The Tällberg Forum is a yearly meeting held by the Tällberg Foundation, in

Tällberg Tällberg () is a small village located in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County in Sweden. It is situated on the shore of Lake Siljan Siljan, in Dalarna in central Sweden, is Sweden's seventh largest lake. The cumulative area of Siljan and the ...

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. The Tällberg Foundation began its activities in 1981 by organizing yearly

workshops on topics related to

globalization Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

and interdependence. Since then Tällberg has connected and helped leaders better understand the challenges of the globalized world. Through studies and dialogue participants translate the analysis of emerging global patterns into inspiration for change. The Foundation's work is increasingly focused on the systems problems emerging from the growing imbalance between nature and human activity. In 2005, the Foundation expanded by scaling up the yearly meetings by creating the Tällberg Forum. Running until 2013, the Tällberg Forums were award-winning events, greatly successful and inspiring to the participants. Exploring the question ‘How on Earth can we live together’, these Tällberg Experiences have touched thousands of leaders from all over the world. The Tällberg model of intellectual conversations tightly integrated with arts and nature have become recognized as a unique experience, providing leaders from many sectors, disciplines and parts of the world with a venue where they meet for open and honest exchanges. The Tällberg Foundation is an independent non-profit organization. Based on

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

the Foundation works in a learning environment with a

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perspective, specializing in learning processes and delivering policy and strategy recommendations for organisations. In addition to the yearly Forum, the Foundation organizes conferences, conversations, learning journeys, special studies and leadership development programs. The Foundation is based in

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and Tällberg,

, but interacts with numerous partners around the world. Tällberg supports the reduction of

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in the atmosphere to combat

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, having supported the target of 350 ppm championed by 350.org.

References

External links

Tällberg Foundation website
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