In order to help people utilize their imaginations in service of a desirable future, we are planning a 2 hour workshop designed to help people ground themselves in the present, build connections, and stretch their imaginations towards a sensorial experience of the future we could co-create together. This project is hosted by Kate Leftin,…

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There are several additional initiatives that have emerged creating space to share stories, reflections, and imagine a healthy ecological future. Below are some examples:

-Rob Hopkins – Founder of the Transitional Towns movement; argues that the practice of imagining the future in a vivid and sensorial way generates a deep longing for a future…

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Hi Alexi,

I love this idea, and as you posted on our project post, we are very aligned in our work. It would great to talk more about how we can collaborate. I love the idea of the dollhouse – are you thinking this will be an art display for people to interact with?

I love this idea and it reminds me of the concept of living shorelines, but taken even further. It would add so much resilience to coastal cities!

This is a great idea. I love that it inspires people to uproot their lawn by showing how the alternative can be beautiful.

I love the tactile experience of encountering the toxicity, which brings people in direct contact with the experience that we are not separate from the pollution we create.

Thank you for these resources Rachel!

Hi Alexi! Thanks for sending this on and it is great to see alignment in our work. We will review this as well and follow your work. 🙂

One source of toxicity right now is how we have let our imaginations become hijacked by dystopian futures. The tragedy of the polycrisis is that we have lost the ability to imagine alternatives, and if we can’t imagine alternatives, we can’t create new systems that align humanity within planetary boundaries. This workshop is focused on…

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