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Nov 2021
1h 6m

Part Four: Future Tense Politics

HEADSPACE STUDIOS, THE LONG TIME PROJECT, SCENERY STUDIOS
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How can we do politics with a Long Time lens? So often it feels like our leaders are firmly stuck in the short-term, motivated by getting re-elected every four or five years and the sway of vested interests.  In this episode we meet the people changing this both from within government and outside it, with their imaginative and innovative - yet highly realist ... Show More
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BONUS Part Six Practice: Your Long Time Ritual
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Part Six: The Art (and Pop Culture) of Getting Long Time
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BONUS Part Five Practice: Decolonising Your Imagination with Afro-rithms
This imaginative and interactive meditation exercise gives you a unique opportunity to experience elements of the Afro-rithms from the Future game with its co-creator, Ahmed Best. Feel the right hemisphere of your brain awaken with new ideas as he guides and inspires you to build ... Show More
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