Losing control – the nomad way of living A different approach to future happiness One of my big life-changing experiences was co-leading a dozen retreats in the Tunisian Sahara with Bedouin guides. They had grown up as true nomads, moving around the desert with...
Book blog: The Mountain in the Sea, by Ray Nayler Communication insights from an octopus If you’d like to appreciate the upsides of present times through a book about a dysfunctional future, this novel could suit you: but that’s only half its story. Without being at...
Embracing the future – plenty we can do! Insights from new Future Risks report Insights from new Future Risks report It’s hard to make sense of the future outlook: there are so many issues, risks and trends which could worry us, at every scale from local...
Faith, hope and clarity… in uncertain times These days, it’s easy to be worried, but it takes some skill and conscious choice to stay positive. That’s what this blog hopes to help with… Your top worry may be personal, national or global: in one...
One of the reactions I bring to my challenges is a search for understanding, and systemic solutions. In recent years, I’ve reached the painful conclusion that the climate crisis is too large, complex and alarming to be understood. Systemic solutions are...
How adaptive networks can help future resilience There’s a widespread view that strengthening local communities will be crucial in the years ahead, to help us all to live with increasing levels of disruption, e.g. to food supplies, utilities, weather patterns, and...
