Possibility Studies: A Manifesto
We can imagine almost anything, but only a tiny fraction of what we imagine can become real. There is no easy way to verify how much change is possible. Hard-nosed realists may be right much of the time, but then, periodically, they become dramatically wrong. Wild-eyed visionaries may be wrong much of the time, but occasionally they become dramatic
... See moreGeoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
What if they felt no fear that they were about to get the answers to these big questions wrong (because they’d internalised that there’s only one right answer, one way to be in the world, one path to follow)? What if young people felt an unshakeable belief that anything were possible and that they could achieve whatever they felt capable of in that
... See moreRob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
What if our leaders cared about harnessing the collective imagination to solve our greatest challenges, signalled a real commitment to it and demonstrated it in their own policymaking and political manoeuvrings? What if they understood that our survival depends on being able to focus our full attention and imagination on the challenges confronting
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