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#14 Rob Hopkins: Stretching Our Imagination

#14 Rob Hopkins: Stretching Our Imagination

FromWhat Could Possibly Go Right?


#14 Rob Hopkins: Stretching Our Imagination

FromWhat Could Possibly Go Right?

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jul 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rob Hopkins is an author and a Co-Founder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network. He approaches the question of “What could possibly go right?” with a fascination in the power of imagination for our future. His insights include:That we need to create the conditions for the human imagination to re-emerge.That trauma, anxiety, loneliness and systemic problems have caused our imaginations to shrink, which can put at risk our ability to reimagine everything needed in these times.That to some extent, COVID has provided us some space for us to think in a different way and pause to “take a collective breath”.That we may each emerge from lockdown as different people than we went in, in a profound and extraordinary way.That we need to be wary of governments without imagination, which are only thinking of how to get back to the way things were.That this has been a phenomenal global act of love and solidarity in history.That any solutions will start with us, working together in communities with a sense of solidarity and mutual aid.That community movements need proper support and resources, with governments recognizing that allocating money effectively towards these has spin off benefits for public health, mental health and social cohesion strategies. Connect with  Rob HopkinsWebsite: https://www.robhopkins.net/Twitter: twitter.com/robintransitionFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseriesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/vickirobin)
Released:
Jul 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In this interview series sponsored by Post Carbon Institute, Vicki Robin, activist and best-selling author on sustainable living, talks with provocative thought leaders about emerging possibilities and ways humanity might step onto a better, post-pandemic path.