How to avoid doomerism: Eirik and Scott make the case for stubborn optimism.

In a casual conversation, we explore upcoming technologies from new ways of storing energy straight out of a sci-fi movie to "nighttime solar panels".

Might talking about and focussing on such innovations alleviate our collective climate anxiety?

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How did a hip-hop loving redneck get to become a fighter for sustainability?

What makes a happier and more productive workplace?

And how can we create a movement in which we recognise and appreciate the contribution of every single person, even if they come in different forms an intensities?

Our own Scott Denton answers these, and many related questions, in our first ever interview.

• [00:04] Introduction
• [01:12] Starting to think about sustainability
• [04:16] What is "enkelfähig"?
• [09:23] Motivating others
• [12:46] Finding happiness by giving back
• [16:41] "Enkelfähigkeit" in our personal and work lives
• [23:22] Accepting any effort & trusting the process
• [28:56] Not everyone is in a position to choose
• [33:27] Credits

• Laloux, Frederic. 2014. Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness. Nelson Parker. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20776175-reinventing-organizations.

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Both Ukraine and Russia are large exporters of raw materials as well as agricultural goods. Those, in turn, frequently get processed abroad and then further feed into many different industries from chemical to foodstuffs.

How might those industries be impacted by the war in Ukraine; and will there be any ripple effects? Why is the region called the bread basket of the world? Why do our computers need neon gas? And, if we can't prevent disasters, how can we deal with them?

All of this, and more, coming up.

• [00:06] Introduction
• [01:26] Disrupted Supply Chains
• [11:08] Optimizing for Fragility vs. Resilience
• [17:55] Disrupted Logistics
• [26:02] Over-Consumption
• [28:45] Resilience and Risk Management
• [31:51] Disrupted Services
• [36:50] Reform or Catastrophe
• [39:57] Credits

To donate to the Pines Forest School mentioned in the last episode, go to www.pinesforestschool.pl/donate. To donate to the UN Refugee Agency, go to donate.unhcr.org.

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• Bloom, Jonty. 2022. ‘The Risk Management Experts Now in High Demand’. BBC News, 10 March 2022, sec. Business. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60660760.
• ‘In Memory of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution’. n.d. Accessed 24 April 2022. https://www.dri.ne.jp/en/.
• Kayyem, Juliette N. 2022. The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58340989-the-devil-never-sleeps.
• Kreye, Andrian. n.d. ‘Der Kapitalismus ist Opfer der Mehrfachkrisen’. Süddeutsche.de. Accessed 24 April 2022. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/welthandel-krieg-hunger-1.5552465.
• Lionni, Leo. 2012. Frederick. New York: Knopf. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1307531.Frederick.
• McGrath, Matt. 2022. ‘Climate Change: “Madness” to Turn to Fossil Fuels Because of Ukraine War’. BBC News, 21 March 2022, sec. Science & Environment. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60815547.
• Sato, Ichiro, Beth Elliott, and Clea Schumer. 2021. ‘What Is Carbon Lock-in and How Can We Avoid It?’, May. https://www.wri.org/insights/carbon-lock-in-definition.
• Simchi-Levi, David, and Pierre Haren. 2022. ‘How the War in Ukraine Is Further Disrupting Global Supply Chains’. Harvard Business Review, 17 March 2022.