John Renesch
John Renesch was a global futurist, humanitarian, author, mentor, and keynote speaker who integrated the subjects of business, human consciousness, and scenarios for the future of humanity. He believed that commerce holds a key to bringing about a global shift of human consciousness and creating a future of tremendous possibility for humankind. He also was a vigorous advocate of social and organizational transformation and the awakening of what he saw as the latent potentialities of the human race.
John had close to five decades of experience as a business owner and entrepreneur. His company – Renesch Advisory Services – celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2018. He published 14 books, his last being The Great Growing Up, which received the 2013 Grand Prize for Non-Fiction from the Next Generation Indie Books Awards.
From 1990 to 1997, he served as publisher and editor-in-chief of New Leaders Press, dedicated to publishing progressive business books and periodicals. John has created twelve business anthologies on the subject of business and transformation. Over 300 visionaries have contributed to these books.
John was interviewed by numerous news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Nikkei Financial Times, Business Week, National Public Radio (NPR), Forbes, Chief Executive, and Industry Week magazines on the subject of consciousness and business. The Futurist magazine calls John a “business visionary.”
John was a member of the International Editorial Board of The Journal of Values-Based Leadership, and project advisor for the World Future Society. He founded the Conscious Leadership Guild in 2018 and passed away in September 2022.
The late Warren Bennis, international leadership expert, author and distinguished professor emeritus at USC once called John “a wise elder who shines with wisdom.” You can learn more about John at https://renesch.com
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Consciousness
Reflections of a Maverick Futurist
The founder of the Conscious Leadership Guild shares his insights and reflections about life, the future, and the role of conscious leadership to "create a world that works for everyone."
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Consciousness
A Systems View of Corporate Culture Change
It’s often said that corporations embody and promote a global economic system fueled by self-interest and greed. We have something more than just hope for transforming this system. We have access to a consciousness that can transcend lifelong patterns of behavior, reframe mindsets, and transform worldviews.
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Leadership
Biggest Crisis in the World
The most pressing crises in the world all point to a glaring mega-crisis: the lack of conscious leadership. How can we evoke and nurture this essential capability for the transformation of humanity?
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Consciousness
Meet the Visionaries: John Renesch interviews Barbara Marx Hubbard
John Renesch, founder of CLG, interviewed Barbara Marx Hubbard, famed futurist and social innovator, in 2016, 3 years before she passed away. She established the Foundation for Conscious Evolution and was the focus of the book “The Mother of Invention” about the continuing birthing of humanity. (The introductions and opening comments start at 02:55.)
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Leadership, Consciousness
A Maverick Futurist’s Global Vision
CLG Founder John Renesch lays out his vision for creating a world that works for all while addressing the mega-crisis we’re facing today: the need for conscious leadership that uplifts us from a paradigm of fear and separateness to one of compassion and interconnectedness.
