Alternative Editorial: A Socio-Politics For Our Times
4TH SECTOR, A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, BEHAVIOUR, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, INDIVIDUAL, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CANpat kaneI-WE-WORLD, socio-politics, individuals, community action network, narrative, hope
If we became the best storytellers we could possibly be, says Rob Hopkins, we'd shape our social futures better
A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, LOCALISM, REGEN ECONOMIESpat kanerob hopkins, civic square, transition network, transition towns, storytelling, power of story, new narratives, narrative
Connecting the climate crisis and the cost-of-living crisis together is a vital task. Here's some message strategies to get there
Alternative Editorial: Don't Settle
A/UK EDITORIAL, A BETTER MEDIA, BEHAVIOUR, FEMININE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, REGEN ECONOMIESpat kanewomen, feminism, system change, agency, development, narrative, being the change
Alternative Editorial: What's The Medium For This Message?
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BEHAVIOUR, BOUNCE BEYOND, CREATE THE FEEL, PLANET A, SHAPE THE SYSTEMpat kanealternative media, communication, social media, narrative, storytelling, propaganda, soft power
If we send love letters to a liveable future, will that motivate us better than scary facts, asks Becky Burchell
Yearn for the vast and endless sea (if you really want the boat built). More In Common suggest new post-Covid stories to inspire and unite us
What are the stories in our head, and our culture, that inhibits us from embracing ethical finance? Future Narratives Lab tells us
Alternative Editorial: Together We Stand Alone
Alternative Editorial: Cognitive Dissonance
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ANTI-RACISM, BEHAVIOUR, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TELL THE STORYpat kanemedia, narrative, psychology, conspiracy, cognitive dissonance, populism
Alternative Editorial: A Loud Cry
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, FEMININE, TELL THE STORYpat kanepower, violence, women, narrative, media culture, royal family, feminism, masculinity
Alternative Editorial: 2020 Was A Game Changer
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Alternative Editorial: Lockdown Reframe
Don't use a megaphone to convey your compassionate message. Instead make a mosaic of emotional moments, under a narrative house
"How we talk about COVID-19 affects how we respond to it": Ella Saltmarshe on framing our corona-stories towards the common good
"Stories are more powerful than statistics" in economics. If so, asks Tim Jackson, what's a better story?
If we want a big narrative to shape politics, Monbiot's "Restoration" idea might not be enough. Do we need to add a story of "Emergence"?
“A system that privileges rationality over emotion is a system that protects the status quo”. How stories can help break through