Personal Responsibility Dialogue

The Personal Responsibility Dialogue is sponsored by the Center for Meaning in collaboration with the Global Dialogue Center. Its purpose is to engage citizens of the world in a meaningful conversation, exploring liberty, freedom and personal responsibility, as well as the notion of a Statue of Responsibility and its far-reaching possibilities to bring the world together. The idea, first advanced by Viktor Frankl himself in the 1960s, has become a work-in-progress, which began to take root shortly after Dr. Frankl's passing in 1997. A group of people got together to see if they could make that Statue of Responsibility a reality.There is now a non-profit organization called the Statue of Responsibility Foundation. Dr. Alex Pattakos, founder of the Center for Meaning talks about Viktor Frankl's vision for the Statue of Responsibility and the project underway... Listen now (3:55, 3.1MB) How do I participate in the Personal Responsibility Dialogue? It’s easy. The first phase of our dialogue is will be a sharing of ideas. Simply read and respond to the questions below and click on the SUBMIT button. You can respond anonymously, but we hope you will share your name, country and email. As the Personal Responsibility Dialogue progresses, we will be offering other more personal interactive conversation opportunities and we want to invite YOU to join in. In this first phase, we hope that together we can work set the stage by sharing our perspectives to establish a foundational reference point. How will the Personal Responsibility Dialogue be shared and used? We will be posting your perspectives, experiences and opinions, so we can all learn from them. They will be one source of inspiration and input for the project underway. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY DIALOGUE To put your mark on history, simply read and respond to the questions below and click on the SUBMIT button. Please limit each of your responses to no more than about 200 words. To see how others have responded, click on the button below each question marked "See what others said." 1. Do you think we need to demonstrate more personal responsibility both individually and collectively? Yes No 2. How could we all benefit from a stronger sense of both personal and collective responsibility at this time in our history? 3. What story or example can you share that demonstrates how individiuals are taking personal responsibility? Consider what you experience in your own life, workplace and community. 4. What thoughts do you have on the relationship between liberty, freedom and personal responsibility? 5. Go to this link to view the prototype photos of the Statue of Responsibility. What are your impressions of the sculpture? What does it say to you about personal responsibility? A Monument Pathway is planned to surround the monument. This multi-acre, tree-lined walkway will feature contributing sculptures from countries around the world. Invitations will be issued to all nations to participate. Participating countries will select a sculptor of their choice to design a sculpture that artistically portrays their concept of freedom. The collection of sculptures will stand up to 30-feet tall and will communicate a world-wide visual commitment to the principle of freedom and the defining principles of liberty and responsibility.   6. What ideas and images come to mind that would portray your visual concept of freedom and responsibility?   7. Would you like to participate in a future dialogue? Yes No   If you selected "yes," please provide the following information:     Your name   Your country   Your email address Sponsored by the Center for Meaning in partnership with the Global Dialogue Center.