You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World
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You Matter More Than You Think introduces a radically different way of thinking about climate change and social change. Inspired by ideas from quantum physics and quantum social science, quantum social change describes a conscious, nonlinear, and non-local approach to the transformations needed right now to address multiple global crises. It is grounded in our inherent oneness, recognizing that we are entangled through language, meaning, and shared contexts. This perspective on “mattering” shows us that our deepest values and intentions are powerful sources of individual change, collective change, and systems change and can generate a future where all life can thrive.
The book includes a Foreword by Dr. Christina Bethell and full-color original artwork by internationally-acclaimed artist Tone Bjordam.
KAREN O'BRIEN is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oslo and co-founder of cCHANGE. She was named by Web of Science as one of the world’s most influential researchers of the past decade in 2019 and 2020, and in 2021 she was a co-recipient of the BBVA Foundation's Frontiers of Knowledge award for climate change.
"You Matter More Than You Think is more than just a book. It is an awakening, a how-to manual showing a new path to social and ecological regeneration."
PAUL HAWKEN, author of Regeneration, Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation.
“This book offers us a new way of looking at – and then moving towards – the transformational social change we know we need for the future we keep saying we want.”
HEIDE HACKMANN, CEO, International Science Council
"Karen O'Brien invites us to rethink what it means to be a living, thinking agent in our hyper-complex and troubled world. It's a hopeful book about our capacity to enact progressive change in the face of global challenges.”
NOEL CASTREE, University of Manchester, England
“Karen has artfully captured both the science and the soul, the seen and the unseen, the pragmatics and the poetics midwifing a new way of receiving and giving, which requires practice and more practice. The book is a great resource for scholars-practitioners, leaders, coaches, parents, educators, and anyone who holds questions and who is genuinely and humbly wanting to contribute to shift humanity’s story and make a positive difference.”
INA GJIKONDI, Director of Education and Coaching, The George Washington University
“This remarkable book’s message that we can all make a meaningful difference is needed more than ever after years of missed opportunities for climate and biodiversity policy. It is an important contribution to the efforts of dedicated people around the world doing all they can to achieve real social and cultural change for the long-term good of the earth and all its denizens.”
STEVEN HARTMAN, Executive Director, BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition in the UNESCO Management of Social Transformations Programme
‘’Karen O’Brien explains in a readable and yet theoretically persuasive way why quantum onto-epistemologies offer possibilities for thinking differently about how the universe is made, how we inhabit the world, and how we can change it. The book beautifully bridges the divide between theory and praxis … it constitutes an innovative way to make quantum count for changing the world.’'
LAURA ZANOTTI Virginia Tech University and Author of Ontological Entanglements, Agency and Ethics in International Relations
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Karen O'Brien is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is co-founder of cCHANGE, an organization that links research with action for with transformations to sustainability. Karen was named by Web of Science as one of the world's most influential researchers of the past decade in 2019 and 2020. In 2021 she was co-recipient of the BBVA Foundations Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Climate Change.
Christina Bethell is Professor of Public Health and Human Development in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. For the past 35 years she has built her work and career around an intentional goal to catalyze health care and public health transformation at the policy, systems and practice levels.
Tone Bjordam is a Norwegian artist who specializes in projects related to nature, perceptions, and science. She works with video, animation films, nature photography, abstract and nature-inspired paintings, intricate, detailed drawings, and sculpture installations. Tone is passionate about finding ways to communicate science through art. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
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ASIN : B09H3NN8ZC
Publisher : cCHANGE Press (October 13, 2021)
Publication date : October 13, 2021
Language : English
File size : 13480 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 194 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 8269181935Best Sellers Rank: #756,496 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)#143 in Human Geography (Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A quantum leap to catalytic transformation of us AllReviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023
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This is a must-read. It provides a roadmap from a degenerative fragmentary view of reality to a regenerative holofractactal one based on diversity, mutuality, harmony, and unity that would resonate with you through and through to be the change of good you want to be and become in this world.
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Brian Eddy
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ A major shift in thinking and realizing who and what we are!Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021
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There has been much research and writing in recent years on how discoveries in quantum science have have radically changed our way of seeing ourselves, the universe and the world we live in. As an avid reader of the subject, I have yet to see a synthesis like the one Karen O'Brien has put together in "You Matter More Than You Think". This is not just more 'interesting stuff' for Sunday afternoon reading - it is 'essential' reading for us to embrace a very different way of understanding ourselves, both individually and collectively, and how we can shift to navigating this rapidly changing world with greater hope and realistic optimism.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - A Handbook on Climate Change Where Hope and Science Meet.Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022
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This beautifully written and illustrated book is the gentle yet powerful guidebook to real climate action we have all been waiting for. In ten short chapters, Karen O'Brien has given each of us the understanding, the plan, the confidence and the agency to enact real change globally and locally by simply rethinking our beliefs, telling our story, and making our unique yet impactful small step toward a better future. Get this book. Refer to it often. Share it with friends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars understand how quantum theories can help change human culture for sustainable evolution.Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
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this book is easy to read and understand how quantum theories can open our minds to more creative solutions for evolving human culture in ways that support all other life and the planet. By encouraging more inclusive beliefs about the importance of the interaction of every living entity, humanity can address global climate change and social issues in new ways, starting with our own thoughts and intentions and actions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must readReviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022
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This book was eye opening and compelling. Definitely a driver for change both in the personal and social spheres. Thank you Karen O’Brien for bringing up quantum principles in such a clear and accessible way. This book has changed my perspective about being-in-action in this world.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-Provoking and EmpoweringReviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021
All of the big problems (and big solutions) are fueled by the daily choices of individuals. Yet while we want to make a positive difference in the world but we often think that we're just one person, that we can't make a difference. Classical, conventional ways of thinking and seeing the world perpetuates this paralysis. I've read many books about understanding the problems and opportunities facing society, but this is one of very few that focuses on the difference that the individual does and can make. O'Brien uses the lens and language of quantum physics, in accessible ways, to show that "we matter". The specific context is climate change, but the idea really applies to all kinds of issues that we face together. I highly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspire yourself to make a difference in climate actionReviewed in the Netherlands on January 31, 2023
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Prof O'Brien makes us realize we all matter in the fight against climate change. She helps you explore very deep insights from the intersection between Quantum Theory and Social Science and in a very clear concise way connect with your capacity to drive change
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