Business Academy Project Earthrise.

Editor's Note: The FIRST EARTH BATTALION was called into being during the early 1980's by TASK FORCE DELTA at the Army War College to give the Army a way to see its full potential as an instrument of the future.

The charge was "to think the unthinkable."

This mythological force has functioned as a free service think tank to the Army ever since. As an instrument of creative thinking it has found its way into various current Army projects. Most recently, principle Academy Fellow Jim Channon, Lt. Colonel, US Army (Ret.), visually summarized the OBJECTIVE FORCE WARRIOR findings and teamed up with Army Chief of Staff Pete Schoomaker to open the mindset of future Army leaders at the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) course at Command and General Staff College (CGSC). Jim also helped shape the future vision efforts of the new Secretary of the Army using his summarizing strategic graphics techniques.

Global social dynamics one second of global connections at a glance

Global social dynamics one second of global connections at a glance

Jim uses Maya 3D images and animations (see above) to illustrate the progress of a world that is by his reckoning thirty years in advance of the incidental news reports we recieve. Note here that this is a one second snapshot of the 100 billion global communications a day that occur on planet earth. We have a planetary civilization!!! Click on each thumbnail image to enlarge and then click again on "original" to further enlarge and even export these image files.

high speed instant graphic meeting recording

high speed instant graphic meeting recording

This is a sample of Jim's high speed graphic recording style. He uses two inch markers and captures content and as you can see here (energy) that allows for many cultural ideas to be included in the record of the meeting. In addition the large 4 X 6 foot foamcore boards become a very substantial and displayable medium and can grace the hallways of any institution by simply adding an easel.

Cultural glidepath and strategic design

Cultural glidepath and strategic design

Here an organization with spiritual intent and cultural history of consequence chooses their strategy to be included with their ethos as a community.

Strategic design glidepath

Strategic design glidepath

Here we see one of Jim's strategic designs. He uses a visual language he created to assemble and passionately convey very vital organizational actions all in one coherent map.

Action plan

Action plan

Here objectives, phases, costs, support and the like can be assembled for a coherent action plan. Notice the perspective drawing is enhanced with a leaping quality so popular in cartoons to give more life to this already colorful and exciting portrayal of work.

Storyboards for leaders

Storyboards for leaders

Some leaders enjoy keywords to present their visionary ideas. Here Ford Motor Company harnesses and important campaign with a compelling digital image enlargable to billboard size. Sprinkled among the icons and project illustrations are the key words the speaker needs to make the presentation with one graphic.

GLOBAL SITUATION REPORT Natural security proto-mythology

G L O B A L S I T U A T I O N R E P O R T

DATETIME GROUP
ALPHA4 2008

The bioport pacific bioregional
field headquarters ..hawaii

We are reporting on Pacific based global bioforce news including:

BIOFORCE OPERATIONS
global operation noble steward

TWELVE BREAK-THRU EVENTS FOR THE NEXT DECADE

Opportunities on the event horizon for our global civilization

1. Oil companies realize they are liquid transportation companies and start to move fresh water to needy places on the planet.

2. Major engineering companies respond to rising seas and create canals that take the excess water into barren lowlands inside the continents where it is needed.

3. The national military forces of the planet merge to form natural security teams and restore their respective parts of the earth’s forests, plant life, watersheds, wildlife and the biosphere above all that.

4. That schools recognize that content is already available on line and change their courses to life skills, learning based pursuits, and a new partnership with nature.

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