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Apr 29

Rippling Hope for Alternative Futures: An invitation into a shared conversation about mapping…

Join our online discussion on Mapping Alternative Futures, at 3pm (GMT+1) on Monday 1st June 2026. Book your space here.

Rippling Hope for Alternative Futures: An invitation into a shared conversation about mapping…

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Mar 10

Is this a glasnost moment for capitalism?

On paradigm shifts, more narrative loss, and why belief is draining away

Is this a glasnost moment for capitalism?

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Feb 23

The world is too much

On burnout, complexity and narrative collapse

The world is too much

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Feb 11, 2025

Reclaiming Hope for Alternative Futures

Part 1 — Transition Models and Metaphor: Proposing a new model for systems transformation

A stylized iceberg floats in the ocean, with two business-suited figures shaking hands at its small, visible peak. Below the water’s surface, the much larger submerged portion features whimsical scenes — a dancing pair, a deer, a castle, a couple with children, an orca, a mermaid, an owl in flight, and small fish — suggesting a hidden world under the waves.

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Jun 12

Somewhere soft to land

The craft and art of social infrastructure

Somewhere soft to land

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Feb 11, 2025

Researching Hope for Alternative Futures

Appendix: Methods and considerations in an experimental relational approach to uncovering the ecosystem of alternative futures…

Researching Hope for Alternative Futures

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Feb 11, 2025

Resourcing Hope for Alternative Futures

Part 4 — Funding and Philanthropy: Fixing the funding shortfall to nourish new possibilities

A whimsical illustration of a lush green forest with a winding dirt path leading to a small candy-covered cottage. In the foreground, several swallows and a white ibis fly overhead, some carrying seeds in their beaks. Tall evergreens and rolling hills fill the background, while a black cauldron sits beside the purple-roofed gingerbread-style house on the right.

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Feb 11, 2025

Practising Hope for Alternative Futures

Part 3 — Scale and Practice: Revealing what characterises the transformational work of alternative futures practitioners in the UK

A woman in a blue blouse and long skirt stands in front of a glowing yellow portal or mirror, through which a lush green forest is visible. Behind her, a bear, a deer with antlers, and an otter appear to follow, while a swallow soars overhead. The background is a soft gray haze, highlighting the bright, circular portal reflecting a vibrant natural landscape.

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Oct 31, 2023

Liminal Economics: Swimming at the Edge of the Economy

Liminal Economics: Swimming at the Edge of the Economy

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Jun 17, 2021

Attachment Economics: everyday pioneers for the next economy

As we emerge tentatively from lockdown, feeling variously anxious and unsettled but sometimes hopeful, serious questions must be asked…

Attachment Economics: everyday pioneers for the next economy

Jessica Prendergrast

Jessica Prendergrast

Jess left Westminster for the West Country ten years ago and has since established several social enterprises with her fellow directors of Onion Collective CIC.

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