Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Network and of Transition Town Totnes, and author of several books including 'The Transition Handbook' and most recently, 'From What Is to What If: unleashing the power of imagination to create the future we want'. He is an Ashoka Fellow, has spoken at TED Global and at several TEDx events.

In this interview for the Planet Local Voices series, Rob inspires with the story of how the Transition Movement  has for years been practically demonstrating and fostering a more resilient, healthy, and beautiful local future in communities around the world. Rob explains how this movement represents a profound - and urgently needed - break with the extractivist, (neo)colonial globalized economy, and emphasizes the critical need for boosting the radical collective imagination of what is possible as an antidote to despair and hopelessness.

To watch the video of this series, visit: Planet Local Voices interview series.

The music for this series is ‘Pines and Violet’, by Sky Toes.