Let’s Reboot the Future – Details, episodes & analysis

Paul Lindley OBE, Founder of Ella's Kitchen, author of Raising the Nation and Little Wins, Chancellor University of Reading and Founder of Just IMAGINE if, reminds us that taking the first step matters more than worrying about what we can’t control. 

He shares how drawing on your life experience and investing in your relationships can help bring to life your ideals and the ideas you create to solve a problem.

Paul wants people to value and build relationships as they give us purpose and belonging, and help you to change the world. 

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Sir Tim Smit KBE says, “People won’t get in your way if you do something so big that nobody has any belief that it’s possible.” 

He wants people to realise it’s never too late to become the person they once dreamed they could be. 

Sir Tim shares how dreaming big, developing your own voice, and telling stories that excite can make us come alive, like water to parched flowers.

Further inspiration

Sir Tim suggests Dwell, a poetry collection by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, inspired by The Lost Gardens of Heligan. He said the language felt so fresh it made him see an old friend, the gardens, as if for the very first time.

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Listen to insights from Kim Polman, Co-Founder & Chair of Reboot the Future, as she responds to this month's question: If someone you know described how you treat people, what would you hope they say?

Let’s explore together the universal significance of treating others and the planet as you would like to be treated (the Golden Rule) and its potential to drive positive change worldwide. 

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Welcome to the Imaginal Audio Journey, a captivating series designed to offer naturalistic meditation practices. This pilot  is tailor-made for participants at Anthropy 2023, held at the breathtaking Eden Project. 

In this episode, you'll hear from Kim Polman and Tim Smit as they share a profound narrative, encouraging you to reflect on the core theme of connection. 

As you walk and engage with the world around you, this meditation is crafted to help you delve further into your thoughts and surroundings.

Join us in this immersive experience as we invite you to pause, reflect, and take steps towards creating a brighter future.

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Heighten your awareness of your connection to the natural world - noticing what is around you, imagining and learning about mycorrhizal networks below the ground, and discovering lessons from nature.

This audio piece is an intimate journey; a blend of wise reflection, guided questioning and noticing the world around us. We recommend you listen walking or sitting in a favourite place in nature.

Kim Polman is Co-Founder & Chair of Reboot the Future, whose purpose is to remind us that a better future is possible if we treat others and the planet as we’d wish to be treated; a modern version of the Golden Rule. Kim shares  her wisdom to help give fresh eyes, to heighten awareness of our connection to the natural world and to consider what it means to live in reciprocity.

Living the Golden Rule is not just a human principle.  It is found throughout nature.

Why is it so important for us to take the time to imagine and learn this?...
What is important for us in knowing about  mycorrhizal networks?...

In short, even if we are motivated mostly by our own selfish desires, we actually receive more in return if we care for others.

That’s one of the powerful things about this way of living. When we treat others and the planet as we wish to be treated - living by the Golden Rule - we realise we’re not alone. Our words and actions affect others, and this effect is passed on and on, growing and strengthening with every person, life-form and landform who comes into contact with us and carries our actions forward with them.

It is the ripple effect.
We’re all connected and affected by the ripples.

And the more we connect, the stronger we become, and the more we can create change. 

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Kim refers to these texts in the audio:

Carl Safina (2020) Becoming Wild. How Animals Learn to be Animals. Oneworld Publications.

Peter Wohlleben (2016) The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate-Discoveries from a Secret World: 1 (The Mysteries of Nature, 1). Greystone Kids

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Join Shivi on a 10 minute meditative escape to Antarctica.

Explore the icy expanse of Antarctica as you cross the dangerous Drake Passage, speed across the water’s surface, step onto the ice, and get up close with whales, seals, and penguins.

Immerse yourself in Antarctica and come away with an understanding of why this precious ecosystem needs protecting, and how you are more connected than you might first think.

We Are Antarctica is a campaign developed by Reboot the Future and Earthrise Studio which inspires new relationships with Antarctica and the wider natural world; creating connection to inspire action. Visit the Campaign Hub to find out more.

Building on the campaign, this immersive audio experience was created in collaboration with Twenty Twenty Studios and layers in sounds recorded onsite in Antarctica by Anna Palmer. Shivi Dwivedi (Youth Engagement Lead for the Climate Champions Team for COP26 and COP27) narrates her journey to Antarctica in March 2022 as part of a 2041 Foundation expedition.

Shivi is deeply passionate about driving sustainable and ethical change. She currently leads the youth engagement strategy for the U.N. Climate Change High-Level Champions for COP26 and COP27. In this role, she focuses on the delivery of a mandate to enhance ambition and strengthen the engagement of non state actors — especially youth — in supporting parties and working with the Marrakech Partnership to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement. In March 2022 Shivi undertook an expedition to Antarctica as part of her personal climate journey.

In addition to seeing herself as a lifelong dreamer, and a struggling pianist, Shivi loves travelling, reading, exploring underwater life, and animals. She dreams of opening an animal shelter with her partner one day!

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Run through walls to make it happen. 

“Writing people off as naïve for thinking they can solve a problem is to underestimate the power of spirit, human innovation, and human resilience.” 

Will Hayler, CEO & Co-Founder of Blue Earth, shares how he developed his adventurous spirit for tackling society’s toughest challenges through business - from equality to wellbeing - and the practical lessons his entrepreneurial journey has taught him. 

He wants to encourage big, bold thinkers: the people who, when a problem no one else will touch appears, jump into the moment and get to work. 

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We have to keep resisting! 

Kim Polman won’t be complacent. In this episode she shares why she speaks up in uncomfortable spaces knowing that the ancient, universal principle she champions - treat others and the planet as we wish to be treated - is essential to us creating goodness in our world. Just the thing to keep you going if your ideas have ever been called naïve.  

With Kim Polman - Co-Founder & Chair of Reboot the Future - shares personal stories and advice for speaking up with courage and care. 

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Listen to Ian McDermott share his insights into how forming a relationship with MP Rachel Blake through PACTS has instilled confidence and political empowerment within his sixth-form students. As a chemistry teacher at Harris Westminster Sixth Form in London, Ian’s students are faced with environmental issues unique to cities and Ian offers strategies into how his school has created ways for students to step away from polluted air and into nature within London. Ian views climate education and advocacy by teachers as a form of safeguarding needed within schools and shares his top tips on how PACTS can be implemented within schools where students are already passionate about creating a greener planet.

How can students hold politicians accountable for climate action?
Through PACTS (Politicians Accountable for Climate to Students), a groundbreaking schools initiative empowering students to influence their MPs and engage meaningfully in the political process.

Here’s what makes PACTS unique:

• It’s more than just writing letters—it’s an ongoing dialogue, with students following up and questioning commitments over time.
• It transforms how students understand and participate in the political cycle, fostering confidence and real-world impact.

Teachers have a bold vision for the future of education—one where values, well-being, and sustainability are at the core of every classroom. It’s a future that puts students first and builds a better world through education. 

In each episode, we sit down with inspiring teachers who are bringing PACTS to life in their classrooms. They share:

• Why they signed up for PACTS.
• How they’re making it happen, from classroom discussions to meeting MPs.
• The incredible impact it’s having on their students and schools.
• Their top tips to encourage other teachers to take action.

Ready to join the movement?
Listen in to hear how PACTS is changing lives—and download the resources to bring PACTS to your school today!

Sign up now

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Emma Vyvyan, Head Teacher at Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery in Cornwall has overseen the school’s efforts to remove single-use plastics from school lunches and advocate for the recycling of soft plastics. Emma’s students’ passion for recycling is a key topic within their PACTS relationship. Their previous MP Steve Double, advocated on the student’s behalf in parliament and now  MP Noah Law is taking up the mantle. Emma shares her top tips for instilling resilience within students as they work to make the changes they wish to see in their community.
 
How can students hold politicians accountable for climate action?
Through PACTS (Politicians Accountable for Climate to Students), a groundbreaking schools initiative empowering students to influence their MPs and engage meaningfully in the political process.

Here’s what makes PACTS unique:

• It’s more than just writing letters—it’s an ongoing dialogue, with students following up and questioning commitments over time.
• It transforms how students understand and participate in the political cycle, fostering confidence and real-world impact.

Teachers have a bold vision for the future of education—one where values, well-being, and sustainability are at the core of every classroom. It’s a future that puts students first and builds a better world through education. 

In each episode, we sit down with inspiring teachers who are bringing PACTS to life in their classrooms. They share:

• Why they signed up for PACTS.
• How they’re making it happen, from classroom discussions to meeting MPs.
• The incredible impact it’s having on their students and schools.
• Their top tips to encourage other teachers to take action.

Ready to join the movement?
Listen in to hear how PACTS is changing lives—and download the resources to bring PACTS to your school today!

Sign up now

Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future.

www.rebootthefuture.org