Special Issue: New Thriving Podcast

THRIVING: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PODCAST SERIES        

Welcome to the Thriving podcast. This short description tells you what to expect in the coming episodes, which launch on World Environment Day 2022. Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy.?We do not indulge in false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and positive tipping points for change. The podcast builds on the foundations of my bestselling book?Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy. I look forward to having you join the movement for thriving and welcome your suggestions for who I should feature as a guest on the podcast. You can contact me via my website:?waynevisser.com.

Listen to the 2 minute podcast introduction

EPISODE 1: THE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE FICTION OF THRIVING WITH JOHN ELKINGTON        

My guest in this week's inaugural episode, launched on World Environment Day 2022, is John Elkington, Founder and Chief Pollinator at Volans, author of Green Swans and widely hailed thought leader in the global sustainability movement. Listen to him talk about:

• Why he withdrew the triple bottom line (the 3Ps of people, planet, profit) 25 years after introducing it -- and then added 3Rs (you'll have to listen to find out what they are)
• Why he gave up science when he was 14 -- and then went on to write for New Scientist magazine
• Why he thinks we are still failing to grasp systems thinking -- and how nature may be our best teacher
• What he has learned about sustainability and thriving from science fiction -- and why Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future" may be prophetic
• Why hope is our most precious commodity, and why sustainability has to be fun, engaging, educational and rewarding -- or else it's simply not going to work

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THRIVING FEATURE: ENCIRCLES        

When we think in systems, our perspective changes. Imagine a tree in an orchard. How do we ensure a bountiful crop of sumptuous fruits? The secret is to create an environment that enables the tree to flourish: fertile soil, regular water, protection from diseases, shelter from the elements, and enough sunshine. Similarly, when it comes to nature, society, and the economy, thinking in systems encourages us to create enabling environments for all life to flourish. The environment is literally everything that encircles us. The word is derived from early 17th-century Old French: en and viron (circle). When it was introduced into the English language in 1827 by Thomas Carlisle, he elaborated the concept to mean “the aggregate of the conditions in which a person or thing lives.”

Extract from the book THRIVING. Order the book.

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