People are feeling anxious urgency about climate change, and they're disillusioned with the rate of change brought about by institutions in power. However, A.I technologies are empowering individuals to experiment with the boundaries of reality and imagine inventive solutions to the world's problems, on their terms. At the intersection of both developments is the birth of a new macro behaviour -- eco-imagination. Beyond technology, an experimental cultural moment is making space for all kinds of creative attitudes to sustainability and the climate. Think ecofeminism and intersectional eco-thinking, as well as technobiophilia, which explores how technology and nature could co-exist harmoniously. In this live, we explore the research Canvas8 has been conducting on the shifting perspectives on nature, and how it is reflected in shopping habits, language, education, and brand perception.
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Kalpana Arias is a technologist, urban greening activist, gardener, and the founder of Nowadays On Earth, a social enterprise advocating for contact with nature. Alongside Nowadays On Earth, Arias campaigns for urban nature and nature rights through urban greening projects and tech policy reforms, has been researching technological ecologies for over seven years, delivered a global TED talk, spoken at the United Nations and The Eden Project, and is a trustee for GROW charity. She's currently an environmental consultant for corporations and governments and works with leading charities, institutions, brands, and grassroots change-makers.
View expertAnastasiia Fedorova is a senior insights editor at Canvas8. A writer, curator and cultural strategist, she specialises in art, fashion, design, technology and visual culture. Her personal work explores sexuality, identity and queer communities while interrogating our place in a world shaped by rapidly changing technologies. As an avid sci-fi fan since teenage years, she is always interested in thinking about multiple and diverse futures.
