Insights from the Outside

EIT Climate-KIC gathered experts, practitioners, visionaries and storytellers to reflect on humanity’s greatest challenges and ignite an ongoing dialogue. These conversations led to “Insights from the Outside”, a series of 10 reports that highlight our complex challenges and explore the trends and patterns that transcend the barriers of our own disciplines and connect us all.

As we share these insights in the weeks leading up to COP28, we invite you to take part in discussions to spark hope, curiosity and excitement wherever you may be in the world. Join us for a series of open conversations to share and learn from a collective journey of understanding climate action. Together, we will explore how innovation in human systems could be at the heart of re-imagining our future, asking ourselves: how could we achieve a climate resilient, inclusive and beautiful world for everyone?

Latest Insight

Broken Institutions, Useful Institutions

We have the knowledge and the technology to solve the challenges we face, but we are trapped by broken institutions that make it impossible to do what needs to be done. To create meaningful change, we either need to hack our existing institutions or build coherent alternatives.

 

Broken Institutions, Useful Institutions

Broken Institutions, Useful Institutions

Justice & Equity

Justice & Equity

Theory Of Action

Theory Of Action

Confusion & Crisis

Confusion & Crisis

Urgent massive action

Urgent massive action

New Narratives & Future Visioning

New Narratives & Future Visioning

Leadership

Leadership

Short-Termism

Short-Termism

We extend our gratitude to the experts, practitioners, and visionaries who convened to illuminate the intricacies of the world we operate within. Their generosity in sharing thoughts, experiences, opinions, and profound insights has enriched our collective understanding and fostered invaluable dialogue amongst us all.

Alex Hirtzel, Anab Jain, Anders Wijkman, Bruno Giussani, Carlotta Perez, Carol A. Dumaine, Chad Frischmann, Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Eric D. Rasmussen, Eric L. Berlow, Hunter Lovins, Ian Dunlop, Janine M. Benyus, James Atkins, James Parr, Juan Azcarate, Lisa Hartog , Mark Dowds, Michael Sheren, Morten Kjaerum, Patrycja Slawuta, Patty Fong, Penny Hawkins, Sean Cleary, Sharon Johnson, Sir David King, Sophie Hackford, Sylvia Schwaag Serger, and Viktor Maurice Kommerell

 
ABOUT THE INSIGHTS Difficult conversations spark new perspectives on climate action