_{Humans are amazing...}
...but we don't see the gap between what we're doing and what needs to happen if we want a safe stable planet. This is one of the world's blindspots. Fixing climate change, economic instability, poverty and a hundred other interlinked large-scale problems is possible if we look at these blindspots.

_{How not to save the world}
Blindspots are not glaringly obvious but the problems are. So people focus on the most obvious problems rather than the problems as a whole. This leads to a muddle of 'solutions' that makes things worse. See BlindSpot's reviews.

_{How to save the world fast}
Sustainability is all about the 'shape' of the economy. The historical 'use it up and throw it away' economy is linear. This is now coming to an end, whether or not we switch to a circular economy that can meet people's needs, support economic growth and rapidly reverse global problems. See how.

_{About BlindSpot}
BlindSpot is a UN-recognised global think-tank which was established in 2005. As a member of the UN Climate Neutral Network, BlindSpot develops policies for all businesses and all communities to become climate neutral. BlindSpot is run by sustainability analyst James Greyson, who writes for the NATO Science Programme.
 

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