What if a UBI sparked a revival of the imagination? Talking with Rob Hopkins, Alexis Frasz and Phil Teer
Good to track the journey of our great friend, mission marketer Phil Teer and his quest to make universal basic income the foundation of a “coming age of imagination”.
It was maybe a matter of time before Phil came into conversation with Transition Towns’ co-founder Rob Hopkins, who has been trying to create something of a movement around the right to imagine the shift from “what is to what if” in local communities. The blurb (and cast list) for their podcast interview (page link here) is below, and its Soundcloud player is embedded above:
In this podcast, we’re talking about Universal Basic Income with Alexis Frasz, researcher and cultural strategist with Helicon Collaborative, and Phil Teer, author of ‘The Coming Age of Imagination‘.
What would it be like to live in a world in which UBI was now an integral part of everyday life?
How would life, and the world around us feel different?
How might we re-frame UBI as a vital strategy for rebuilding our collective imagination?
All too often, UBI is discussed as being an economic issue, but might imagination provide a fresh and essential lens through which to explore the idea?