The Solutionary Way

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June 27, 2024

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The Solutionary Way

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

- John Lennon -

The Solutionary Way

Zoe Weil had forty-five youngsters identify the world’s biggest problems, and was surprised when only five of them thought we could solve them. If children can’t imagine solving problems, “what will motivate them to try to make a difference?” Then, with their eyes closed, she helped them imagine a day in the future where all the problems had been solved, and questioned, “What role did you play in helping to bring about this better world?” Afterwards, when she asked again if they thought we could solve the problems, forty hands went up. Zoe expanded this thinking to help people learn to be solutionaries. Solutionaries start by imagining that a better world is possible. Through a four-step process, they “learn how to identify unjust, unsustainable, and inhumane systems and transform them so that they do the most good and least harm to people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life.” { read more }

Be The Change

Imagine a future where a problem in your community has been solved. Imagine the scene in detail. Now imagine what role you played in realizing the solution. Take a single first step. Be a solutionary!


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