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Club of Rome member, philosopher, writer and distinguished professor, Bayo Akomolafe reflects on why familiar solution-driven approaches may no longer be adequate for addressing today’s converging crises.
The conversation examines how problems and solutions often arise from the same worldview; how modern cosmologies shape political and ecological futures and why colonisation continues to operate through everyday habits of thought. He suggests a way of responding to crisis that resists control and certainty; instead paying attention to the cracks where new meaning and responsibility may emerge.
Read the full interview to engage more deeply with the ideas discussed:clubofrome.org/blog-post/akomolafe-beyond-solutions
Club of Rome member, philosopher, writer and distinguished professor, Bayo Akomolafe reflects on why familiar solution-driven approaches may no longer be adequate for addressing today’s converging crises.
The conversation examines how problems and solutions often arise from the same worldview; how modern cosmologies shape political and ecological futures and why colonisation continues to operate through everyday habits of thought. He suggests a way of responding to crisis that resists control and certainty; instead paying attention to the cracks where new meaning and responsibility may emerge.
Read the full interview to engage more deeply with the ideas discussed:clubofrome.org/blog-post/akomolafe-beyond-solutions
