* voertaal: Engels* | Co-host: Yvonne Zonderop | interactive session

HOW CAN WE BE GOOD ANCESTORS?

We live in the age of the tyranny of the now, driven by 24/7 news, the latest tweet, and the buy-now button. With such frenetic short-termism at the root of contemporary crises – from the threats of climate change to the lack of planning for a global pandemic – the call for long-term thinking grows every day. But what is it, has it ever worked, and can we even do it?

Leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric states that humankind has always had the innate ability to plan for posterity and take action that will resonate for decades, centuries, even millennia to come. If we want to be good ancestors and be remembered well by the generations who follow us, now is the time to recover and enrich this imaginative skill.

During the pioneer session Roman will reveal six profound ways in which we can all learn to think long, exploring uniquely human talents like ‘cathedral thinking’ that expand our time horizons and sharpen our foresight. Drawing on radical innovations from around the world, Krznaric celebrates the time rebels who are reinventing democracy, culture and economics so that we all have the chance to become good ancestors and create a better tomorrow.

Ask me Anything

We will end the session with an Ask me Anyhting with Roman: an amazing opportunity to be able to discuss, share insights and ask your questions.

Special host:

YVONNE ZONDEROP - journalist and chair Democracy and Media Foundation, supervisory board Omroep Human en Clingendeal, member UNESCO commission Netherlands and supervisory committee SCP.

SERIES Pioneers for Change | REIMAGINE

This session is part of a series of Pioneers for Change webinars. Including (inter)national guests Eva Rovers (Reimagine Democracy), Christian Busch (The Serendipity Mindset - the Art and Science of Good Luck), Jenny Andersson (Regenerative Leadership), Nicky Pouw (Wellbeing Economics), Melanie Peters (Challenges in a Digital Society)

More information: www.depioniersfabriek.nl/events