Atelier of What's Next

Hello! @davidbent is starting Atelier of What's Next -- a studio for developing initiatives, institutions and more for a sustainable world. What's needed? What's ready? What can we do? What next? Mostly on BlueSky @atelierwhatsnext.bsky.social exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW UPDATE. As predicted, the 3 days a week with Absurd Intelligence has made a regular WeekNote harder. INITIATIVES -Scaling up sustainable innovation: @cisl_cambridge event. -@UCL_ISR: 'Responding to Abundance: Yes, and…' Absurd Intelligence exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-mont…

EVENT REPORT: Good faith arguments against 'post-growth'. -Ecosystem thinking for a post-growth future. -Good faith arguments against: their responses, and my list. -New framings needed. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/event-report…

NEW WEEKNOTE w/c w/c 21 & 28 April 2025, covering CATALYST & ENABLER -Services offered: could you use a strategist/futurist/facilitator? INITIATIVES -Assembly Dialogues 0/DETECTING -'The Rift': new Chatham House research cycle -'Speak Up' Agency launch exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTE w/c 31 Mar 2025. -How can a climate innovation hub deliver the most impact over the next 3-5 years? -Do MAGA hate Europe because they fear we can succeed with progressive values? -Trump tariffs: careful what you wish for. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

WEEKNOTES for w/c 17 & 24 Mar 2025. 'CATALYST & ENABLER' MANAGEMENT -2025 Intentions -Job feedback INITIATIVES -Venture Partner,Conduit Connect 0/DETECTING -Trump as derailment _event_ -Rise of new religious practices and/or new religions? exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES WEEKNOTES w/c 10 Mar, covering: 0/DETECTING Operating in a world where Trump is setting the weather. ATELIER MANAGEMENT 2024 Results -Progress on the story I want to be able to tell. -Progress on KPIs. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES w/c 10, 17, 24 Feb, & 2 Mar This week covers: ATELIER MANAGEMENT -From 'getting by' to 'existentially revived'. INITIATIVES -Hard investigations: responding to the risks we're in. -Becoming a Venture Partner at Conduit Connect. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW ATELIER POST. It has been a head-spinning and heart-stopping few weeks. I've not had a chance to produce a WeekNotes. Here is a talk I gave in 2019 which, amongst other things, says we cannot assume the US will underpin the global order any more. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/holding-post…

NEW WEEKNOTE w/c 27 Jan & 3 Feb 2025, covers: -Looking for roles. INITIATIVES -CUSP bulletin: exploring hopefully. -Using Time Well: ending gracefully. -Podcast UK's first electric fishing boat 0/DETECT -Recovering technocrat -Avoiding overwhelm exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES w/c 20 Jan 2025, by @davidbent: -Immortal Address in memory of Robert Burns: 'in uncertain times, live life as artistic expression'. -Investment principles for the next ten years: 'industrial revolutions on a deadline'. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTE Nov and Dec 2024. Apologies for the delays. This time: 0/DETECTING -Talk: Navigating arapidly changing world. -Domineering finance: we missed the moment. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTE w/c 4 Nov. Did you notice the US election? RUNNING THE ATELIER -Consequences for the Atelier. 0/DETECTING -Long-term big picture: our past is ending. -Impact on climate might be less than feared (for good & bad reasons). -More... exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES w/c 21 & 28 Oct. INITIATIVES -Influential Trajectories RUNNING THE ATELIER -Supporters Group. 0/DETECTING -Invisible knapsack of white privilege -Growth vs Degrowth narrative war #ReadingNotes -CarbonBrief on UNEP Emissions Gap Report exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW ATELIER WEEKNOTES for w/c 14 Oct 2024. Covers: RUNNING THE ATELIER -Testing an idea: Contact or Supporters Group. 0/DETECTING #ReadingNotes -Mission-oriented innovation for sustainable polymers in liquid formulation, by Massey-Broker and Conway exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTE for w/c 7 Oct 2024. REQUEST on Influential Trajectories. 0/DETECTING -A Roadmap to Impact for Family Offices #ReadingNotes -TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN SUSTAINABILITY -@TransCapSpace's Definition and Hallmarks of Systemic Investing exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES w/c 23 and 30 Sep 2024. This week covers: INITIATIVES 'Who assembles the assemblies?’ — Humanity Project Assembly Dialogues. 0/DETECTING Digital wallets for gorillas (or the frontiers of AI and more-than-human governance are weird). exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

New WeekNotes w/c 16 Sep 2024. Imagining & enacting alternatives to dominant culture -Collective Imagination Practices Toolkit -Ursula Le Guin -Designs for the Pluriverse -Barcelona's bubbles of ontologies. Overshoot Commission New podcast w/ Amy Wilson exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES w/c 2 and 9 Sep 2024, covering: -Exploring What's Next: generating a better future. -Chatham House Sustainability Accelerator UnConference. Enjoy! exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…

NEW WEEKNOTES w/c 15 & 22 July. Covers: ATELIER MANAGEMENT. -Tracking progress on 2024 intentions. INITIATIVES. -Event: Exploring What's Next: generating a better future. -Meaningful Futures: first pilot. 0/DETECTING. -Resilience vs Flourishing. exploringwhatsnext.substack.com/p/atelier-week…