How do we connect to the web of life?

"We're very good at linear thinking. Extremely good. Yeah, we got to send rockets to the moon, how'd we do that? We assemble all the parts, we get the maths right, we send a rocket to the moon. Linear thinking—really, really good. We're incredibly bad at complexity, and systemic thinking. However, if we connect to the web of life, it is complexity. And then all we have to do is ask of it, what do you want of me? And be able to respond to the answer in real time."

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Nathalie Nahai

Nathalie Nahai is an author, keynote speaker and host of The Hive Podcast, a series that enquires into our relationship with one another, with technology and with the living world. With a diverse background in human behaviour, persuasive tech and the arts, Nathalie brings a unique vantage point from which to examine the complex challenges we face today.

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Manda Scott

Born and raised in Scotland - and still a Scot at heart - Manda has been, variously, a veterinary surgeon, veterinary anaesthetist, acupuncturist (people and animals), crime writer, columnist, blogger, economist - and author. In between, she teaches shamanic dreaming, creative writing and concept-based dog training.

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