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Final Reflections

History for Tomorrow by Roman Krznaric

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As I read the final parts of History for Tomorrow . . I've been noodling on Krznaric's framing question - will we bend or will we break? Even if we have useful ideas, both available for the taking from history and surrounding us in the present, how likely is it that those ideas will take hold?

Sure some ideas spread do due to their alignment with our existing beliefs or their ability to solve problems; others provide a vehicle through which we can reconcile our worldviews with some some thread of truth we perceive to be contained in the idea . .  and others are accepted because of their suppression and neglect of certain truths. How we perceive, interpret and make sense of ideas depends very much on our own worldviews and the posture we take toward them - are we trying to learn? do we seek to think more critically . .  or do we not? And how do we think about our work in the context of this?

A good idea on its own is not necessarily enough to spark the collective imagination required to do the work that needs to be done, to make the changes we need to make. And yet, our social realities are constructed through our own lived experiences and interactions with others . . what implications might this have, when we think about the role of education, policy and the cultivation of shared spaces for shared imagining? And as we continue to move further into this (excess) information world . . how might we reframe the critical link between information, knowledge and wisdom?

As I read the final parts of History for Tomorrow . . I've been noodling on Krznaric's framing question - will we bend or will we break? Even if we have useful ideas, both available for the taking from history and surrounding us in the present, how likely is it that those ideas will take hold?

Sure some ideas spread do due to their alignment with our existing beliefs or their ability to solve problems; others provide a vehicle through which we can reconcile our worldviews with some some thread of truth we perceive to be contained in the idea . .  and others are accepted because of their suppression and neglect of certain truths. How we perceive, interpret and make sense of ideas depends very much on our own worldviews and the posture we take toward them - are we trying to learn? do we seek to think more critically . .  or do we not? And how do we think about our work in the context of this?

A good idea on its own is not necessarily enough to spark the collective imagination required to do the work that needs to be done, to make the changes we need to make. And yet, our social realities are constructed through our own lived experiences and interactions with others . . what implications might this have, when we think about the role of education, policy and the cultivation of shared spaces for shared imagining? And as we continue to move further into this (excess) information world . . how might we reframe the critical link between information, knowledge and wisdom?

As I read the final parts of History for Tomorrow . . I've been noodling on Krznaric's framing question - will we bend or will we break? Even if we have useful ideas, both available for the taking from history and surrounding us in the present, how likely is it that those ideas will take hold?

Sure some ideas spread do due to their alignment with our existing beliefs or their ability to solve problems; others provide a vehicle through which we can reconcile our worldviews with some some thread of truth we perceive to be contained in the idea . .  and others are accepted because of their suppression and neglect of certain truths. How we perceive, interpret and make sense of ideas depends very much on our own worldviews and the posture we take toward them - are we trying to learn? do we seek to think more critically . .  or do we not? And how do we think about our work in the context of this?

A good idea on its own is not necessarily enough to spark the collective imagination required to do the work that needs to be done, to make the changes we need to make. And yet, our social realities are constructed through our own lived experiences and interactions with others . . what implications might this have, when we think about the role of education, policy and the cultivation of shared spaces for shared imagining? And as we continue to move further into this (excess) information world . . how might we reframe the critical link between information, knowledge and wisdom?

As I read the final parts of History for Tomorrow . . I've been noodling on Krznaric's framing question - will we bend or will we break? Even if we have useful ideas, both available for the taking from history and surrounding us in the present, how likely is it that those ideas will take hold?

Sure some ideas spread do due to their alignment with our existing beliefs or their ability to solve problems; others provide a vehicle through which we can reconcile our worldviews with some some thread of truth we perceive to be contained in the idea . .  and others are accepted because of their suppression and neglect of certain truths. How we perceive, interpret and make sense of ideas depends very much on our own worldviews and the posture we take toward them - are we trying to learn? do we seek to think more critically . .  or do we not? And how do we think about our work in the context of this?

A good idea on its own is not necessarily enough to spark the collective imagination required to do the work that needs to be done, to make the changes we need to make. And yet, our social realities are constructed through our own lived experiences and interactions with others . . what implications might this have, when we think about the role of education, policy and the cultivation of shared spaces for shared imagining? And as we continue to move further into this (excess) information world . . how might we reframe the critical link between information, knowledge and wisdom?

As I read the final parts of History for Tomorrow . . I've been noodling on Krznaric's framing question - will we bend or will we break? Even if we have useful ideas, both available for the taking from history and surrounding us in the present, how likely is it that those ideas will take hold?

Sure some ideas spread do due to their alignment with our existing beliefs or their ability to solve problems; others provide a vehicle through which we can reconcile our worldviews with some some thread of truth we perceive to be contained in the idea . .  and others are accepted because of their suppression and neglect of certain truths. How we perceive, interpret and make sense of ideas depends very much on our own worldviews and the posture we take toward them - are we trying to learn? do we seek to think more critically . .  or do we not? And how do we think about our work in the context of this?

A good idea on its own is not necessarily enough to spark the collective imagination required to do the work that needs to be done, to make the changes we need to make. And yet, our social realities are constructed through our own lived experiences and interactions with others . . what implications might this have, when we think about the role of education, policy and the cultivation of shared spaces for shared imagining? And as we continue to move further into this (excess) information world . . how might we reframe the critical link between information, knowledge and wisdom?

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