by Omega | Feb 11, 2025 | Economy
Leonora Grcheva is the Cities and Region lead at the Doughnut Economic Action Lab (DEAL), working with people from all over the world to explore new ways of envisioning their local communities. The project draws upon the ideas of the British economist Kate Raworth,...
by Omega | Feb 10, 2025 | Worldviews
Like its 15 predecessors, this year’s Blueprint includes essays and buzzwords. What it doesn’t include is a set of predictions for the year 2025. As I outlined last year, I no longer think we have the insight to make such timedcalls. As I said then, “Our means of...
by Omega | Feb 10, 2025 | Resilience
Taking into account the intertwined nature of existential threats and the linkages between systems, our foresight work seeks to challenge the assumptions that sustain the status quo and to facilitate new discussion, new partnerships, and new action informed by a...
by Omega | Feb 7, 2025 | Resilience
In episode 222 of America Adapts, I sit down with Dr. Carolyn Kousky, a leading expert in climate risk and insurance, to explore the transformative potential of ‘Insurance for Good.’ We discuss how climate change is not only intensifying risks like...
by Omega | Feb 6, 2025 | Worldviews
Beijing has been pressuring private firms to build daycare centres, wards and other age-care infrastructure to shore up gaps left by indebted local governments. But will they continue to invest if profits are far off? Other East Asian countries such as Japan are also...
by Omega | Feb 5, 2025 | Environment
The analysis of global catastrophic events often occurs in isolation, simplifying their study. In reality, risks cascade and interact. Therefore, it is essential to consider the interconnected nature of global risks. This investigation explores the interplay between...
by Omega | Feb 4, 2025 | Environment
Fifty years into the project of modeling Earth’s future climate, we still don’t really know what’s coming. Some places are warming with more ferocity than expected. Extreme events are taking scientists by surprise. Right now, as the bald reality of climate change...
by Omega | Feb 3, 2025 | Resilience
As we reach the midpoint of Strategy 2030, we are entering a new humanitarian era. A complex mass of emerging trends is changing the world around us and affecting our ability to act: from social and geo-political polarisation to protracted conflicts that threaten...
by Omega | Jan 31, 2025 | Resilience
As a new year dawns, it’s hard not to feel anxiety about what’s coming next, especially when it comes to American democracy. At times like these, one can feel the urge to check out or hunker down, to turn inward. But it’s important to remember that all this flux and...
by Omega | Jan 31, 2025 | Polycrisis
2024 often felt manic, with assassination attempts on Donald Trump, war in the Middle East and the implosion of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. But there’s no reason to think 2025 will be any calmer. That’s not just because Trump is likely to preside over a...
