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91 - What if we could train our imagination to reimagine change?
Jan 14, 2024
Jonathan Rhodes and Joanna Grover, authors of 'The Choice Point' and imagery coaching experts, discuss the power of imagination and functional imagery training. They explore imagining a future world focused on sustainable lifestyles, the role of multi-sensory imagery in motivation and change, addressing avoidance for personal growth, starting small for environmental change, and embracing imagination and expressing gratitude.
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- Reimagining the world and creating a transformed future starts with training our imagination through multi-sensory imagery, attaching emotions to visualizations, and finding personal meaning and purpose.
- Redesigning the education system to encourage problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork while incorporating real-world challenges like climate change can foster curiosity, creativity, and empower students to imagine and create a better future.
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The Power of Imagination and Reimagining Change
The podcast episode explores the importance of reimagining the world to create a transformed future. The speakers highlight the crisis in our collective imagination and the need to reignite it. They discuss the possibility of training our imagination through functional imagery training and cognitive psychology. The speakers emphasize the importance of multi-sensory imagery, attaching emotions to visualizations, and finding personal meaning and purpose. They also address the factors that impede imagination, such as stress and a focus on negativity. The podcast suggests starting small, with attainable goals, and emphasizes the role of choice and agency in shaping our future.
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