It is difficult to imagine a future that is humane, decent, and sustainable without marked changes in the substance and process of education at all levels, beginning with university. David Orr(2018) In my next series of blogs, I want to bring out some of the compelling arguments for transformative change in the education provided byContinue reading “UNIVERSITIES FOR THE COMMON GOOD”
Category Archives: Futures Thinking
UN Secretary-General António Guterres conceives of the Pact for the Future
The expected outcome of the Summit of the Future – as “a booster shot for the SDGs.” Guterres will brief Member States on his preparations for the Summit of the Future on 13 February, including the upcoming series of policy briefs. By Marianne Beisheim and Silke Weinlich In 2024, the UN will convene the SummitContinue reading “UN Secretary-General António Guterres conceives of the Pact for the Future”
TRANSFORMING UNIVERSITIES IN THE MIDST OF GLOBAL CRISIS:A UNIVERSITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD
From the Times Higher Education Book Review. No one paying attention needs reminding that universities are “in crisis”. We are beset by critiques of their complicity with neoliberal and extractive capitalism, dispossession of First Nations, top-heavy administrative regimes, and pedagogical shifts away from critical thinking toward so-called job-ready, marketable skill sets. When we turn aContinue reading “TRANSFORMING UNIVERSITIES IN THE MIDST OF GLOBAL CRISIS:A UNIVERSITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD”
Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement
From the Conversation December 20th 2022 To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs, almost 200 countries have signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, promising to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The Kunming-Montreal agreement is not legally binding but it will require signatories to report their progress towards meeting targets suchContinue reading “Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement”
NEW ECONOMY based on NEW SYSTEMS
The role of human agency is an essential element of the authors of this new books analyses, evaluations, and prescriptions. If humanity is to live in harmony with itself, with other creatures, and in balance with the planet’s ecological systems, then we must be clear about what we can and cannot do, and what weContinue reading “NEW ECONOMY based on NEW SYSTEMS”
What can Sustainable Development do for World Heritage Sites like Cromford Mills?
‘Why bother?’ – if you have never thought about sustainability in terms of heritage and education, or have only touched on it, there are several reasons to engage, or engage further: – Public interest: Society is in a state of rapid change not least about rising energy costs and more generally the cost ofContinue reading “What can Sustainable Development do for World Heritage Sites like Cromford Mills?“
COHORT 2040 CHALLENGE
How Can Future Leaders be Better Prepared for a Future of Worsening Environmental Crisis (https://www.ippr.org/files/2022-01/cohort-2040-jan-22.pdf ) This report from the Institute for Public Policy research(IPPR) is yet another wake up call for all of those who are asking where the leadership will come from to tackle a worsening environmental and social crisis created by humanitiesContinue reading “COHORT 2040 CHALLENGE”
PEDAGOGIES OF TRANSITION
The times call for pedagogies that cultivate integrated knowledge and global citizenship, yet we continue to educate for a world we don’t want. In the long term, we need educational systems aligned with new imperatives, while in the near term offering innovate curricula and teaching within existing systems. The forward-looking educators on this Forum’s panels—Frameworks and Practices—probeContinue reading “PEDAGOGIES OF TRANSITION”
REGENERATIVE THINKING and AGENCY
By Josie Warden RSA Today, our path has reached a cliff edge. As a species we are disrupting the balance of our Earth and undermining the systems that make our home liveable. At the same time, we are extracting from and exploiting one another. Despite the wealth and technology available in the world today, millionsContinue reading “REGENERATIVE THINKING and AGENCY”
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