Tomas Björkman: "The Great Transformation - Metamodernism and The Future"
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens
4.8 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2022
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
On this episode, author and social entrepreneur Tomas Björkman joins Nate to discuss his recent projects promoting inner development based on his books The Nordic Secret and The World We Create. Tomas unpacks the philosophical framework of 'metamodernism' and ultimately why having more mindful, engaged, global citizens is so critical to our coming challenges. How can we as individuals contribute to a more positive transition by becoming more thoughtful and resilient?
About Tomas Björkman:
After many years in business as an entrepreneur and investment banker, Tomas Björkman is now a social entrepreneur and the founder of Ekskäret Foundation in Stockholm. He is also the co-founder of the research institute Perspectiva in London, the Co-creation Loft, the media platform Emerge in Berlin, the 29k.org personal development platform, and the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework. He is a member of the Club of Rome and a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science. He is the author of three books: The Market Myth (2016), The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) and The World We Create (2019). He divides his time between London, Stockholm and Berlin.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The Great Simplification with Nate Higgins. |
| 0:06.3 | That's me. |
| 0:07.7 | On this show, we try to explore and simplify what's happening with energy, the economy, the environment, and our society. |
| 0:17.0 | Together with scientists, experts, and leaders, this show is about understanding the bird's-eye |
| 0:23.2 | view of how everything fits together, where we go from here and what we can do about it as a |
| 0:29.1 | society and as individuals. |
| 0:33.2 | This week, I'm joined by Swedish social entrepreneur and philosopher Thomas Bjorkman. |
| 0:40.5 | Thomas started in physics and mathematics and moved to investment banking and is now a philanthropist |
| 0:47.6 | working with numerous organizations like the Eskoret Foundation that he founded, Emerge 29K, and Perspectiva. |
| 0:57.4 | Thomas and I discuss his recent books, including the Nordic Secret and his championing of a |
| 1:03.8 | philosophical framework called Metamodernism, work that ultimately aspires to have more engaged, mindful, global citizens and why having |
| 1:15.4 | multiple perspective is so critical to our coming global challenges. |
| 1:19.5 | This was a really great conversation. |
| 1:22.4 | Please welcome my friend Thomas Bjorkman. |
| 1:37.7 | Thank you. my friend Thomas Borkman. Hello, Thomas. |
| 1:39.6 | Hello, Nate. Great to see you again. |
| 1:41.8 | Great to see you. |
| 1:44.3 | We've known each other a couple years now. |
| 1:46.9 | We've had many Zoom conversations, which in retrospect, I wish we had recorded. |
| 1:53.5 | But you graciously have sent me your three books. |
| 1:58.4 | I want to talk about those on this podcast, but maybe for people who don't know you, |
| 2:04.0 | you could tell us what you're currently doing, what is your worldview, your philosophy, |
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