From 1985, James Burke predicts the hyperconnected, super-relative world of right now. And reminds us to be optimistic
Extended intelligence, not artificial intelligence: Joi Ito on how our tech visionaries must be humbler, faced with reality
"Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto". A new (and free) book provides the big picture for alternative enterprises
"Our job is not to feel hope—that’s optional. Our job is to BE hope." Jeremy Lent on why climate despair isn't enough to trigger change
Can we transform the world by 2031? A new BBC Ideas video shows how we've made major shifts before
Stoke-on-Trent hosts second CtrlShift Emergency Summit for Change in May
BREXIT, MANIFESTOS, ALTER NATIVES, ACTION, BEHAVIOUR, COMMUNITY, BIG PICTUREpat kanethe people, climate change, systems thinking, ctrlshift, localism
Some beautiful animations on utopia, algorithms and who you really are, from RSAShorts
Alternative Editorial: Independent Of What?
Micro to macro: how the local and global can show a kind of "fractal" growth
Alternative Editorial: Step Up Regeneration A
Alternative Editorial: At The End Of 2018
Yuval Noah Harari unearths the stories we live by - but doesn't recognise his own dangerous myths, says Jeremy Lent
A journey around the Earth, in real time, over 90 mins. Feel like a global citizen, for once
If you’re just crunching stats on how social systems work, you’ll miss the nuances. You need “warm data”
When you see human history, in a single graph, you can see how better we have to get... at being human
Geopoetics: Mairi Macfadyen on how we put the planet at the centre of our thinking and feeling
Alternative Editorial: Moving Past Frustration
A/UK EDITORIAL, BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, LOCALISM, POLITICAL CULTUREpat kanecollaborating, connecting, mozfest, perspectiva, ctrlshift, technology, collaboratories
Are you/we on this map? Here's an attempt to picture what civil society in the UK looks like
An ecological civilisation isn't just an ideal any more - it's a survival strategy
The IPCC report on climate change - responses from the A/UK network of networks