I'm afraid that it might be a social breakdown disaster that will actually hit us before the environmental disaster. A very, very small but rapidly growing part of the population is waking up to the fact that we need to find completely new ways of addressing these problems. And even if this is a small portion, I can say that today in Sweden, for example, I would guess that 2% of the population would resonate with what we do. With what we are talking about today, perhaps not in these words and in these formulations, but generally you have a resonance with maybe one or 2%. Five years ago, that would have been a fraction, a fraction of a percent.
On this episode, author and social entrepreneur Tomas Björkman joins Nate to discuss his recent projects promoting inner development based on his books The Nordic Secret and The World We Create. Tomas unpacks the philosophical framework of ‘metamodernism’ and ultimately why having more mindful, engaged, global citizens is so critical to our coming challenges. How can we as individuals contribute to a more positive transition by becoming more thoughtful and resilient?
About Tomas Björkman:
After many years in business as an entrepreneur and investment banker, Tomas Björkman is now a social entrepreneur and the founder of Ekskäret Foundation in Stockholm. He is also the co-founder of the research institute Perspectiva in London, the Co-creation Loft, the media platform Emerge in Berlin, the 29k.org personal development platform, and the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework. He is a member of the Club of Rome and a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science. He is the author of three books: The Market Myth (2016), The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) and The World We Create (2019). He divides his time between London, Stockholm and Berlin.
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