IMAGINING 2040 - PATHWAYS TO FLOURISHING FUTURES

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This series explores how public imagination could help facilitate citizen-led pathways toward better futures. Imaginative vision once powered major human wellbeing reforms. But in the face of today’s urgent challenges we now have a public imagination deficit. We need more people thinking more imaginatively about flourishing futures and how to achieve them. Join our uplifting guest conversations framed by imaginative questioning. Hear how we can use our imaginations to help co-create futures which could be climate safer, properly nature protected, more socially supportive and economically fair.

  1. Sep 11

    16. Imagining the wellbeing economy we could develop

    GUEST: Dr.Katherine Trebeck Katherine is a political economist, writer, and advocate for economic system change. She is Economic Change Lead at The Next Economy NFP, Strategic Advisor to the Centre for Policy Development, and  teaches at the University of Edinburgh. She co-founded the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) and also WEAll Scotland, its Scottish hub. She also instigated the group of Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) – comprising Scotland, New Zealand, Finland, Wales, Iceland, and Canada. To get a further understanding of Katherine’s many other significant roles, and her recent presentations and writing dealing with the root causes of today’s great challenges please visit her dedicated website. Our conventional economy, for all its power and reach, is in many respects no longer fit for purpose. It was never actually designed to deliver wellbeing directly — only to grow — and we're increasingly living with the gap between those two things. This is where the idea of a wellbeing economy enters the conversation — not as a total rejection of current economics, but as a redesign of its purpose. To develop economies that treat human and ecological flourishing as the goal itself, not a hoped-for by-product of growth. The possibilities for achieving better wellbeing centred economies driving better times ahead is one of the more promising signals of the future we've already touched upon in this series. Here is a genuine option to help steer us away from our current failing development trajectories and toward the flourishing futures we know are plausible to achieve by 2040 and beyond. TALKING POINT SEGMENTS – with time elapsed in minutes. GUEST FORESHADOW – 0.35 EPISODE INTRODUCTION – 1.35       GUEST SELF-INTRO PAST/PRESENT/NEAR FUTURE – 4.43       TIME TRAVEL TO 2040 – 25.18   SIGNALS OF THE FUTURE IN 2026 – 33.02     TAKING BOLD ASSERTIVE ACTIONS - 44.22       GUEST CLOSING COMMENTS - 52.50       HOST REFLECTION – 55.57         END 1.02.25 RESOURCES LINKED TO INTERVIEW COMMENTS The Next Economy NFP, Australia, and the Economy We Could Have report (2025) along with mini case histories (2026) Frank Geels – academic article on the Multi-Level Perspective on Sustainability Transitions (2024) The Greater Melbourne Foundation – reimagining local economies initiative (2026) Nightingale Housing – an Australia wide, not-for-profit organisation delivering homes that are socially, financially, and environmentally sustainable (2026) Erinch Sahan – leading thinker on transforming the deep design of businesses to enable them to pursue regenerative and distributive strategies. Profile on DEAL (2026) Triodos Bank – an article on its wood built HQ office in The Netherlands (2020) Upstream and Downstream systems change. Good short paper co-authored by Katherine Trebeck (2025) The Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) - a collaboration of changemakers working together to transform the economic system. The Australia and Scotland alliance members   GUESTS AND OTHER CONTACT DETAILS:  Dr Katherine Trebeck Economic Change Program Director, The Next Economy k.trebeck@nexteconomy.com.au   AUSPICE PARTNER: Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment: HOPE Inc. (Australia) T 07 4639 2135 E office@hopeaustralia.org.au   PRODUCTION: Produced for HOPE Inc. Australia by Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 23rd July 2026 Incidental music: James Nicholson. Further information and audience feedback options WEBSITE:   Instagram     LinkedIn       Facebook: SpeakPipe

  2. Jul 20

    15. Imagining the futures-building power of video games within an enhanced role for the industry

    GUEST: James Nicholson, Bachelor Fine Art, Film and Television, Bond University (2018) Master of Science; Psychology (University of Sunderland, 2025) In this episode host Andrew Nicholson explores one of the most culturally powerful and creatively ambitious industries on the planet: video gaming. With an estimated 3.6 billion players worldwide in 2026—around 42% of the global population—gaming has become a major arena of storytelling, social connection, artistic experimentation, and community participation. Far from the old stereotypes of mindless escapism or niche hobbyism, today’s video games blend design, psychology, ethics, world‑building, and collective imagination at a scale few other mediums can match. Moreover, they are shaping how billions of people learn, collaborate, problem‑solve, and envision alternative futures. This conversation looks ahead 15 years to consider some of the ways the video games industry could contribute further to the achievement of more climate safe, nature protected, socially supportive and fairer futures for all. Andrew is joined by James Nicholson — games and media researcher, industry consultant, musician, cultural creative, and entrepreneur. James specialises in understanding how entertainment software shapes human behaviour and culture, and how games might now help shape a better world. INTERVIEW TALKING POINTS - with approximate time elapsed FORESHADOW AND EPISODE INTRO - 0.0 GUEST WORK OVERVIEW – 3.50  TIME TRAVEL TO 2040 – 7.48 SIGNALS OF THE FUTURE IN 2026 – 17.18 TAKING BOLD ACTIONS NOW – 26.14 GUEST CLOSING COMMENTS – 32.07 HOST CLOSING REFLECTION – 34.52  CLOSING CALL TO ACTION - 37.46 CONTACT DETAILS AND END OF EPISODE – 40.39 RESOURCES LINKED TO INTERVIEW COMMENTS Initiatives articles, reports, podcasts   Games for Good – consultancy portal website focussed on games developed to achieve social impact. Good Game Club Podcast – a new series (from 2025) covering the ‘positive impact that digital play can have on people and planet.’ Playing for the Planet - an alliance that supports the video games industry to act on the environment. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) thought piece by Sam Barratt – chief of youth, education, and advocacy at UNEP. Considers the video games industry's role to play in the climate disruption agenda. Recent academic paper (2025). Literature review on how commercial video games engage with biodiversity and conservation. One conclusion is that much more definitive research on this linkage is needed. The Power of Play (2023) report on some social, mental, and emotional benefits of video game from the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association and Power of Play (2025) report from the Entertainment Software Association. Specific games or initiatives Disco Elysium (2019) a non-traditional role-playing game Frostpunk (2018) city-building and environment themed survival game Next Level Collaboration (2026) Melbourne, Australia - selected video games for children as a tool to build specific social and collaborative teamwork skills. Papers Please (2013) a game presenting hard moral choices. Other games of interest Longleaf Valley (2023) –a free downloadable game built around biodiversity conservation themes and linked to the funding of substantial, real-world tree planting. Crossing Lines (2024) – short indie game visual novel explores reproductive rights of young women. ⁠Are you listening?⁠ (2023) – short indie game visual novel encourages practice of empathic listening skills. GUESTS AND CONTACT DETAILS: GUEST: James Nicholson AUSPICE PARTNER: Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE): T: 07 4639 2135 E: office@hopeaustralia.org.au   PRODUCTION: (acknowledgement): Produced for HOPE Inc. Australia by Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 16th July  2026. Music: James Nicholson  WEBSITE    Instagram     LinkedIn     Facebook  SpeakPipe - for voicemail

  3. May 8

    14.Imagining a secure affordable home for everyone who needs one in Queensland by 2040

    Fiona Caniglia, CEO of housing advocacy NFP Q-SHELTER One of the most urgent and deeply human challenges facing Queensland — and Australia — in 2026: the housing crisis. It’s a crisis touching almost every community. Home ownership is slipping out of reach for younger generations. Rents have surged far beyond wages. Essential workers are being priced out of the very towns and cities they serve. And homelessness is rising at a pace unmatched in decades. As with many interconnected challenges explored across this series, today’s housing crisis is driven by deeper, system‑level forces. In Queensland and across Australia, these include: • decades of under investment in social and affordable housing • population growth and demographic shifts outpacing supply • speculative investment treating housing as a wealth building asset rather than a human right • climate driven displacement and mounting insurance stress • a fragmented planning system spread across multiple agencies without shared long term goals But what if we applied the imaginative, future‑focused lens used throughout this podcast series and flipped the script of this urgent challenge? Why not ask quite simply: What if we could house everyone who needs a home in Queensland in the decades ahead? Thankfully, some visionary organisations, policy innovators, and communities have been asking exactly that. One of the most important and longstanding leaders in this space is Q Shelter —Queensland’s peak body for ending homelessness and unmet housing need. Today, they are doing something rare in Australian public policy: setting a bold, long‑term, whole‑of‑system vision to help ensure every Queenslander has a home by 2045. Helping me unpack Q Shelter’s role as an exemplar of visionary advocacy — and what it will take to solve Queensland’s housing crisis — is my inspiring guest, Fiona Caniglia, CEO of Q Shelter. INTERVIEW TALKING POINT SEGMENTS – with approximate time elapsed in minutes.      GENERIC INTRODUCTION – 0.00  GUEST FORESHADOWING COMMENTS – 0.36 EPISODE INTRODUCTION – 1.09    GUEST SELF INTRODUCTION - WORK IN 2026 –4.39 IMAG EXERCISE 1 - TIME TRAVEL TO 2040 - 23.35 IMAG EXERCISE 2 - SIGNALS OF THE FUTURE 2026 – 35.28  IMAGEXERCISE 3 - ASSERTIVE ACTIONS IN 2026 – 42.43 GUEST WRAP UP COMMENTS – 49.57 HOST REFLECTION AND AUDIENCE INVITATION – 52.53 END OF EPISODE – 57.14 SELECTED RESOURCES LINKED TO INTERVIEW COMMENTS  Q-Shelter – the organisation’s ⁠portal website⁠ Rental Increase Limitations or rent caps. Here is a well-considered 2024 research-based article. And this shorter 2023 article from The Guardian The 2032 Olympic Games event to be held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. A number of researchers including Q-Shelter have pointed to the possible impacts of displacement and homelessness - and the need for well-considered strategic planning in the run up to the event and its aftermath.  Q-Shelter – the organisation’s portal website OTHER RESOURCES Book by Henry David Thoreau – American visionary thinker and early environmentalist -Walden: or Life in the Woods (1854). CONCEPTS 'Co-benefits' - regarding housing - research article 'More than human' - from an eco philosophy perspective Wisdom of the Market – a general critique of neoliberal /economic rationalist / laissez-faire economics and its inability to deal with important challenges. Podcast- The Home Front with Anthony Burke. A great Australian podcast series on the housing crisis in this country - and solutions. GUESTS AND CONTACT DETAILS: Fiona Caniglia Email: fiona.cagnilia@qshelter.asn.au T: 07 38315900  AUSPICE PARTNER:  Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment : T 07 4639 2135 E office@hopeaustralia.org.au  WEB    Instagram   LinkedIn    Facebook - or leave a voice message via SpeakPipe  PRODUCTION: Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 20th April 2026 Music: James Nicholson .

  4. May 6

    13. Imagining an integral decision making role for citizens within a national community planning framework for Australia

    GUEST: Dr. Bronwyn Kelly - Australian Community Futures Planning initiative(ACFP) Dr Kelly is one of Australia’s most innovative thinkers on how this country could build fit for purpose, democratic capability for the challenges of the 21st century. Across her books: By 2050, The People’s Constitution, The Public Interest Economy, and in the vision document Australia Together, Dr Kelly has described  an ambitious model of collaborative citizen democracy. One of her core insights is that Australia’s traditional, government-centred decision making systems are no longer sufficient for navigating complex problems such as climate disruption risk, growing social inequality, increasing ecological decline, and the threatsto long-term economic security. She argues that only by integrating the public directly into long-range planning — through structured, transparent, participatory frameworks — can Australia generate the kind of joined-up, future-ready strategies these highly challenging times demand. Dr Kelly’s work aligns well with the sort of citizen led, democratic innovation we hope to amplify at IMAG40. And she offers a process by which we can ensure such citizen-led forums operate efficiently - to offer democratically designed plans which will maximise our chances of arriving at the sort of 2040 that Australians have said they want. INTERVIEW TALKING SEGMENTS FOR GUESTS/HOST – with approximate time elapsed in minutes. GENERIC INTRODUCTION – 0.00 GUEST FORESHADOWING COMMENTS – 0.36 EPISODE INTRODUCTION – 1.19 GUEST SELF INTRODUCTION AND WORK IN 2025 – 3.51 IMAG EXERCISE 1 - TIME TRAVEL TO 2040 - 17.06 IMAG EXERCISE 2 - SIGNALS OF THE FUTURE IN 2025 –25.23 IMAG EXERCISE 3 - ASSERTIVE ACTIONS FOR 2025 – 37.15 GUEST WRAP UP COMMENTS – 46.38 HOST REFLECTION AND AUDIENCE INVITATION – 51.21 END OF EPISODE – 57.56  SELECTED RESOURCES LINKED TO INTERVIEW COMMENTS  INITIATIVES AND ORGANISATIONS  AUSTRALIA  The Australian Community Futures Planning initiative(ACFP). Has a portal website on community futures planning. The publications page lists Dr. Kelly’s books and major documents. And her Substack found here. The ACFP’s comprehensive State of Australia (2025) report mentions that the country is ‘not progressing towards a better Australia, we are traveling away from that preferred destination.’ The ACFP’s podcast series The Australia Together Podcast is hosted by Dr Kelly Australian Citizen survey research. Some recent examples of  background attitudinal trends, and public perception of future threats and risks at a national level. Alongside citizen demands on climate disruption and stronger nature protection laws. Existing examples of Australian, pro-community planning approaches by sub-national government. In Victoria, the Local Government Act (2020) mandated citizen ‘deliberative engagement practice’ for local councils in that State.  INTERNATIONAL Citizen Juries and Assemblies – a recent short explanatory article (2025) The vTaiwan initiative. An ‘open collaboration platform for public policy, dedicated to promoting dialogue between government and citizens.’ CONCEPTS Deliberative democracy as an improved model of governance. Neoliberalism -some general critique of the neoliberal /economic rationalist / laissez-faire way of running an economy Universal Basic Income  (UBI) Many UBI trials have taken place in a wide diversity of locations including the USA, the UK, India and the Pacific GUESTS AND CONTACT DETAILS: Dr Bronwyn Kelly: info@austcfp.com.au WEB:  www.austcfp.com.au AUSPICE PARTNER: Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE): T 07 4639 2135 E office@hopeaustralia.org.au  WEBSITE   Instagram    LinkedIn    Facebook or leave a voice message via SpeakPipe PRODUCTION: by Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 29th April 2025 Music: James Nicholson or other credited composer.

  5. May 3

    12.Imagining a care centred economy and culture to support improved citizen democracy by 2040

    GUEST: Dr Millie Rooney, Executive Director of Australia reMADE My wonderful guest today on Imagining 2040 is Dr Millie Rooney, Executive Director of Australia reMADE -  an organisation described as being an independent, non-profit, visionary alliance of leaders, thinkers, and practitioners dedicated to promoting a vision for a "best version of Australia". Australia reMADE acts as a community of practice that seeks to shift from simply fighting against existing, outdated systems to actively building new, fairer ones.  Dr Rooney has a social science research background in community and social capital building and a keen interest in championing citizen inclusion to help create better forms of participatory democracy and politics. She has been present throughout the evolution of Australia reMADE as it has developed one of the most imaginative, values‑rich visions for this country’s future. The organisation’s nine‑pillar framework — ranging from a First Peoples’ heart to a thriving democracy, from flourishing communities to a protected natural world —invites all citizens to pause, reflect, and picture the Australia we could become if we truly listened to what matters most for everyday people - and acted upon their concerns - assertively.  The work of Australia reMADE offers us a compelling reminder that better, flourishing futures will not just happen by default. They must first be imagined and built together. INTERVIEW TALKING POINT SEGMENTS FOR EACH GUEST  – with approximate time elapsed in minutes. GENERIC INTRODUCTION – 0.00 GUEST FORESHADOWING COMMENTS – 0.35 EPISODE INTRODUCTION – 3.00 GUEST SELF INTRO AND WORK IN 2025 –5.44 IMAG EXERCISE 1 - TIME TRAVEL TO 2040 - 12.15 IMAG EXERCISE 2 - SIGNALS OF THE FUTURE IN 2025 –20.21 IMAG EXERCISE 3 - ASSERTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR 2025 – 34.55 GUEST WRAP UP COMMENTS – 39.35 HOST REFLECTION AND AUDIENCE INVITATION –46.04 END OF EPISODE – 52.25 SELECTED RESOURCES LINKED TO INTERVIEW COMMENTS  INITIATIVES AND ORGANISATIONS In Australia  Australia reMADE the portal site of Dr Millie Rooney’s organisation. A rich portal site holding a range of information and links to community initiatives including their Reading Group BOOKS OR ARTCLES MENTIONED Pirate Care(2025)- also the associated website Solidarity book review (2025) Radical Abundance (2025)   CONCEPTS Future theft- or stealing from the future – an imaginative way of framing the idea that over exploitation of present-day resources or restriction of democratic rights will limit the opportunities of future generations. Various books, articles and TV from 1998, 2006 and 2020.  The Public Good –see the explanation of this concept provided by the Australia reMADE organisation  Story theft – A form of propaganda, malinformation or disinformation which can result in the hijacking of community-led, progressive, or grassroots stories of development by powerful vested interests—such as corporations, state actors, or international organizations—who then replace these narratives with self-serving, sanitized, or overtly false versions.  OTHER WORK Book by historian Timothy Synder – review of Tyranny-Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. This book contains the idea, inter alia, of not obeying perceived authority in advance GUESTS AND CONTACT DETAILS: Dr Millie Rooney - contact page for Australia ReMADE AUSPICE PARTNER:  Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE): T 07 4639 2135 E office@hopeaustralia.org.au   WEBSITE    Instagram     LinkedIn       Facebook - or leave a voice message via SpeakPipe PRODUCTION:(acknowledgement): Produced for HOPE Inc. Australia by Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 13th April 2026. Music: James Nicholson

  6. May 3

    11. Welcome to new content in 2026

    A brief overview of some forthcoming episodes to drop in 2026 - along with a description of the new logo for the series. * Please consider getting in touch with us to let us know what you think about the series. We look forward to hearing from you! CONTACT DETAILS for Householders' Options to Protect the Environment - HOPE Inc.(Australia) T: 07 4639 2135 E: office@hopeaustralia.org.au WEBSITE   Instagram     LinkedIn    Facebook  - or leave a voice message via  SpeakPipe

  7. 12/18/2025

    10. Series end of year mini report for 2025 - and extra shownotes from Episode 9

    SERIES HOST: Andrew Nicholson This brief 3 minute audience feedback report describes the achievements of the series across its first 5 months - and where we plan to take it next year commencing in April 2026, following a break. For those wanting more future vision imagination podcast content before that date - please consider listening in to the excellent series described in the shownotes for our introductory episode at No 5 in our series. The links to the text based content there should also give you plenty to chew on before we come back in April 2026 - more visionary and energised than ever! * CARRY OVER RESOURCE LINKS FROM EPISODE 9. ON MICROFORESTS REGENERATION OF LOST AND DEGRADED URBAN ECOSYSTEMS Lack of space prohibited us from including the these important links following a wonderful discussion with Liz Addie from the Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc, S.E. Queensland. Examples of Miyawaki forests in Australia The story of the microforest created by Friends of the Escarpment Parks in Toowoomba – local community group partnering with the broader community. Funded by grants.  Pocket Forests W.A. partnering with schools  Microforest Collective - ACT and NSW – partnering with local community Tiny Forests Wollongong - led by local government Practice examples of Miyawaki forests overseas  IVN Nature Education, Netherlands - Aanbod Tiny Forest Urban Forests Organisation – Europe  SUGi organisation Community Bushcare groups:  Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc (FEP) NFP organisation based in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland. FEP has published two guidebooks describing local plant species in the Toowoomba region’s bushland parks. Habitat Brisbane: provides a good example of a well resourced council supported community Bushcare volunteer program in the S.E. Queensland region. Protect Trees Toowoomba : is a grassroots community campaign supported by the Darling Downs Environment Council. (DDEC). The campaign is dedicated to safeguarding the region’s significant trees and ensuring that development respects Toowoomba’s unique ‘Garden City’ character. Perhaps listen to Episode 7 of the series to hear more about DDEC's work. First Nations Peoples are custodians of our land:  Bunya People's Aboriginal Corporation – has a stated mission of ‘healing country, strengthening songlines, living and sharing Culture’. The organisation’s Bunya Mountains Aboriginal Aspirations and Caring for Country Plan is available for download from the Corporation's website.  Queensland Truth Telling Commission   Native Plant Nurseries: Crows Nest Community Nursery Brisbane community native plant nursery Sunshine Coast Community native plant Nurseries OTHER INTERESTING LINKS: Gardening Australia TV show – the ABC streaming website, IVIEW, holds many editions of the production. Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) – Green Infrastructure Strategy (2025) and Greening Toowoomba information page  Wollongong City Council – Greening your Suburb initiative and urban greening strategy(2017-2037) BOOKS AND ARTICLES  Hannah Lewis, (2022). Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World. Chelsea Green Publishing. Sarah Barnes, Scott Hawken, Grey Coupland, Kazuo Asahiro (Oct 2025) Miyawaki forests-in-the-making: Enlivening values of human–nature care and gathering through the cultivation of Miyawaki forests About Akira Miyawaki   * You can now send a VOICE MESSAGE to the show via the SpeakPipe app. Let us know if you are okay with your anonymous comments being used in future audience feedback episodes and podcast research

  8. 12/18/2025

    9. Imagining better urban nature regeneration using micro forest plantings in the Toowoomba and Southeast Queensland regions by 2040

    GUEST:  Elizabeth Addie, President of  Friends of the Escarpment Parks Inc. In this episode we are going to focus on the exciting prospects for extending future Microforest plantings as one important element in repairing and restoring some of the huge damage done to native plant and animal species in this part of urban Australia, and in other urban settlements across the continent.  And joining me in this imaginative exploration of microforests and their wonderful future regenerative potential for our region is my inspiring guest today, Elizabeth Addie, President of  Friends of the Escarpment Parks (FEP) based in the city of Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia. Elizabeth has a professional background in applied psychology, guidance and counselling. She has also pursued a long term interest in natural environments which has developed into a passion for native plant and bushland protection. FEP has a future vision that eventually all of Toowoomba’s bushland parks will be regenerated with local native plant species and be free of weeds. Within the last few years, and in alignment with that vision, Elizabeth and her FEP colleagues have championed the establishment of the first Microforest in Toowoomba and S. E. Queensland. INTERVIEWTALKING POINT SEGMENTS FOR EACH GUEST  – time elapsed in minutes. GENERIC INTRODUCTION – 0.00  GUEST FORESHADOW - 0.30    EPISODE INTRODUCTION – 1.04        GUEST INTRO TO WORK IN 2025 AND AHEAD – 6.45 HOW TO PLANT A MICROFOREST – 8.45     IMAG EXER 1 - TIME TRAVEL TO 2040 - 11.15 IMAG EXER 2 - SIGNALS OF THE FUTURE IN 2025 – 19.23 IMAG EXER 3 – TAKING BOLD ACTIONS IN 2025 – 27.49  GUEST CLOSING WORDS - 33.36   HOST TAKEAWAYS – 36.24     AUDIENCE INVITATION – 38.27  END OF EPISODE – 40.55 RESOURCES - * due to space constraints please go to the show notes resource listing for Episode 10 to find links to examples of Australian and International Miyawaki forest projects Prior to undertaking the microforest project, Elizabeth and her FEP colleague Bev Yates undertook research into how to create a microforest and investigated many examples. Links below are on “how to” and best practice examples. Introductory talk by Shubhendu Sharma explaining the microforest concept. Open Source video tutorials from Afforest - teaching the entire process of microforest creation Handbook of Tiny Forest Planting Methods  -microforest creation focussed on the northern hemisphere. Miyawaki in Australia (and see Ep 10) The story of the microforest created by Friends of the Escarpment Parks in Toowoomba – local community group partnering with the broader community. Funded by grants. INITIATIVES AND ORGANISATIONS - and also see Episode 10 show notes listings for more information. Microforest creation has a unique place in regenerating lost and degraded ecosystems, within a broader scope of the environmental conservation of natural ecosystems and nature based solutions for urban areas. A key component of all of these endeavours is understanding ecosystems and creating habitat to promote biodiversity. Community Bushcare regeneration groups play a vital part in this work identifying plants, sourcing seed, growing local species, removing invasive weeds, campaigning for bushland protection. Community Bushcare groups:  Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc (FEP) NFP organisation based in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland. FEP has published two guidebooks describing local plant species in the Toowoomba region’s bushland parks. GUESTS AND CONTACT DETAILS: GUEST: Elizabeth Addie- President of  Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc (FEP) E: president@fep.org.au Web: Facebook: Instagram AUSPICE PARTNER: Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment:  T: 07 4639 2135 E:  WEB:  Facebook:  Instagram: or leave a VOICE MAIL via SpeakPipe app. PRODUCTION: Produced for HOPE Inc. Australia by Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 2nd December 2025  Music: James Nicholson.

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This series explores how public imagination could help facilitate citizen-led pathways toward better futures. Imaginative vision once powered major human wellbeing reforms. But in the face of today’s urgent challenges we now have a public imagination deficit. We need more people thinking more imaginatively about flourishing futures and how to achieve them. Join our uplifting guest conversations framed by imaginative questioning. Hear how we can use our imaginations to help co-create futures which could be climate safer, properly nature protected, more socially supportive and economically fair.

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