Renaissance NOW

A Thought Leadership on Championing Socio-Economic Change

Renaissance – A time of rebirth and a time of reinvigoration.

The Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural movement in Europe that spanned the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, marking the transition from the Middle Ages to Modern times. It was a time of great revival of art, literature and learning. It profoundly affected literature, philosophy, art, politics, science, education, religion, and many other aspects of intellectual inquiry, bringing widespread cultural and social reforms.

The Renaissance was marked by a zeal for classical studies and by the development of wide scholarship and broad learning in every aspect of life. The monumental contributions of polymaths like Leon Battista Alberti, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei and many others, have inspired the term “Renaissance man”, a person with superior knowledge and intelligence, whose expertise extended over a significant number of different subject areas.

According to the expression of Leon Battista Alberti, “a man can do all things if he will”, a human person has a limitless capacity for learning, development and empowerment. It was this spirit and dynamics of the Renaissance that inspired the rebirth of the “Old World” social order and the exploration of a “New World” order.

Social renaissance is about the rebirth of social order and the reinvigoration of societies through the spirit and dynamics of the Renaissance.

‘Renaissance NOW‘ is a thought leadership reader on championing social renaissance and world transformation for the common good through social entrepreneurship. This topic may not be new, but it is emergent.

Thought leaders are people who are recognised among their peers as visionaries and agents of change. They have dynamic insights into the prevailing context and the broader environment in which they operate. They champion new ideas, initiate new directions, and lead change through innovation. They develop strategies to implement for the outcome, and they impassion and empower others with their vision, strategies and expertise.

‘Renaissance NOW‘ is a short reader – a collection of thoughts, ideas, strategies and methodologies – on championing social renaissance. When I started out writing this book, my intention was not for it to be an academic textbook on social mission or social enterprise, nor is it meant to provide detailed exposition on any subject matter that is outlined in this book, although I have given some in-depth treatment to a few pertinent thoughts.

‘Renaissance NOW‘ arose out of a need to communicate a clear and comprehensive message of my vision, thought leadership, strategies, developmental structures, and tactical infrastructures for the transformation of individual lives, family units, organisations, social systems, and living environments to my clients, benefactors, prospective alliance partners, and friends. It is not a narcissistic endeavour for self-aggrandisement and publicity, even though I have used my own social enterprise as a general case study.

Through ‘Renaissance NOW‘, I hope that:

• You will be inspired by the definite possibility of social renaissance and transformation for the common good, and you would want to play a part in making the world a better place.
• You will have an insight into my passion, mission, strategies and practices for transforming the world for the common good and the actualisation of human potential. 
• You can use this book as a starting reference, contextualised to your locale, for transforming the world through social entrepreneurship.
• You can use the principles outlined in this book for your own organisation even if your organisation is not a social enterprise.
• Your spirit will resonate with mine, and we can join our hearts and our hands in an alliance of honourable partnership to change the world for the common good.

‘Renaissance NOW‘ is about spreading ideas and ideas succeed when enough people with similar worldviews and visions come together for the purpose of expanding and executing the ideas. This is the pandemic of ideation and action that I hope to trigger through this book.

‘Renaissance NOW‘ is my dream, my faith, my vision, my calling, my gift, my passion, my championship, and my life. My story is audacious. My promise is literally out of this world, because I want to sell you MY world, the world of YOUR dream.

Welcome to OUR world!

THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT.