What do a grandmother’s advice on ants, a time machine and an iceberg have in common? 

According to Dr Vishnu Prahalad, they’re all part of what it means for us to live more sustainably, by learning to  think in terms of systems. 

 On this episode of the reMAKERS, we talk to Dr Prahalad: a conservationist, ecologist, systems thinker, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania.

Dr Prahalad connects different fields – from environmental management and geography to history, politics and economics – that need to come together for us to live harmoniously on our planet with the environment and the species who rely on it. 

This episode is sure to get you thinking about life, the Universe and everything, from the smallest ant to the biggest systems that surround us all.

SHOW NOTES

Things and people we mention

The Bachelor of Natural Environment and Conservation at the University of Tasmania 

Vishnu’s talk on systems thinking and sustainability for the Modern Money Lab 

Vishnu’s recent co-authored paper on making sustainability laws work, while treating our addiction to economic growth

From What Is to What If by Rob Hopkins 

The Transition Network

Economist Stephanie Kelton  

NewDemocracy.com.au

Wales’ former Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe on the reMAKERS 

The history of Tasmania Together 

The Iceberg Model and our intro to systems change thinking 

The Australia Institute’s Richard Denniss on the reMAKERS

The Bioregional Economy by Molly Scott Cato

Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows

Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber 

Recommendations and things you can do

Check out Vishnu’s work at the University of Tasmania (UTas).

Check out the Bachelor of Natural Environments and Conservation at UTas. 

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This episode of the reMAKERS was recorded from the lands of the Gubbi Gubbi people, in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and the lands of the muwinina and palawa peoples in nipaluna/Hobart in lutruwita/Tasmania.  We honour the Traditional Owners of these lands and waters, and pay our respect to Elders past and present.