How do we guide our societies along transformative development pathways that have a deep respect for the natural world, from which we are inseparable? Part of the answer lies in how we think about and understand our economies, which, whether we like it or not, penetrate every aspect of our world.

In the research world interdisciplinary is a buzzword. Research applications are full of requests to fund interdisciplinary work. This post explores why that’s a good thing – and how we can go even further.

The arts through its critical lens, open-ended and creative nature, can unpack knowledge, ‘un-know’, and dismantle prejudices and our preconceived understandings of the economy and the world.

Fostering mentalities that consider long-term thinking as a core pillar of governance plans in both the private and public sector can be a powerful force for good.

If our economies are to work significantly better for society and nature, then we need to more genuinely embrace diversity in economics perspectives and break away from the monopolistic stranglehold that conventional economics exerts on education, discourses, policy work, and practice.