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Future Extension of the Research

As extensive as the present study may be, there are many future opportunities for cooperative and shared-cost research with other organizations. The following points briefly summarize additional research and communications work that have been anticipated:

Ongoing Statistical Research

In meeting the needs of various organizations, the typology defined by the IOOW 2000 study will be refined and expanded by further national-level data collection and analysis. Provision for shared-cost and multi-client needs has already been made.

In-depth Interviews and Group Discussions

Further research can be naturally extended and expanded from the data and evaluation already achieved by engaging selected respondents in a series of new interviews. The new rounds of interviews can be readily tailored to meet the needs of other organizations and clients. The typology scales create a means by which to screen individual candidates for further in-depth interviews and facilitated group discussions. Focus groups and videotaped in-home interviews have also been anticipated.

Television and Other Communications

To communicate the insights and creative value of the IOOW 2000 results, highlights from interviews and group discussions about the eight types can be prepared for both popular broadcast television and video-based programming, tailored to specific applications. Showing people speaking in their own words about their awakening to new ways of being, based on compassion and a growing awareness of the connectedness of all life, can offer fresh perspectives that bridge differences within society and can lead to powerful and creative solutions. As these people speak and share their stories, they become living proof of how individuals and society as a whole can embody a greater capacity to embrace diversity. A periodical bulletin and book have also been planned.

Young People

In all these future activities, special attention will be paid to young people in their teens and early twenties, in applying this work to serve the growing new consciousness and their personal and social needs.