citizens of the future

Meanwhile, the majority of “normals” (to borrow a term from the sci-fi film Gattaca) are expected to take orders, complete tasks, stand in line, clock in and out . . . punctually, obediently, subserviently. No dancing in the halls, and certainly no daydreaming about a world put together differently.

A founding motivation for the pair was a belief that the discussion of climate change needed to be participatory, not a one-way lecture. "One of the things that frustrated me so much while working for major environmental groups is this concept that there are anointed people who 'know' and there are people who are 'not knowing'," says Quan

length distance outside our radius of exposure. Yet our present experience is anchored by legacy narratives. Our past is a silent investment partner in our future. Our ability to contribute to the next emergent chapter in our story is dependent on our ability to distinguish between resilient wisdom and situational practices that are no longer relev

For such a large economy, it is oddly unsure of its purpose—even in conflict with itself. As is the case with so many of our inherited legacies, we participate in this enormous social system yet remain unfamiliar with its history, naive to the conflicting values at play, and disengaged from the cultural battle for its future.

go so far as to say the whole organisation needs a Citizen rebrand: what we need in today’s world is less the BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and more the MBC, the Movement for British Culture.