Masterclass: Doughnut Economics and Long-Term Thinking with Kate Raworth & Roman Krznaric
Event description
Small Giants Academy presents this rare opportunity to join Kate Raworth and Roman Krznaric as your Masterclass instructors.
Kate Raworth is a renegade, maverick, rock-star economist, and author of the global bestseller Doughnut Economics. Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher and author of bestsellers like Empathy, The Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained. His new book is The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World.
In this unique masterclass Kate will present the Doughnut Economics model, and discuss the power that lies in redrawing the pictures that shape the way we see and interpret the world. To get into the Doughnut we must transform the underlying dynamics of our economies – turning degenerative industrial systems into regenerative ones, and divisive economies into distributive ones. She will share examples of how the Doughnut is being put into practice in business and in cities alike, with the challenges that arise in the process. Ultimately, these transformations depend upon transforming the very design of our organisations – be they businesses, NGOs or community groups – and Kate will invite us to dive into what that means for our own organisations and their role in the Next Economy.
Roman will explore how we can overcome the frenetic short-termism of the modern world, which hampers our capacity to create the Next Economy. Politicians can barely see past the next election or businesses past the next quarterly report, and we are addicted to the latest tweet and the ‘buy now’ button. Drawing on everything from the seventh-generation thinking of indigenous peoples and politically empowered ‘guardians of the future’ to the latest neuroscience research, he shows how we can extend our time horizons and become ‘cathedral thinkers’. Along the way he will be introducing experiential learning activities and discussions to expand the long-term imagination.
Kate and Roman will fuse their work on Doughnut Economics and becoming a Good Ancestor into powerful workshop exercises where we explore how future generations would want us to act today to create the Next Economy that they will inherit.
This masterclass will be intimate, participatory and engaging. Whilst no preparation is formally required, we highly encourage you to read Doughnut Economics in advance of attending.
Places are strictly limited so we apologies in advance for disappointment.
About Kate Raworth:
Kate Raworth is a renegade economist focused on exploring the economic mindset needed to address the 21st century’s social and ecological challenges, and is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries.
She is a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, where she teaches on the Masters in Environmental Change and Management. She is also Professor of Practice at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Her internationally acclaimed framework of Doughnut Economics has been widely influential amongst sustainable development thinkers, progressive businesses and political activists, and she has presented it to audiences ranging from the UN General Assembly to the Occupy movement. Her book, Doughnut Economics: seven ways to think like a 21st century economist was published in 2017 and has been translated into 18 languages.
She holds a first class BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and an MSc in Economics for Development, both from Oxford University.
About Roman Krznaric:
Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His books, including Empathy, The Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than 20 languages. His new book, The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World, has been described by U2’s The Edge as ‘the book our children’s children will thank us for reading’.
After growing up in Sydney and Hong Kong, Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political sociology. He went on to found the world’s first Empathy Museum and the digital Empathy Library, and was also a founding faculty member of The School of Life. He is currently a Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation.
Roman has been named by The Observer as one of Britain’s leading popular philosophers. His writings have been widely influential amongst political and ecological campaigners, education reformers, social entrepreneurs and designers. An acclaimed public speaker, his talks and workshops have taken him from a London prison to Google’s headquarters in California.
About our co-facilitator, Danny Almagor:
Danny is the co-founder and Chair of Small Giants, which he started with Berry, who also happens to be the mother of his three children, and the creative director of Small Giants. Prior to Small Giants, Danny was the founding CEO of Engineers Without Borders and the CEO of Medivax. He loves reading nonfiction and jumping on the trampoline with his kids.
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Concession Rate:
We offer concession rates to support those who are unemployed, studying or working for non-profits and B Corporations. Please check out using the concession ticketing option.
Accessibility:
If you require Auslan Interpretation, please contact us at info@smallgiants.com.au at least 2 weeks prior to the event. We will be very happy to arrange this for you.
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About Small Giants Academy:
Our vision at Small Giants Academy is for a just and inclusive transition to a global economy that supports human flourishing while living in harmony with the natural world. Through articles, podcasts, conversations and masterclasses that illuminate the work of global thought leaders, Small Giants Academy is leading its communities towards a hopeful future, the Next Economy.