Inevitable Episode 213: Alison Smart and Spencer Glendon, Probable Futures
Jun 13, 2022
Alison Smart and Spencer Glendon of Probable Futures discuss their climate journeys and the creation of their initiative. They emphasize the importance of understanding and preparing for climate change, visualizing its impact, and realizing the destabilization of our civilization. They highlight the universal applicability of their resource for climate change education and planning, the challenge of reconciling self-interest and the collective good, and framing the future as either a defensive catastrophe avoidance or an aspirational vision of abundance. They also discuss learning about the tools and building partnerships.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Understanding and Preparing for Climate Change with Probable Futures
03:51 • 4min
The Power of Visualizing Climate Change
07:41 • 29min
Realizing the Destabilization of Our Civilization
36:33 • 10min
The Universal Applicability of a Resource for Climate Change Education and Planning
46:26 • 3min
Reconciling Self-Interest and the Collective Good
49:01 • 24min
Framing the Future: Catastrophe or Abundance?
01:13:11 • 8min
Learning about the Tools and Building Partnerships
01:21:24 • 7min