Weaving a good society on the bedrock of equality 

Weaving a good society on the bedrock of equality 

05 February 2026 - Most of us can sense it.  Society feels off-kilter.  Progress on the big issues seems to have stalled, and any optimism that life will be better for our children, and for safe stewardship of our Earth, has faded. We see problems everywhere we look—in our health, ...
AI, deep tech, consciousness and capital for transformation

AI, deep tech, consciousness and capital for transformation

04 February 2026 - What first motivated you to become a member of the Club of Rome and how did that journey begin for you?  At the time, the co-presidents of the Club of Rome, Anders Wijkman and Ernst von Weizsäcker, acknowledged my contributions in ...
Crossing worlds: the Club of Rome’s Asian turning point

Crossing worlds: the Club of Rome’s Asian turning point

29 January 2026 - The room was full, the symbolism unmistakable. When the Club of Rome held its first official conference in China in Suzhou in 2025, themed “Earth–Humanity Reconciliation”, it marked more than a logistical milestone. It was a moment of recognition: Asia was no ...
How diversity reshaped the Club of Rome: The Club of Rome in the 2010s and 2020s

How diversity reshaped the Club of Rome: The Club of Rome in the 2010s and 2020s

29 January 2026 - When Anders Wijkman assumed the co-presidency with Ernst von Weizsäcker in 2012, the Club of Rome was, in his words, “in a bit of a crisis”. Amid leadership transitions and internal tensions, Wijkman and von Weizsäcker strove to ensure the organisation’s survival. ...
An era of transition: the Club of Rome in the 1990s and early 2000s

An era of transition: the Club of Rome in the 1990s and early 2000s

29 January 2026 - The 1990s were a challenging period for the Club of Rome. After two decades of strong influence following the release of The Limits to Growth in 1972, the organisation began to lose momentum. Funding became limited and many early supporters withdrew. By the middle ...
The age of stubborn hope: the Club of Rome in the 1970s and 80s

The age of stubborn hope: the Club of Rome in the 1970s and 80s

29 January 2026 - As the world grappled with environmental limits, geopolitical tension and accelerating technological change, the Club of Rome entered the 1970s and 80s with what can only be described as stubborn hope. This article follows how the organisation moved to a broader ...
A seed planted for the planet: the foundation of the Club of Rome

A seed planted for the planet: the foundation of the Club of Rome

29 January 2026 - Born from a convergence of resistance, diplomacy and long-range imagination, the Club of Rome emerged in the late 1960s as a radical response to a world accelerating toward crisis. This article traces how Aurelio Peccei’s humanistic vision and Alexander King’s ...
History of the Club of Rome

History of the Club of Rome

29 January 2026 - Many people are unaware that history of the Club of Rome and the history of The Limits to Growth are not the same. One is the journey of a think tank; a network of visionaries who tried to shape global dialogue in times of rapid change. The other is the story of ...
Working with system thinkers: lessons in communications

Working with system thinkers: lessons in communications

27 January 2026 - I arrived at the Club of Rome looking for career alignment. At the time, I was trying to make sense of my filmmaking skill and its place in a world that views it rather narrowly. I was taking on corporate social media roles without fully understanding the scope of ...
Beyond solutions: learning how to respond differently

Beyond solutions: learning how to respond differently

27 January 2026 - Bayo Akomolafe, member of the Club of Rome, reflects on why familiar responses to today’s converging crises may no longer be sufficient. A philosopher, writer and Hubert Humphrey distinguished professor of American Studies at Macalester College, his work explores ...
Inside a world that dares to think deeply

Inside a world that dares to think deeply

15 January 2026 - I still remember the moment I saw that email: “Dear Martin, we are delighted to welcome you to the Club of Rome as our 2025 Communications Fellow.” My heart skipped a beat. I read it once. Then again. I leaned back in my chair and just smiled, letting the words ...
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