The Edit: How to Hope
The Edit

The Edit: How to Hope

Our weekly round up of the best articles, podcasts and videos focusing on purpose in life, work and the world.

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7th Nov 2024

How hope arises, extending empathy beyond generations and more in #TheEdit.

  • Unifying leadership in a divided time. A conversation with the University of Oxford’s Karthik Ramanna on how managers can effectively navigate increasing political polarisation – HBR Podcast
  • How to hope. The wisdom of Rebecca Solnit, by journalist Anand Giridharadas – The Ink
  • The empathy gap that is imperilling future generations. To protect our descendants from catastrophe, we must overcome the emotional hurdles that make it easy for us to look away – Psyche
  • The forces of chance. Social scientists must embrace chaos theory – Aeon
  • How to be a kind manager – without being a pushover. Empathy does not mean your teams always get what they want – Financial Times
  • Difficult is not the same as impossible. An energising case for hope about the climate from Rebecca Solnit, Thelma Young Lutunatabua and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment – The Beautiful Truth
  • All the world’s a page. Contemporary artist Robert Montgomery reflects on the need for hope and art in a polarised world – The Beautiful Truth


“We need to remember our own heroic nature, our capacity for courage, compassion and action.”

Rebecca Solnit