Category Archives: Convergence 2050

Are You Biased About Climate? Yes!

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Real Time Tragedy

Khonoma illustrates the real-time dismantling by global capitalism of generations-old knowledge and norms that sustain food, water, culture, and people.  It’s a sadly familiar struggle that has played out countless times around the globe: here in Khonoma you can feel … Continue reading

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Rural Development Dilemma

Study tours help sustainable development professionals witness globally relevant challenges and innovations.  Most recently I was leading a CLiGS study tour in India, where teachable moments abound.  India’s development trajectory will likely be the most significant in human history and … Continue reading

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What to Do About Climate Change?

The most contentious thing about climate change is not the science explaining its causes but rather the politics of what to do about it. Popular but polarizing personalities such as former Vice President Al Gore claim climate change is nothing … Continue reading

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Collaborate, Fight, or Move?

The rise of urban independence and the devolution of authority from nation to locales provides a glimpse into a possible future that bridges political divides. Continue reading

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Why India Matters

India is becoming the most consequential country in history (again). Over a million people a month are joining its workforce. Almost as many are moving into its cities. The bulge in educated and motivated people provides a “demographic dividend” with … Continue reading

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The End of Expertise: And Why That Is A Giant Problem for the Anthropocene

The impacts of confirmation bias, identity protecting reasoning, and information access are combining to undermine rationality, expertise, and ultimately threaten democracy. Continue reading

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Population is Not the Problem

The “population bomb” narrative is problematic for sustainable development professionals and advocates. Continue reading

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India as Anthropocene

The choke points to global sustainable development are palpable here. The cities are already massive and choking, but 70% of the building stock needed to accommodate the hundreds of millions of rural poor immigrating to urban opportunity has yet to … Continue reading

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Leadership for the Anthropocene

We are living through something so rare that its frequency is measured in millennia, the emergence of a new geological epoch. Times of great change present great opportunities and challenges. Those who practice leadership can make a difference. See my … Continue reading

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