Global Activity Project
Johannes Graser was born in Stuttgart, Germany. After completing high school in a small town at the German-Swiss border, he went on to do civil service instead of military service. During his civil service he cared for humans with physical and mental challenges. Inspired by the experience of helping others, he decided to participate in a "Global Activity Project." In a young, international group he worked for a year in Darwin, in the tropical north of Australia. He helped aborigine children, who came from remote settlements, to improve their reading and mathematical skills and assisted in music/theater and sports classes. During this time he also saw the problems that emerged when this age-old culture - that is in such close touch with nature - met upon our western, modern culture some 200 years ago.
About Waldzell 2005
I was glad about getting so much insights from some of the most brilliant minds concerning our future. I came to the conclusion that to really make a difference for our everybody's future, we have got to start in our immediate environment. Not only the scheduled contributions from the speakers were stunning, but also the more personal discussions during the breaks. I will never forget how Craig Venter told me about his personal experiences in Vietnam and how this time influenced and changed his whole life. I also liked the whole idea of the "Architects of the Future" and how well we all got on with each other.
Johannes Graser was born in Stuttgart, Germany. After completing high school in a small town at the German-Swiss border, he went on to do civil service instead of military service. During his civil service he cared for humans with physical and mental challenges. Inspired by the experience of helping others, he decided to participate in a "Global Activity Project." In a young, international group he worked for a year in Darwin, in the tropical north of Australia. He helped aborigine children, who came from remote settlements, to improve their reading and mathematical skills and assisted in music/theater and sports classes. During this time he also saw the problems that emerged when this age-old culture - that is in such close touch with nature - met upon our western, modern culture some 200 years ago.
About Waldzell 2005
I was glad about getting so much insights from some of the most brilliant minds concerning our future. I came to the conclusion that to really make a difference for our everybody's future, we have got to start in our immediate environment. Not only the scheduled contributions from the speakers were stunning, but also the more personal discussions during the breaks. I will never forget how Craig Venter told me about his personal experiences in Vietnam and how this time influenced and changed his whole life. I also liked the whole idea of the "Architects of the Future" and how well we all got on with each other.
