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📖 Read of the Week: Tackling Inter- and Transdisciplinary Challenges: A New Research Approach for the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research Mountain regions face unique challenges due to their diverse systems and the impacts of climate change and globalization. This article explores how the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research (IGF) is innovating research approaches to address these challenges. By focusing on human-environment relations, IGF highlights key factors—Drivers, Diversity, and Dynamics—to advance sustainability transformations. Their use of long-term monitoring, living labs, and AI integration aims to foster better understanding and solutions for mountain regions. 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eArVW46j Authors: Valerie Braun, Mathieu Gravey, Andreas Haller, Kati Heinrich, Margreth Keiler, Annemarie Polderman, Fernando Ruiz Peyré Affiliation: Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences #MountainsMatter #Sustainability #OurChangingMountains #ClimateChange

The current phase shift we are undergoing in the Anthropocene, with the likely advent of civilizational collapse or even species extinction. Incremental change, tweaks, hacks or techno fixes are really not sufficent to meet the challenges of the epoch. Something far greater is required a new worldview. In response to this core discernment, in relation to her work in the fields of climate change/sustainability space. Annick de Witt has spent the larger part of her life researching and excavating the mental models, that form and inform worldviews. Worldviews are the ‘big stories’ through which humans make sense of, and give shape to, their experience and world. Through multiple models, innumerable iterations and fearless experimentation she and her co-researchers, have discovered many common themes, patterns, values and structures of thinking, that constitute four contemporary worldviews. On July 2nd we will explore some the key concepts ideas and framing Annick's approach to worldviews. Plus how an integrative worldview has the health and wellbeing of nature as it's foundation. Asking what implications this has for seeding or growing regenerative cultures? Plus we will use Annick's innovative stream of consciousness dialogue, methodology to explore the multi-layered dimensions of this approach. So join Annick de Witt and I in a Phenomenal Conversation to connect head, heart and soul in a format that is, part interview, pair dialogue and large group harvest; NB Date now Changed to Tuesday 2 July online from 19.00-21.00 CEST https://buff.ly/457T2zg #perspectives #worldviews #integrative #consciousness #systems

This piece is an edited excerpt from Michael J. Albert’s book Navigating the Polycrisis. In short, amidst the many interconnected crises, futures work can help us orient towards different and more survivable futures. “‘Business-as-usual’ will come to an end—whether by choice or by disaster. Thus we need more future-oriented scholarship that can illuminate the possible roads ahead, their branching pathways, the dangers that lurk, and the opportunities that may emerge for progressive transformation.” As I was reading, this trio of concepts popped into my head; ‘Futurity, transdisciplinarity, planetarity.’ Kiiind of what the newsletter is about, no? Albert talks about concrete utopias, where “speculation must negotiate the tension between radical imagination and rigorous social, political, and ecological analysis of the possible. In other words, it emerges from the always fraught encounter between utopianism and realism.” Love it! Note for the generalists, neo-generalists and other self-taught (and self-thought?) autodidact lifelong learners, multis, towards the end he writes about who will be able to create this important work. “Rather than ultra-specialized experts, it is the agile and curious—those who venture far outside their disciplinary comfort zones, seeking out new insights from other fields and opposing perspectives that challenge their thinking—who are best placed to connect the dots and develop more realistic maps of the future.” #polycrisis #transdisciplinarity #futures #generalists #multi

Last month, John Sterman, MIT Sloan School of Management Professor and Sustainability Initiative Co-faculty Director, presented at the annual conference of the Psychonomic Society. Sterman's presentation was part of the Symposium on Climate Change and Human Cognition, which explored how our behaviors can help promote policies and actions to limit climate change. 🧠 🌿 Symposium presenters shared exciting research and psychological insights that could inspire stronger individual and collective #climateaction. For instance, Sterman led a demonstration of #EnROADS, an interactive climate solutions simulator developed by Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan, which enables people to learn about the causes and consequences of #climatechange — and what we can do about it. The experts who delved into this topic also included Elke Weber of Princeton University, Sara Constantino of Stanford University, Ben Newell of UNSW — Sydney, Robert Cialdini of Arizona State University, and Morton Ann Gernsbacher of University of Wisconsin-Madison, moderated by James Pomerantz of Rice University. Learn more about the 65th annual meeting here: https://lnkd.in/e7p6vWbj

Conference Theme Announcement: "Florida International University’s Science & Fiction Lab and International Society for the Study of Narrative present the 40th Annual International Conference on Narrative on April 2—6, 2025" "Conference theme: Stories of Climate (In)Justice As always, the Conference will be a site for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research on narrative and narrative theories of all kinds. But this year, in light of the climate crisis, the Conference will especially welcome proposals to help the ISSN achieve a more specific goal: to explore the polyphonic ways in which storytelling can both communicate the urgency of sustainability and celebrate resilience—amidst rising sea levels, weather intensification, and water insecurity. Leveraging transdisciplinary approaches, one prominent thread among the conference’s plenaries, panels, exhibits, and excursions will address the global impact of climate variability, and the multimodal affordances of narrative that empower us to galvanize global action. Stories are uniquely positioned to unite and mobilize us in the face of what’s ahead. Bringing together scholars, artists, leaders, and communicators, Narrative ’25 will provide a platform to spark inspiration and enhance collaboration around the power and possibilities of narrative." Link to event info: https://lnkd.in/gC6nPMCU (call for papers, exhibitions, etc will be forthcoming.) #narrative #narrativedesign #narrativestudies #narratology #clifi #climatechange #climatefiction

#CFP "The Social Impact of #ClimateFiction. A Cross-Disciplinary Conference" Deadline : 1 November, 2024 The study of climate fiction, texts exploring the impact of climate change has proliferated alongside the now-familiar call for better narrative accounts of the #Anthropocene.[1] At the same time, it is not enough to generate simply more of these narratives; the crucial task remains to evaluate how they are taken up by readers and audiences and make meaning in the world.[2] To this end, the conference’s presentations will be categorized within three areas where it is possible to assess this #literature’s potential impact: the implementation of climate narratives in the classroom (pedagogy); empirical studies of climate fiction’s reception (empirical #ecocriticism); and artworks that embed narratives for the purpose of inspiring greater climate #consciousness (climate #activism). Rather than repeat calls for more and better representations of climate change in fiction, this conference takes stock of the most recent innovations in #ecostorytelling and asks: how should the urgency of the climate crisis (and the resulting call to action) affect our expectations from, and experience of, reading literature today? And what evidence emerges for fiction’s capacity to inspire greater ecological #awareness? Please submit your 250-word abstract for 20-min presentations and a short bio to clifi.conference@gmail.com

Unsure what to do in the face of the #climate and #metacrisis? Like to have the support of others committed to exploring these challenges and taking positive action? Please check out Inner Green Deal's #Mindfulness Based Sustainable Transformation Course here https://lnkd.in/eGn8rSEG

Another #degrowth paper alert ‼️ 💪🏾 Well done Chris Vrettos for leading this wonderful paper as an output from your MSc. Such an important contribution on how to link #transformativecapacity with #degrowth and #postgrowth theories grounded in a Greek case study in renewable energy cooperatives 🌞 🌍 In a world of accelerating climate breakdown, technological breakthroughs, and social upheaval, transformative ideas abound: Teslas, lab grown meat, geoengineering, AI. But how can we assess if one such solution is indeed socially and climate just? ⚡ We introduce the concept of "Degrowth Transformative Capacity", a tool to assess whether an initiative indeed fundamentally breaks from the status quo and can bring about broader systemic change (think workers owned cooperatives that re-invest their surplus in local environmental projects).

"In a world of accelerating climate breakdown, technological breakthroughs, and social upheaval, transformative ideas abound: Teslas, lab grown meat, geoengineering, AI. But how can we assess if one such solution is indeed socially and climate just?"...this very interesting paper tries to answer this hard question...

Exploring the Web of Meaning: A conversation with Jeremy Lent March 20th, 2024, at 9am PST / 12 noon EST / 4pm UK / 5pm CET The #ResilienceFundersNetwork, The Impact Trust and Omega, invite you to join us for an illuminating conversation with renowned author and epochal thinker Jeremy Lent. Set against the symbolic backdrop of the Equinox - a time which reminds us of the delicate balance within our world and ourselves - the conversation will explore the key ideas of Jeremy's recent epic work, "Web of Meaning.” "Web of Meaning" challenges readers to reconsider and #reframe the #narrative of separation that has dominated Western thought and that is at the #root of the ecological and social crises we face today. It offers a revolutionary perspective on the profound #interconnectedness of #humanity, #nature, and the #cosmos. Drawing from a rich tapestry of sources—including systems biology, cognitive science, and #indigenous #wisdom—Lent argues for an integrative worldview based on the principle of Li, a concept borrowed from Chinese philosophy that signifies the dynamic order and #pattern inherent in the natural world. He proposes that, by aligning human systems and values with this understanding of Li, we can forge a sustainable and meaningful path forward. "Web of Meaning" serves as both a critique of reductionist thinking and a celebration of the complex, interconnected web of life. It invites readers to embark on a transformative journey toward a #worldview where care, compassion, and cooperation are guiding principles, offering #hope for a #future in which humanity and the planet can thrive together. As we navigate these critical times, Jeremy's insights provide a much-needed roadmap toward an ecological civilisation—a theme that deeply resonates with the urgent call for a radical rethinking of our assumptions in creating a sustainable future. This will be explored more deeply in Jeremy’s next book, but some advance insight will form part of this conversation. Join us on the Equinox, March 20th, 2024, at 9am PST / 12 noon EST / 4pm UK / 5pm CET to have the chance to listen, engage and explore these ideas. Register in advance using the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. https://bitly.ws/3f6ML WINGS Earth Guardians Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP) Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment - CAPSI Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa Tom Lent Andrew J. Kelly Gerard ("Gerry") Salole Melody Song Shaun McInerney Liana Varon Sameera Mehra Barry Knight Stanley Wu