Annaïg bringing change to Plabannec, France
The exciting story of how Plabennec en Transition organised around local elections as a way of bringing change.
Rob Hopkins
The ‘E Se’ (‘What If’) Tour in Portugal: a report by Rob Hopkins
This is a write-up of the tour we just finished around Portugal, which I hope captures how it was. It was quite an adventure! May it leave a legacy of renewed energy and momentum and some new tools and practices, as well as new connections between people.
As dedicated non-flyers,
Ministry of Imagination Manifesto released as the world goes to the polls.
This year, 49% of the world goes to the polls in 64 countries. As Time magazine puts it, “2024 is not just AN election year.It’s perhaps THE election year”.
Time magazine
The outcomes of these elections will hugely shape the world and our future, most importantly of all
How the ‘From What If to What Next’ podcast came to be.
Rob Hopkins shares the story of how his podcast series was born, and shares some of his highlights from the journey so far... It all started with the first lockdown. All of a sudden, weeks of work that lay ahead of me, travelling here and there to give workshops and
Rob Hopkins reviews ‘Human Kind: A Hopeful History’ by Rutger Bregman
So many times, in conversations with friends reflecting on things we see happening in the world, someone will say “well, basically we’re all shit aren’t we?” Or “human beings are basically vile aren’t they?” Or words to that effect. This belief in a selfish, destructive, greedy, violent
The Importance of Imagination – an interview with Rob Hopkins
An interview with Rob Hopkins by Jill Kiedaisch (Chelsea Green Publishing)
From What Is to What If author Rob Hopkins is cofounder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network and author of The Power of Just Doing Stuff, The Transition Handbook, and The Transition Companion. He earned a spot on
Rob ‘Hop King’: my first year as a hop farmer
As someone fascinated by the craft beer movement, in particular the remarkable things it does with hops, I had a moment last year when I wondered if my surname, Hopkins, somehow referred to an ancient relative who was known among his neighbours as the ‘Hop King’. That his knowledge of