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Matt Taylor

Matt is a writer and sustainability professional with a passion for storytelling as a bridge between imagination and action. He is also Director at Kite Insights, the sustainability thought leadership and upskilling agency, where he works with global corporations, news media organisations and NGOs. He has had poetry published in the anthology, ‘Earth, We Are Listening’ and believes that only magic can solve the planetary crisis. Fortunately, there is magic all around us.

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The Unintelligent Age


We have lost the perspective and humility to see ourselves as one very young species in the billion year timeline of life on earth. Through the arrogance of extraction, we have lost touch with collective humility. In the rush of rationalisation, we have lost touch with collective empathy.


Published in Volume 25 Issue 2

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The Village Way

Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World

For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?

Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,

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