Many people feel desperate about the state of the world today. It’s no wonder because the number of negative news we hear is endless – biodiversity loss, resource depletion, increasing inequality, wars, and so on. The more informed we are, the more helpless we feel, thinking, “How can I make a difference?”

It turns out that all of us can make a difference if we take a solutionary approach to our work. No matter what you do - a biologist, a teacher, a gardener - you can tackle big issues and change your field so it is more just, humane and sustainable.

In this episode, Zoe Weil, the co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, explains:

Why it’s important to cultivate the culture of service in our communities
What can local organizations do to involve young people
Why it’s more important to change the system rather than individuals within it
How you can solve pressing global issues locally
How you can find a meaningful career by answering only three questions
What a solutionary is and how you can become one yourself

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Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education and author of seven books and multiple TEDx talks. Zoe speaks at universities, conferences, and schools globally about how our education should go far beyond just having good grades and a diploma. She’s convinced that in today’s world with so many pressing global problems, we should give people the knowledge, tools and motivation to become change-makers for a healthy and humane world for all.

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