Rob Hopkins - Author Advocate - How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World
From Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher by Kevin Gallagher
May 28, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 111
About this episode
Rob Hopkins discusses his latest book and the importance of imagination in creating sustainable futures.
On this episode of DITD my guest is Rob Hopkins. Rob Hopkins is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World . It’s presented as the follow-up to his book From What Is… to What If and focuses on imagination as a tool for building better futures.
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Gallagher
Guest: Rob Hopkins
Topics covered
- sustainability
- permaculture
- community resilience
- climate solutions
- imagination
- future planning
Keywords
- sustainability
- permaculture
- climate change
- community
- future
- imagination
- local economies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Transition Network
Books & works: The Transition Handbook, How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World, From What Is… to What If
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