Climate futurist Alex Steffen helps you see the patterns beneath the chaos — and build new strategies for life in a time of planetary discontinuity.
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Looking Ahead
Old binoculars. Wikimedia Commons, cc Born This Way Media.
Hey friends—
Some catching up.
Thanks for the great feedback on the intro to personal climate strategies podcast series. There’s two more left in the series, which will go...
Dancing with inevitability.
Glacier calving icebergs into the sea, Wikimedia commons, Andrewman327 cc
What is now inevitable?
Discussions of inevitability in the planetary crisis make people deeply uncomfortable. Such talk confronts our ideas of ourselves, of o...
Quick notes: Discontinuity risks and strategic imperatives
Wednesday’s and Friday’s podcasts — How do I make good decisions when everything’s changing so fast? and Why do I need my own climate strategy? — were the fourth and fifth shows in our new series on the fundamentals of planning a life in th...
Quick note: Brittleness risk.
Sunday’s podcast — Will my community be able to bounce back? — was the third in our new series on the fundamentals of planning a life in the climate crisis.
Here are three books and four essays to guide you onward.
The Resourc...
A framework for redesigning your future
You’ve probably noticed that the world’s gone a bit wobbly, and the future no longer looks like it’s going to line up with the past. We’re living through a massive, planetary discontinuity. Most of us are going to need to make better decisi...
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I'm a climate futurist helping people see the patterns beneath the chaos and build ruggedized strategies for an era of planetary disruption. 30 years on the front lines. Now sharing what I've learned.
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