On the Hangout this Tuesday: Co-Created Hope Series?

Sarah Santacroce

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Hello again,

Happy Sunday!

We’d like to invite you to our next Hangout, on Tuesday, Sept 23rd, 8.30am CET.

Topic: The Hope Documentary series, an alternative to the Week.

I had posted summaries of each episode in this post.

@Maria do Céu Bastos

and I are curious if anyone else would be up for hosting a series of calls where we each host a conversation around one of the 6 topics.

Here’s a quick summary (by ChatGPT, not me) of the 6 episodes:

The Great Opportunity

Guide: Paul Hawken

This episode opens by showing three real-world cases from different regions tackling climate change. The emphasis is on how solutions already exist that both reduce emissions and lift quality of life. It aims to shift the frame from loss and sacrifice to possibility.

The Power of Two Words

Guide: Rob Hopkins

The “two words” are “What if…”. This episode invites people to imagine different ways of doing things: how food could be grown, cities designed, transport arranged. It looks at innovative yet accessible practices — soil regeneration via fungi, rethinking mobility, designing spaces for people — all grounded in imaginative possibility.

Metamorphosis

Guide: Kate Raworth

Focuses on economic systems. It explores Doughnut Economics (Kate Raworth’s model) — how societies can thrive without overstepping planetary boundaries, how economies can regenerate instead of degrade. It’s about rethinking finance, consumption, growth, and measuring success beyond GDP.

The Power of the Invisible

Guide: Fernando Valladares

This is about what we often don’t see: hidden emissions, overlooked sources of harm or waste, subtle ways to make a difference. For example, better practices in food and housing (insulation, reducing invisible emissions) that have large cumulative impact. It invites attention to what’s usually off radar but powerful.

The Great Transformation

Guide: Bertrand Piccard

This episode looks forward: envisioning a world powered 100% by renewables; cities that heal and sustain; rewilding landscapes; aligning human systems (transport, energy, built environment) with ecology. It’s about seeing transformation at scale.

The Secret Ingredient

Guide: Norah Magero

What’s missing? This episode argues that to truly reduce atmospheric CO₂ and reverse damage, two interlinked issues must be addressed: oceans and inequality. It's surprising, often underemphasized, but essential. Oceans as carbon sinks, ecosystems; inequality limiting participation and fairness in climate solutions.

Let’s see if we can co-create a series of Hope conversations in our community!

See you this Tuesday, at 8.30 CET.

Or if you can’t make it but would like to facilitate one session, please comment below!

Warmly

Sarah and Nadene

P.S. and on the same day, at 1pm CET

@Barbara Holzner

will present their Plan B game. Join us!

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