Issues to Solve

Community Conversation for Healing Racism

To overcome racism requires a particular form of community conversation where everyone comes together to face real problems and creatively seek what's best for all. This show uses slides as well as conversation to explain how this works and how it can really happen. David Whitfield is guest host interviewing Jim. 9/16/08

Healing the Environment

Environmental scientist Karen Barrows interviews Jim Rough about Society's Breakthrough and it's impact on the environmental crisis. 12/9/02

Criminal Justice System

Ben Crichlow, public defender, is guest host of the Jim Rough Show investigating the merits of the Wisdom Council as a way to transform the Criminal Justice System. 5/27/03

New Form of Civic Participation

Even though the Wisdom Council process potentially offers a way for us to transform our society, this is more than most people want or can appreciate right now. This show focuses more narrowly on how it can improve "Citizen Participation." Paul Everett Interviews Jim Rough. 8/22/05

Wisdom Council in Neighborhoods

The Wisdom Council process can be implemented by a gathering of citizens to build community rapidly in neighborhoods. Greg Saville, community safety consultant, interviews Jim Rough about the process.

Overcoming Society's Crisis

Good news! .. There is a breakthrough in solving the biggest problems of our society— Global warming, Peak oil, Debt crisis, Poverty, etc. This is an introduction to the video series describing this breakthrough. (1/17/08) The non profit organization web site is ... www.WiseDemocracy.org.

Creating Peace

How to create a world of peace and beyond war? Jim Rough has a strategy for achieving this. Darlene Durfee, peace activist, is the guest host questioning and challenging Jim's ideas. 2/1/06

Challenging the Corporate Paradigm

How could a randomly selected group of people transform corporate power? Tune in as Paul Everett, strong corporate supporter, interviews Jim Rough to find out. 11/29/04

Healing Healthcare

Healthcare is in crisis because our system gets in the way of people's natural desire for health. The point of leverage for aligning our system with our highest intention is to shift the quality of conversation. 11/26/02

Healing Global Warming

We know what to do to stop global warming. The problem is that our system aims us toward economic growth as being more important. In this TV interview Jim Rough describes a realistic strategy for building the political will and individual consciousness to transform this issue. Jim is interviewed by climate activists Sam Gibbony and Kees Kolf.

Levels of thinking--Creative response to Terrorism

DeAnna Martin, Director of the Center for Wise Democracy, is guest host on the Jim Rough Show. She helps Jim describe how Society's Breakthrough would work on the issue of "terrorism" To illustrate Jim describes his model for five levels of thinking. 8/6/02

Religion in the New Society

Family physician, Dr. Kim Rotchard interviews Jim Rough about the impact of Society's Breakthrough on religion. 4/13/04