The global polycrisis reflects a civilizational crisis that calls for systemic alternatives
Exploring pathways for systems transformation amidst the global polycrisis is therefore essential for our shared future.
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What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 103 Margaret Wheatley
Margaret Wheatley, Ed.D. began caring about the world’s peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in post-war Korea. As a consultant, senior-level advisor, teacher, speaker, and formal leader, she has worked on all continents (except Antarctica) with all levels, ages, and types of organizations, leaders, and activists. She answers the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
Anti-colonialism and direct democracy
Whether in “developed” or “developing” countries, popular movements have always contained, to a different degree, a desire for direct democracy.
A Blind Look at Collective Blindness
I think that managing our societal blindness will require us to accept the limitations of perspectives we once relied on, and to not be misled by simplistic hopes.
AI: Storytelling, communication and B.S.
Artificial intelligence is like artificial sweeteners, not as compelling as the real thing and potentially hazardous to our health.
Our Times Call for Managing Complexities, Not Solving Problems
How Paicines Ranch in California works to bring business and investment up to date with our times and closer to nature—prioritizing ecosystem health, habitat, and the sequestration of carbon through soil practices.
How do we know what is true?
So, how do we know what is true in today’s world? The answer is with great difficulty; and by being sceptical, tolerant, open-minded, vigilant, and determined.
The London Transition Gathering: 4 days of Transition delights
It was such a delight to connect with Transitioners old and new, from far and wide, and to visit projects on the ground.
Between a Yoga Mat and a Hard Place
While there are striking parallels between both countries, India appears to have ventured further down the road of far-right violence. Its experience could potentially offer Americans some valuable, if grim, lessons.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 102 Alisa Gravitz
For over 35 years, Alisa Gravitz has led Green America, the national green economy organization that develops marketplace solutions to social and environmental problems with a key focus on climate, regenerative agriculture, labor justice and responsible finance. She answers the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
Seeing More Clearly
How have we tolerated the dissonance between our comfortable lifestyles and the deadly costs trailing along behind them?
Community Radio and Social Power
As small-scale stations whose airwaves spread over short distances, community radio stations deal with local issues and problems, while at the same time they examine the multiple threads that exist between nature and culture.
