In this Omega Collaborative webinar, Omega founder Michael Lerner speaks with Thomas Homer Dixon to discuss his forthcoming book Commanding Hope, The Upside of Down, and The Cascade Institute. Homer Dixon is a Canadian professor of political science and one of the world’s widest read public intellectuals in the field of the global security. The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization, has influenced millions, appealing to senior thought leaders and millennials alike. Recently he launched the Cascade Institute  “..a centre addressing the full range of humanity’s converging environmental, economic, political and technological crises.”

Presented in collaboration with Foresight Analysis Nexus Initiative (FAN), Millennium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere (MAHB), Resilience Project & The New School at Commonweal

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Thomas Homer Dixon is a Canadian professor of political science and one of the world’s widest read public intellectuals in the field of global security. The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization, has influenced millions, appealing...

Michael is the president and co-founder of Commonweal. His current initiatives at Commonweal are Omega, the Omega  Resilience Awards, the Cancer Help Program, Healing Circles Global, CancerChoices, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and The New School at Commonweal....

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