Reclaiming imagination with Rob Hopkins

<p><strong>In this episode, Rob Hopkins discusses why we need imagination as a core component to create the future we want. </strong></p><br><p>We need to make time to listen to the bird song and allow our minds time to come up with solutions to tough problems. </p><br><p>“At a time when we fundamentally have to reimagine everything, we’ve created the worst possible conditions for the human imagination,” Hopkins said. Without imagination and big-picture thinking, we are unable to create a longing for our future that will spark hard work to get there. </p><br><p>Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition Network, says we need to break down the silos of policy and understand how interconnected we all are. If we are to make a better future and protect the world from climate change, we need to have regional government, local government and communities working together.</p><br><p>Most of all, we need to ask ‘What if?’ </p><br><p><strong>---</strong></p><p><strong>Rob Hopkins</strong> is a cofounder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network. He has authored a number of books, including From What Is to What If: unleashing the power of imagination to create the future we want. Rob holds a doctorate degree from the University of Plymouth and has received two honorary doctorates from the University of the West of England and the University of Namur. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Sharon Bessell</strong> is a Professor of Public Policy and Director of both the Children’s Policy Centre and the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Arnagretta Hunter</strong> is the Human Futures Fellow at ANU College of Health and Medicine, a cardiologist, a physician, and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at ANU Medical School.</p><br><p><em>You can find show notes on the </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/crawford-school-of-public-policy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crawford School of Public Policy LinkedIn account</a><em>.</em></p><br /><hr><p sty