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What’s to blame for collapse?
When I am asked for a quick summary of my views, I send people the first interview I did about ‘Breaking Together’. Dave Derby of Lowimpact invited focus on what is to blame for collapse, as a starting point for discussing what we can do to soften the crash – for ourselves and others. That… Read more
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The Doom Vindication Blues
For a bit of fun, I plugged into Jembot the following statements about how doomsters were right, and our critics were wrong, and asked it to produce lyrics for ‘The Doom Vindication Blues’. You will discover there is a serious point to this exercise, honest! And if you are a doomster, you might find this… Read more
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In case you missed some key news and opinion on #deepadaptation
Every 4 months the Deep Adaptation Review provides a free round up of significant news and opinion on the topic of collapse risk, readiness and response. If you aren’t subscribed then I recommend you have a look at that ’round up’ section here. Warm(er)ly, Jem… Continue reading In case you missed some key news and… Read more
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The Professional Implications of Collapse: Deep Adaptation in Organizations
As modern societies experience further disruption and decline, how can our work in organizations help more of us ‘break together’ not apart? Because, once people conclude societies are in a situation of actual breakdown, not everyone can quit their job and do something new. How to integrate an acceptance of societal collapse into one’s professional… Read more
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It’s a big world out there (beyond the limits of English media)
When I wrote Breaking Together, I was hoping that it would reach beyond both Anglo-Saxon countries and the West in general. I am pleased that is now happening, with multiple translations under way. Hungary has less than 10 million people but has by far the largest Deep Adaptation community in the world. I am going… Read more
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Speed matters more than size, when considering impacts of climate change
In the last 6 months the average temperature was 1.7C over pre-industrial temps. That’s about a 0.5C rise in a year. The paleo records show that previous rises like that typically took about 500 years. Climate scientists are debating why. But the problem with seeking consensus in climate science is that it moves very slowly.… Read more
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