Designing Hope

A$30 · Offered by Harry Hartog Rare Books

When did we stop dreaming of a better future? What happened to the sci-fi golden age of the 1950s, when futurism flourished as a discipline and drove innovation? As a society, either we struggle to imagine something good for the times to come or we fail to picture any future at all. Our world is in polycrisis; we face climate breakdown, societal fracturing, governmental collapse, war, and rising inequality. The exciting outcomes we dreamed of, from the space race to the wonder material plastic, have brought contingent problems of their own. We haven't yet developed mainstream and accessible new narratives to replace these failures, and if you ask someone to imagine 'the future', they'll probably still picture flying cars. Designing Hope resets expectations. Through the lens of four emerging futures, Sarah Housley shows us visions of hope that inspire action and critical thinking about how we'll live in the decades to come. 'We've stopped believing in or imagining a future. That's deadly. Housley's visionary yet bracingly practical book is an antidote to despair and a manual for our very survival.' - Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild 'We need some adventure in the fight for a workable future - some stuff to be aiming at and dreaming about. This book will fire up your imagination!' - Bill McKibben 'Designing Hope by Sarah Housley is essential reading - an antidote to doomscrolling in an age of mounting crises. Housley offers a rare and spirited optimism, made all the mo

• Binding: Hardcover

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