What Life Might Look Like For Autistic People in 2030

Imagining the future we want is the first step towards creating it.

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One of my favourite reads at the moment is a magazine called , which as you would expect, does what it says on the tin. It reports on all the positive things that are going on all across the world.

One of the is about an environmental activist called Rob Hopkins, who says that he’s “been to the future — and it’s glorious”. It instantly got me curious — what exactly does he mean by that?

He explains in the feature that he “time travels” to 2030 by using his imagination, as he believes tapping into that is a powerful tool for driving positive change.

He says that by doing this thought experiment, it has the ability to give you a hopeful vision to work towards, which enables creativity and meaningful action.

This is what he discusses in his talks, in which he primarily aims to inspire hope in the audience about the climate crisis — and think positively about what could change between now and then.

“Going to 2030 should be a daily practice for all of us, because every time you do it, it becomes clearer and stronger somehow.” — Rob Hopkins