"What if, over the next 11 years, a previously unimaginable transformation took place, sparked by Extinction Rebellion's non-violent direct action and by the student strikes, the subsequent election of a government committed to deep transformation, the reorienting of capital and business, the huge mobilization of communities across the country, the creation of the conditions in which the imagination can flourish?"
Rob Hopkins is a founder of the transition town movement. A transition town is a local community that designs and builds grassroot projects to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, social extremism, and economic instability. He's got a new book, ‘From What is to What If’: Unleashing the power of imagination to create the future we want’. In it he asks why true creative and positive thinking is in decline. He asserts that it’s more important now than ever and suggests ways our communities can revive and reclaim it.
In this video he sketches what a revived and reclaimed community can look like. He visits new schools, businesses, public spaces and social services that work for everyone, and for the planet. At the end, just about the time when you'd say "Wouldn't it be nice," he delivers the punch line: Each of the examples he shares already exist.
Video: 'From What Is to What If'. A Walk Through a Day in 2030.
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