Imagination, Stories & Systems: The Forces Shaping These Times with Sarah Patterson of Common Earth

Looking for fascinating insights into the intersection of human behaviour and our planetary predicament? Curious about the connection between our stories and our systems? This one’s for you.My guest is Sarah Patterson: President of Common Earth, delightful human, and a catalyst for my own ecological awakening.Join us as we talk about:- The dual power of our incredible human gift of imagination—its ability to create and innovate, but also its potential to trap us in false or harmful narratives.- The importance of systems thinking in understanding, well… everything.- How our personal and collective stories shape our inner and outer worlds.- What this all has to do with our climate challenges and our own experiences of being human at this time.- How meaningful change really happens, no, reallyThis episode invites you to rethink your relationship with the world and your relationship with your own thinking. That sounds hard, but they go together beautifully.About Common Earth:  Common Earth offers education to help build a holistic understanding of the various forces involved in our current climate challenges. They have a series of unique and comprehensive learning programmes coming up, designed to deepen understanding of climate and socio-economic issues from a broad perspective. These courses are funded by Common Earth.  Next intake is early September, so check them out soon if you are interested:  https://commonearth.com/courses/Question, comment, idea for the show? Email [email protected] for joining us today you wonderful little bean.