It is not what happens, it is how you respond that makes the difference.
As public health authorities and governments scramble to manage the coronavirus pandemic, we humans are sheltering in place, being called upon to stay home, be responsible, resourceful and resilient. The pandemic is profoundly changing the way we live and work, how we consume resources and entertain ourselves – and having dramatic economic, social and cultural impacts. I hope you’re keep safe, at home, in place, grateful to those on the frontline doing battle with this threat.
My ARISING from Disruption series has emerged as a Virtual Churchill, because my realtime Winston Churchill Fellowship study tour was deferred because of the global pandemic. I was due to leave Australia this weekend to travel for eight weeks to Japan, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Europe. Since overseas travel is not possible at this time, I will now be chatting online to makers, creaters and entrepreneurial people who are adapting, being resourceful and self-reliant at this time of crisis.
I am beginning this video series with Australians I know, talking about how they are responding, and will intersperse these with creative and regenerative practitioners globally about hands-on actions (gardening, making, creating, upcycling, stitching, mending), adaptations and innovations.
ARISING from Disruption is an evolving series of conversations with entrepreneurial people about self-sufficiency, resourcefulness and adaptation at this time of transformative change. I hope you find some seeds of inspiration and hope from their stories.
