
“Our ability to dream of something different, to name longing, to articulate a vision and commit to it, directly correlates to the likelihood that we will experience it, that it will be realized. It's the way we bring about change for ourselves, and for the world. When we are besieged by visions that do not match our longing, some of which are sinister, it's unlikely that we'll stumble into freedom. Freedom is in the gaps, in the nascent and emergent, in the unexamined space between things-but it is there. We can call it down. We call it down when we listen to our dreams. When we let the unconscious and the imaginal show us the way around what it is we see right now. We call it down when our present can be in conversation with what could be. In prayer or meditation, in what we ritualize, our visions become more real the more space we give to them. There are already visions around you that have shaped most everything about our world. If they do not serve us, perhaps it is time to revisit our imaginations, perhaps it is time to dream new dreams.” From the brilliant Prentis Hemphill’s new book ~ What It Takes To Heal https://t.co/IADtAkqCyS And another reason I’m so glad we are doing our third year of the Imagination Infrastructures event. Curated by Alixa García - all the panels are described below and you can book a ticket here > https://t.co/sWbZgKYAik...


we do know that in order for the imagination to flourish, a person needs to feel safe, relaxed, connected to other people, be nourished with good food, surrounded by hopeful narratives of the future, invited into what-if spaces, exposed to art in all its forms, not feel under surveillance or time pressured, in as equal a society as possible, able t
... See moreRob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
process of dreaming and visioning and implementing that world. We have to recognize that a multitude of realities have, do, and will exist.
adrienne maree brown • Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Our attention and imagination are inextricably linked. One does not exist without the other. Together they are, quite possibly, the most valuable tools we have to envision a positive future and fight for it.
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
imagination is an extremely powerful force for change and humanity can build bridges and empower us to create worlds that are more in line with our values. Imagining allows us not just to see a different future but to explore the impacts of it happening