13 videos tagged systemic change
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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
What happens if global temperatures rise more than two degrees centigrade?
John Schellnhuber says we cannot allow the Earth’s climate to warm beyond 2˚C above pre-industrial levels. Beyond this our changed climatic system could make life intolerable…
Recorded: 11 December 2006
John Elkington
What changes should the world expect in coming years?
John Elkington reflects on the challenges that humanity can expect as the century unfolds. They range from global epidemics to prolonged drought, among other symptoms of advanced…
Recorded: 30 May 2006
Frances Moore Lappe
How do we overcome fear?
Frances Moore Lappé describes how we humans have programmed ourselves to react to fear since our earliest beginnings. But as we endeavor to meet the challenges of a new century,…
Recorded: 21 May 2006
Karl-Henrik Robèrt
How can businesses change to do more good?
Dr. Robèrt explains how the tendency to focus on details can lead us into difficulties. Once we improve our understanding of systems as a whole we can then break out of the cycle…
Recorded: 21 April 2006
Hazel Henderson
How should we measure society’s progress?
Hazel Henderson says that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a crude way of measuring a nation’s progress and believes that new indicators are needed. Equally misguided has been…
Recorded: 6 November 2005
John Cavanagh
What will the future of globalization look like?
John Cavanagh sees hope in the development of a more benign form of globalization. He suggests that there are two main ways in which positive change continues to manifest itself.…
Recorded: 13 April 2005
Caroline Lucas
Are there any alternatives to economic globalization?
Caroline Lucas explains how economic growth is largely driven by corporate globalization and how the global trading system has been designed to further the interests of the affluent…
Recorded: 3 December 2004
Lester Brown
What is the future for World food supplies? (Part One)
In this two-part series Lester Brown looks at two environmental trends, aquifer depletion and rising temperatures. He focuses primarily on the long-term implications these have…
Recorded: 1 December 2004
Satish Kumar
What are the main problems of materialism?
Satish Kumar describes how present levels of consumption in the West are simply unsustainable. He examines the material values prevalent in much of Western society and envisages…
Recorded: 28 May 2004
Frank Dixon
Can corporate responsibility be profitable?
Frank Dixon argues that corporations operating in a responsible and sustainable way perform better. He talks about a new model for investment in sustainable businesses called Total…
Recorded: 20 May 2004
Frank Dixon
Is our economic system flawed?
Frank Dixon elaborates on why he thinks our present economic and political systems incentivize to do business in irresponsible ways. He describes how these systems can be changed…
Recorded: 20 May 2004
Don Beck
How do we change political ideologies?
Widely recognized as one of the chief architects of South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy, Dr. Don Beck talks about how nations transition through different political ideologies.…
Recorded: 19 May 2004
Ervin Laszlo
Can individuals make a difference?
Professor Laszlo talks about his book “You Can Change the World” – published by Positive News. He talks about how a more peaceful and sustainable world is possible…
Recorded: 22 August 2003
