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In these times of systemic shifts and discontinuity, Joy Green reflects on the signals and patterns of the last couple of months. What are we seeing with systemic implications? We...
A mix of Signals of change submitted by users around the world and longer-form Insights - explorations of the emerging systemic change we are seeing, from futurists, academics, business leaders, sustainability experts, that help with sensemaking - literally: making sense of the world.
A signal of change is like a seed of a possible future. It can be any development, idea or innovation that points to a future possibility different to today’s norm. We are especially interested in signals that point to the possibility of significant systemic change, or those that illuminate an unexpected aspect of an ongoing change. Not all signals do end up coming to fruition, because the future is inherently uncertain. Signals help us to think in terms of multiple possible futures, to think more widely and creatively about the future and to anticipate unintended consequences.
Governance can be transformational. When we set our sights on changing the world, we also know that governing well goes beyond preparing our own organisation, network or movement for the…
The Kargu-2, a lethal attack drone, autonomously ‘hunted down’ and attacked a person during a conflict in Libya in 2020. According to a recent UN report on the incident, this…
Community mapping practices are taking root in Southeast Asia to fight the lack of data. In the Philippines, community organising is starting to happen around permaculture, and an open collaborative…
The company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is planning commercial routes for short ‘city hops’ in Europe with 100-seater Airlander airships. Carbon emission cuts of around 90% look to be possible,…
The German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development announced US$17 million would be invested in Food Systems 2030 which promises to support sustainable food systems and models which will…
French brand Poulehouse offers shoppers fully “cruelty-free” eggs from organic and free-range hens allowed to live out their full natural lives (6+ years) rather than heading for the abattoir once…
In these times of systemic shifts and discontinuity, Joy Green reflects on the signals and patterns of the last couple of months. What are we seeing with systemic implications? We…
ShareAction reports a victory after Tesco is forced by investors to restrict the promotion of unhealthy foods. This change means Tesco will have to reveal what proportion of its overall…
Co-op brings in plans to reduce the price of plant based products in order to tackle the “unfair” high cost of vegan food that permeates the industry. Co-op Food chief…
The world around us is changing everyday in a blizzard of transient news headlines. But what are the deeper patterns and signals in the noise? What might they mean for how we live, create, consume, collaborate, and work? How are the deeper systems that we rely on shifting? Where might be the best places to intervene to accelerate change for sustainability?
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