Dreaming the Future

Reimagining Civilization in the Age of Nature

By: Kenny Ausubel, David W. Orr (Foreword by)

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Few would deny that we are entering a period of great change. Our environment is collapsing. Social disruption abounds. All around, it seems, we are experiencing breakdown. But out of this chaos comes the opportunity for breakthrough-the opportunity to reimagine our future.

In Dreaming the Future, Kenny Ausubel leads us into that possible new world and introduces us to the thinkers and doers who are-sometimes quietly, sometimes not-leading what he calls "a revolution from the heart of nature and the human heart."

In a collection of short, witty, poignant, even humorous essays, Ausubel tracks the big ideas, emerging trends, and game-changing developments of our time. He guides us through our watershed moment, showing how it's possible to emerge from a world where corporations are citizens, the gap between rich and poor is cavernous, and biodiversity and the climate are under assault and create a world where we take our cues from nature and focus on justice, equity, diversity, democracy, and peace.

Even those steeped in the realities of a world gone wrong and efforts to right it will find refreshing, even surprising, perspectives in Dreaming the Future. It will come as no surprise to readers that Ausubel is cofounder of Bioneers-which foreword author David W. Orr describes as "one part global salon...one part catalytic organization."

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"A brilliant new look at what it is to be human on a living planet. Kenny Ausubel has devoted his life to creating organization that dream a new future. In this marvellous book he shares his vision in eloquent words that inspire us to take action. Read, enjoy, dream - and act!" -- John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and Hoodwinked

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Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
It's All Alive …
Close Encounters of the Biological Kind: Earth Hospitality	p. 1
The Reenchantment of Earth: A Cocreation Story	p. 6
Twenty-first-Century Blues: The Dim Ages	p. 9
The Clash of Civilizations: Disposability or Sustainability?	p. 15
Honey, We Shrunk the Planet: Regime Change and Resilience Thinking	p. 21
Nature's Operating Instructions: The True Biotechnologies	p. 30
Ecological Medicine: One Notion Indivisible	p. 50
Dreaming the Future: Empire Crash in the Age of Nature	p. 63
Hungry Ghost Stories
The Sting: The Role of Fraud in Nature	p. 77
The Robber Barons: Déjà Vu All Over Again	p. 82
Survival of the Fattest: The Mythology of Greed	p. 87
This Is Your Brain on Public Relations: Lizards from Outer Space	p. 91
Mighty Corporate: A Nation of Hustlers	p. 95
The Infoganda Wars: The Battle of the Story	p. 100
Family Values: Why Is It a Crime?	p. 102
A Parade of Dwarves: Have-Nots and Have-a-Lots	p. 106
The Unlikeliest of People in the Unlikeliest of Places: Corporations, Democracy, and the Rights of Nature	p. 112
Value Change for Survival
Remembering the Future: Clear Thinking, Justice, and Peace	p. 143
The Star Rover: The Law of Love	p. 149
Value Change for Survival: Six Degrees of Climate Separation	p. 157
The Revolution Has Begun: "The Shift Hits the Fan"	p. 165
Entangled in Unity: Poets, Seers, Science, and Oneness	p. 178
From Here to Infinity: The Great Mystery	p. 182
Acknowledgments	p. 191
Resources	p. 193
Index	p. 203
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