Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy. Thriving is about going beyond sustainability to a net positive agenda of innovation and regeneration. Each episode is a dialogue with thought leaders and pioneering practitioners, capturing their perspective on the six great transitions to thriving: how to go from degradation to restoration of ecosystems, from depletion to renewal of resources, from disparity to responsibility in communities and workplaces, from disease to revitalisation of health, from disconnection to rewiring through technology, and from disruption to resilience in infrastructure and institutions. We also explore what kind of leadership are needed to create a thriving future, and how organisations can take action to integrate thriving into their strategies, products and services. This is not about false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and positive tipping points for change. The podcast builds on the foundations of my bestselling book "Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy." I look forward to having you join the movement for thriving and welcome your suggestions for who I should feature as invited guests on the podcast. Credits: Host: Wayne Visser. Podcast music: Amil Raja
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
9. One Life, One Mind, with David Lorimer
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Wayne Visser
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Season 1
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Episode 9
My guest this week is David Lorimer, an educator and philosopher, program director of the Scientific and Medical Network and author of A Quest for Wisdom: Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life. Listen to David talk about:
- How we can reframe education as “drawing out” rather than “stuffing in” – and why local action is a key to empowerment
- Why we have a vacuum of meaning in our modern society – due to materialistic science and consumerist culture
- How we can link science, spirituality and consciousness – and why having a living relationship with nature provides a clue
- How sustainability has enabled companies to carry on taking, rather than shifting to a balance of give and take
- Why we must move from technology-centred humans to human-centred technology and from a death economy to a life economy
Key links:
David Lorimer (LinkedIn)
The Scientific & Medical Network (website)
Synchronicity (poem)
Thriving (book)
Wayne Visser (website)
Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)