

Episode 6: Why we need visionaries and intermediaries: The case of the EU, Circular Economy and Ellen MacArthur.

The modern industrial world, created at the industrial Revolution or ‘First Deep Transition’, is known for its unsustainable use of natural resources and human labour. The Deep Transitions research asks the question of how the world became this way and if it is now altering as significantly?
Over the last 250 years the world changed irrevocably: from the power loom to the Ford Model T to the ongoing digitisation of our lives and livelihoods. Our researchers investigate these seismic changes, and the pervasive beliefs, norms and ‘rules’ they established in our societies and systems. Learn more about the theory and its implementation in practice as our researchers discuss their projects and the fascinating insights, they gain from the past in this debut Deep Transitions podcast series.
March 2020
April 2020
Episode 3: Imprints of War in Deep Transitions – Dr Caitriona McLeish and Dr Phil Johnstone.
Episode 4: Diving in deep to the data: text mining and deep transitions – Dr Daniele Rotolo and Dr Frederique Bone
Episode 5: A good day at the office? The role of IT and the central office in Deep Transitions – Professor Ed Steinmueller
Episode 6: Why we need visionaries and intermederies: The case of the EU, Circular Economy and Ellen MacArthur – Dr Florian Kern