Humans are not separate from nature. We are part of it. Our cultures, economies, and social structures are deeply embedded in the biosphere – the living fabric of Earth that makes human life possible. A new paper in Cell Reports Sustainability argues that treating humans and nature as separate is a serious barrier to building sustainable futures. The authors introduce three ways to understand how humans are embedded in nature: • Compositional – we are made up of and shaped by the living world around us • Relational – our actions transform nature, which in turn transforms us - ‼️ • Evolutionary – human and ecological change unfold together over time Recognising this embeddedness can help science and policy better address sustainability challenges and move beyond the old divide between humans and nature. Thank you to https://www.stockholmresilience.org/ for your important work Learn more: https://buff.ly/y83KGX3

Yesterday, a collective op-ed was published in The Guardian and Le Monde by NEEP’s Chair, Olivier De Schutter, and signatories Joseph Stiglitz, Jayati Ghosh, Thomas Piketty, Kate Raworth and Jason Hickel, as well as 400 other experts from around the world. In the face of deepening inequalities and global ecological disaster, leading experts agree that growth has failed to eradicate poverty or to promote wellbeing. They confirm that poverty is not inevitable. Rather, it is manufactured. Yet another way is possible. The Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty, co-developed by more than 400 contributors across academia, the UN system, trade unions, grassroots movements, and civil society, offers 80 concrete policy measures to transform the economy to ensure human and ecological wellbeing by design. NEEP - New Economies Eradicating Poverty A promising path to our collective future? Comments welcome 🤗 📘 Read in the Guardian: https://lnkd.in/enZ_rytB 📕 Lire dans Le Monde: https://lnkd.in/eMndBV8T

Yesterday I took part in the ongoing transition dialogues that have been taking place for the past 4 months,each call runs for 2hrs. For background context, the Transition forums are spaces for listening, sensing, and learning together, rather than for presenting, promoting, or teaching. I was asked to speak about our community as a spin off that has taken it's own shape and form. I spoke for 5minutes on the origin of the community so that those present could "begin to explore what it means to move from volunteer energy into something more sustained and lived in practice." I share the image as it summarizes what has been seen and said so far. ID@Work is mirroring the system as we are made up of people who actually live the IDGs with belonging as an operating principle. Thank you to @Victoria Triep for your support and to the people who have now stepped into this space after learning about us, welcome!

Being a part of the Presencing Institute community since it's very beginning, and have used TheoryU in the design of many gatherings that I have hosted and facilitated. I joined the first of five global gatherings yesterday. They hosted a 90-minute session with over 700 participants weaving together stories, music, breakout conversations, and collective reflection to explore the living connections between regenerative agriculture, human health, and new economic possibilities. I'm sharing a few of the images and phrases that stuck with me: Planting new seeds for new ways From extraction to regeneration Agriculture is culture Native bees are almost extinct Fall in love with the problem Both special guests were touched by a calling and curiosity to do something different with their lives. Despite their fear they allowed themselves to feel into it, to take risks because they had a strong belief in the importance of their ideas, and the impact they could have on people and the planet. They decided to experiment with what they were curious about and each took small steps with purpose, being brave enough to take the next step without having the answers. Christa was activated by soil, farming and community. Zuzanna by creating caring farmer communities. Christa went on to say that she surrendered to the process. Special Guests: Christa Barfield, Zuzanna Zielińska

Hey everyone! I'm thinking of making a mini course that will help you discover or clarify what your highest values are. I'm curious, what are you values? Try to say them in one word. I'll go first!