Alex Steffen Quotes
It's not just enough to survive. We've got to make something better than what we've got.
Citations
Steffen, Alex, editor. Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century. Harry N. Abrams, 2006.
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Alex Steffen (born c. 1968) is an American futurist who writes and speaks about sustainability and the future of the planet. He emphasizes the importance of imagining persuasive, positive possible futures: "It's literally true that we can't build what we can't imagine,... The fact that we haven't compellingly imagined a thriving, dynamic, sustainable world is a major reason we don't already live in one."