The Project Drawdown founder shifts focus from ‘what’ we need to do to ‘how’ to do it, with a focus on Regeneration that is echoed in the business world by another prominent Paul. Hear Hawken discuss his approach, or join his course.

A sudden flurry of activity leaves us with three very useful reports. This one looking at narrative form, as well as a piece on talking about poverty, and an investigation of how other fields think about narrative.

Our narrative about land “lies at the root of some of our biggest social challenges, from the housing crisis, to climate change, to the demise of the high street” – this proposes a strategy to change it.

Data challenging the idea that people in the UK are wary of climate action costs. Pair with the IEA’s findings, which suggests support for socialism is no longer the preserve of ‘brainless’ youth. 

A rousing assessment of the dangers posed by growthism: “for all its glamour, the ‘final frontier’ is at best an amusement and at worst a fatal distraction from the urgent task of rebuilding a society ravaged by social injustice, climate change and a loss of faith in the future.”

A video to introduce the latest report from IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission, which proposes six shifts to build a new social contract based on fairness and opportunity.

Article using an abundance framing published by three of the nine Global Ambassadors for the United Nations’ Race to Zero and Race to Resilience 

“An afternoon of talks and conversations exploring how we define, grow and resource Imagination Infrastructuring, and the importance of collective imagination.”

On the relationship between Culture Change work and Strategic Comms, covering “narrative structures, archetypes, and a whole-system ecological approach to transforming cultural norms for social change.” Brilliantly clear and shareable.

“Distancing people from systems also distances people from their power. We accept dominant narratives if the stories they tell and challenges they present seem insurmountable.”

“Created to provide better access to impartial information about how the UK tax system works, the effects it has on different people and businesses, and the options for reform.” (see coverage)

A collection of “prescient visions for sustainable cohabitation”, that “reinforce the importance of collaboration and interdependency as essential factors for survival.”