Act: Inspiration

Reflections, Predictions and Intentions | Frankly #21

January 3, 2023

A warm year end greetings followers and friends!

Woof! It’s been almost a year since we started this podcast – I really had no idea it would evolve to a weekly thing (+ Frankly’s!). There is so much to do as society gradually – or suddenly -heads into The Great Simplification, it is sometimes hard to prioritize. I still fundamentally believe in the emergent human response to collective challenges – but to do that, more people need to see the systems synthesis of what we face – which was the initial thrust of this platform.

I learned a lot along the way – about the world, about my guests and about myself. This all is a journey without a clear destination – for now I am grateful to know there are so many humans – around the world – following – and extending this conversation. We can’t directly fight the Superorganism – the dynamic is too strong even for heads of state or the worlds richest -but changes are coming – what we can do -all of us – is change the initial conditions that future events will encounter. That’s the tiny contribution of this podcast and YouTube channel.

Here is a brief (15 minute) impromptu reflection, with a few predictions and some personal/podcast intentions. Much more to come in near future. Thanks for being part of this.

warmly,

Nate

Thanks for reading The Great Simplification!

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Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF) an organization focused on educating and preparing society for the coming cultural transition. Allied with leading ecologists, energy experts, politicians and systems thinkers ISEOF assembles road-maps and off-ramps for how human societies can adapt to lower throughput lifestyles.

Nate holds a Masters Degree in Finance with Honors from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. He teaches an Honors course, Reality 101, at the University of Minnesota.


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