Living Futures

Our planet is a watershed

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, we are still learning to value the integrated way in which natural systems create value. We need to accelerate our…

Dec 4 • 

Joseph Robertson

Get ready for the resilience economy

The COP30 UN Climate Change negotiations point to a future of low-carbon resilience-building human development, finance, and trade. Major business-model…

Dec 1 • 

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November 2025

Zero harm is the transformational goal

If your highest aspiration is easy to achieve, you are less likely to make transformational change. On an individual level, such easy asks can keep…

Nov 14 • 

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Adaptive design thinking can re-wire systems for success

There are many reasons why industrial climate disruption cannot simply be “solved” by one smart policy or by a coalition of the willing:

Nov 7 • 

Joseph Robertson

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October 2025

Reinventing Prosperity 2025: Tools for Transcending Crisis

The 2025 Reinventing Prosperity Report exames 7 dimensions of polycrisis & suggests ways to ensure local economies have adaptive capacity, agency …

Oct 30 • 

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September 2025

Design systems to transcend emerging & ongoing crises

The 2025 Reinventing Prosperity report will focus on the need to design systems that eliminate the root causes of crisis, including climate disruption…

Sep 25 • 

Joseph Robertson

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August 2025

Insights from the far north

Alaska is a place of wonder & consequence, carrying lessons from the past & from ongoing experience of climate disruption. Beyond the summit, Alaska…

Aug 18 • 

Joseph Robertson

July 2025

Climate protection is a fundamental human right

Active Value ratings will count hidden costs & benefits; ICJ finds climate action is a legal duty; canceling climate policy will cost lives & treasure…

Jul 31 • 

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June 2025

ACCESS to GOOD: The recipe for enduring prosperity

To achieve enduring prosperity, we need to address climate risk, reduce impacts, and build resilience, in ways that heal economic disparities.

Jun 16 • 

Joseph Robertson

May 2025

SB62 Earth Diplomacy workshops to focus on activating climate goals

Two weeks before negotiators gather in Bonn, Germany, the Earth Diplomacy Leadership workshops will focus on activating climate goals through the…

May 30 • 

Joseph Robertson

Pope Leo XIV proclaims 'evil will not prevail'

The new pope is the first from the U.S. & the first Augustinian friar to serve as spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. In first remarks, he calls…

May 9 • 

Joseph Robertson

April 2025

Pope Francis left a legacy of moral liberation

Pope Francis reminded faithful: There are no stratifications in Christian love. We owe generosity and service to all people, especially the vulnerable…

Apr 21 • 

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