Hi there, everyone. It's Chris Anderson here, and you're tuning into a special archive edition of TED Talks Daily from economist Kate Rayworth. She shares powerful arguments about why we must radically rethink economic growth. If you want to dive deeper into her ideas, check out my podcast, The TED Interview, where I sit

down with Kate to explore at length her thinking about what a sustainable future looks like.

To me, her worldview is fascinating and inspiring. That's the TED interview on Apple Podcasts,

Spotify, or wherever you listen. Have you ever watched a baby learning to crawl?

Because as any parent knows, it's gripping.

First, they wriggle about on the floor, usually backwards,

but then they drag themselves forwards.

And then they pull themselves up to stand.

And we all clap.

And that simple motion of forwards and upwards,

it's the most basic direction of progress we humans recognize.

We tell it in our story of evolution as well,

from our lolloping ancestors to homo erectus finally upright,

to homo sapiens depicted always a man, always mid-stride.

So no wonder, we so readily believe that economic progress will take this very same shape,

this ever-rising line of growth. It's time to think again, to reimagine the shape of progress,

because today we have economies that need to grow whether or not they make us thrive. And what we

need, especially in the richest countries,

are economies that make us thrive whether or not they grow.

Yes, it's a little flipping words, hiding a profound shift in mindset.

But I believe this is the shift we need to make if we, humanity,

are going to thrive here together this century.

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