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Social Tipping Points | Erin Remblance

Apr 11, 2024

Erin Remblance, a degrowth advocate, discusses creating social tipping points for change. They explore challenging power dynamics, think tanks' influence, preserving democracy, and driving societal transformation through shared values. The conversation delves into embedding new values, historical lessons, and the urgency for sustainable strategies amid the climate crisis.

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Creating social tipping points requires connecting individuals with similar values and behaviors.

Establishing courses like Project Tipping Point helps mobilize movements and facilitate change.

Effective leadership in navigating incremental change involves prioritizing future generations and collective well-being.

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Creating Social Tipping Points through Connection and Support Networks

Connecting like-minded individuals helps embed new values and behaviors, preventing them from reverting to old ways. Protecting individuals through support networks enables them to spread messages effectively to their networks, fostering change.

Introduction

3min

Exploring Community Support and Power Dynamics in Crisis

2min

Influence of Think Tanks and Neoliberal Policies in the United States

2min

Urgency to Preserve Democracy and Prevent Decline

21min

Creating Social Tipping Points for Change

18min

Navigating Change Through Leadership

9min

Reflections on the Future and the Necessity for Change

3min

Here’s the good news: People can change—quickly.

Sometimes it feels impossible to imagine anything other than collapse with the way our energy systems are designed, the corruption in governance, and the financial motives which skew the present system towards profit over everything else. It’s true that if nothing changes, the global system will collapse. But it’s also true that people are capable of amazing feats of imagination and adaptation—especially social imagination.

This week I’m joined by Erin Remblance, degrowth advocate and co-founder of ReBiz, an “un/school” designed to equip all people with the worldview and skills to create regenerative and pluriversal post-growth futures. ReBiz offers a core course on social tipping points and Erin joined me to discuss exactly that: What are social tipping points? And, importantly, how do we create them? This is a conversation about technology, economy, imagination, politics and a just transition—because most people are good people.

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Planet: Critical

Social Tipping Points | Erin Remblance

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Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Creating Social Tipping Points through Connection and Support Networks

Building Networks for Change and Mobilization

Challenges in Organizing and Achieving Change

Leadership, Education, and Envisioning Radical Change

Embracing Sustainable Futures and Prioritizing Collective Well-being

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