The Atlas Project

By: Chris Kutarna & Scott Jones
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  • It’s a new world. To navigate it, we need new maps. Each episode, best-selling author Chris Kutarna and Scott Jones soar 50,000 feet above the immediate headlines in politics, economics, science and society. The Atlas Project aims to reveal the big picture of where humanity is headed, and the choices we all need to face.
    © 2022 Chris Kutarna & Scott Jones
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  • Episode 54: Can We Imagine Wider Futures?

    Episode 54: Can We Imagine Wider Futures?
    Jan 2 2022
    In this spoken-word essay, Chris offers three big questions to help stimulate your brain to imagine wider futures: 1/ How open is the future? 2/ How optional is new technology? 3/ How likely are new forms of organization and society? Read the essay and join the conversation at neuegeo.org (https://www.neuegeo.org).
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    30 mins
  • Episode 53: Three Best Questions to Close 2021 and Start the New Year

    Episode 53: Three Best Questions to Close 2021 and Start the New Year
    Dec 22 2021
    If you're looking for original conversation-starters for your holiday party or feast, here's our Top 3. What would you add to the list? 1/ How far out IS the future? This month: COVID? this decade: Climate Change? this century: China? Are we horizon makers or horizon takers? 2/ Who is the "WE"? My political tribe? My nation? My human race? What challenges am I facing alone, and what challenges are you facing with me? 3/ Can we make blessings powerful too? We've now got great tools to sling mud and turn crypto-hype into gold. What about spreading goodwill? Can we work good magic on each other? 4/ [Reserved for listeners!] 5/ WDYT?... scottkentjones@gmail.com christopher.kutarna@gmail.com @scottkentjones @ChrisKutarna We look forward to hearing from you. Happy Holidays! Follow (https://twitter.com/ChrisKutarna) Chris on Twitter @ChrisKutarna (https://twitter.com/ChrisKutarna) Follow (https://twitter.com/ScottKentJones) Scott on Twitter @ScottKentJones (https://twitter.com/ScottKentJones) The Atlas Project is a publication of the Neue Geographical Society. Find out more about the global Society to think differently and see "neue" things. www.neuegeo.org (https://www.neuegeo.org)
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 52: Who Are The Innovators?

    Episode 52: Who Are The Innovators?
    Aug 1 2021
    Summary Hosts Scott Jones and Chris Kutarna ask: who are the innovators in our strained society? Building on Merton’s Strain Theory, Scott and Chris explore our relationships to the mainstream from climate to cryptocurrency. The Hosts Chris Kutarna is an author, speaker, facilitator and founder of basecamp (@onecampfire) and the Neue Geographical Society (@braveneueways). He challenges the world to brave new ways, breaking old maps and making new ones towards a shared horizon of a better world. Scott Jones is a podcaster (Give & Take), speaker, theologian and consultant. He weaves his knowledge of religion, current events, and pop culture to bring listeners on a conversational journey to something entertaining, informative, and oftentimes enlightening. Navigate [00:00] - Introduction [6:50] - The strain currently on climate & society [10:15] - Making sense of strain then and now [14:00] - Insight from unsettling truths / Merton’s Strain Theory [25:00] - Chris wants to be a rebel [34:40] - Our relationship with the mainstream [37:50] - We’re all necessary to improvement [45:50] - What should the goals be? [49:15] - Alternative labels for Merton’s boxes [56:00] - Cryptocurrency in 1 () minute [1:00:35] - Cryptocurrency & Merton’s boxes [1:03:45] - Typologies as maps & closing the conversation Explore Merton’s Theory Check out the show links to find Merton’s (1938) Strain Theory paper & the model Scott and Chris used in the episode. What to do next? Follow the Brave New Thinking Clubhouse: Scott loves Clubhouse. A lot. Subscribe & don’t miss an episode. And, consider the outputs: Ask yourself the questions Scott & Chris found in the conversation. Start a conversation with your family, friends, or colleagues. Life is a team sport. The Socials basecamp @onecampfire The Neue Geographical Society @braveneueways Chris @ChrisKutarna chris@journeytobasecamp.com Scott @ScottKentJones scottkentjones@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 8 mins

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