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Mark Goyder's avatar

Like John and Volans, Yomorrow's Company and I have sought to help Anthropy on its way. I wasnt able to attend the session with Kemi Badenoch because Michael Solomon and I were running a session at the same time which asked for game changing ideas to transform our current system of value/wealth creation. We heard from Jyoti Banerjee of North Star Transition of the place-based transformation he is devloping in Wales -a fine example of of what John might call Rewilding Markets! Rita Clifton too gave examples from the place-based and integrative work work of Forum for the Future around food and agriculture in India and elsewhere We heard from Will Hutton on the possibilities of mobilising the collective power of small pension fund into superfunds of real potential. Michael Solomon of Responsible 100 described how his challenge to water companies at previous Anthropy gatherings was now leading to an effort to create transparency. I am working with Tomorrow's Company and the BSI on efforts to catalyse a combined and effective use by government departments of the power of public procurement to prioritise companies of good character. I hope all this may count as a contribution towards the Plan B? Havent got any decent photos though!

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Aysu Kececi's avatar

To truly embrace Plan B, it seems that we need a strong vision and a significant shift in mindset. It requires plenty of courage, creativity, and focus. While right-wing ideologies continue to dominate across the world, and perhaps this mindset is sometimes fed by human nature and the overall insecurity that keeps us trapped in that cycle, it extends and perpetuates the spiral. I want to deeply understand what can succeed in a world free from dictatorships, when humans are left to their own devices. Because, in this current reality, the rapid development of countries often relies on oil or dictatorship, for example. While history may not repeat itself exactly, human nature does not change, and it is tied to the power spiral. That’s why I wonder if Plan B, with its different options, should be included in the vision—perhaps with concepts like AI, a new, smarter Übermensch, or even religious perspectives. But for this to work, it needs to resonate with the masses, the average human crowd.

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