A trigger event can’t start a crisis by itself; some underlying stress or stresses must also be operating. Our leaders should pay far more attention to these stresses, because they’re ultimately far more important.
Let’s Avoid ‘Trigger Fixation’ Read More »
Times Colonist article by Thomas Homer-Dixon — We need to ensure that our hope is “honest” — that it’s grounded, not in avoidance and denial, but in the best scientific understanding of the polycrisis.
Plenty of Reason for Hope, if We Work Together for Change Read More »
Globe and Mail article by Thomas Homer-Dixon, Michael Lawrence, and Scott Janzwood — The backlash against the “polycrisis” neologism is well under way. But the polycrisis idea can motivate urgent scientific investigation into the architecture of global crisis interaction.
Earth’s Polycrisis is No Mere Illusion Read More »
The Conversation article by Michael Lawrence — The debate around polycrisis is largely a question of whether we really understand the mess we’re in.
Polycrisis: Why We Must Turn this Meme into a Big Idea Read More »
VIDEO — President of Royal Roads University Dr. Philip Steenkamp speaks with Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon about the global polycrisis and what we can do to turn a cascade of crises into a “virtuous cascade” of success.
How Do We Turn a Cascade of Crises into a Cascade of Successes? Read More »
VIDEO by Thomas Homer-Dixon — In his closing keynote at The Globe and Mail’s Future of Canada Series, Thomas Homer-Dixon calls for a National Dialogue on Canada’s Futures to help Canada face the emerging global polycrisis.
Hope and Canada’s futures: Resilience in a Polycrisis Read More »
New York Times article by Thomas Homer-Dixon and Johan Rockström — Today’s mess is best understood as a global polycrisis—a term which implies that humanity is dealing with a complex knot of seemingly distinct but actually deeply entangled crises.
What Happens When a Cascade of Crises Collide? Read More »
Distrust of new technology runs deep in the climate movement. But we don’t have the critical green technologies we need to get us to net-zero by 2050 — and assuming we do is wishful thinking.
Every Politically Feasible Pathway to Net-Zero Requires a Technological Breakthrough Read More »
Globe and Mail article by Thomas Homer-Dixon — Russian President Vladimir Putin is forcing the West to play a dangerous game of chicken, and he’s about to throw his steering wheel out the window.
Putin isn’t Bluffing about Using Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine Read More »
Globe and Mail article by Thomas Homer-Dixon and Robin Cox — We need to improve how we marshal, integrate, apply and communicate the best knowledge about B.C.’s emerging risks – those known and anticipated, as well as those unexpected and even currently unimaginable.
