Ch. 37 Communicating Hope and Strategy
“'Hope is not a strategy' may be an accepted aphorism, but so is the adage that 'an 80 percent solution today is better than a 100 percent solution tomorrow or next week.' Hope need not be the ending point of strategy, but it is an essential element." - Col. Jeremy Weber Many people, particularly young people, are feeling anxious and uncertain when it comes to climate change. Those of us who were born before the digital age understand (whether we care to admit it or not) that we will probably not be around for the worst impacts of global warming. While we may feel some uncertainty, perhaps we don't feel the full weight of anxiety that younger digital natives feel. Most of them are acutely aware of the future they are inheriting, and the potential suffering this future has in store for them. Although we all want our kids to feel confident, valued, and hopeful... their reality does not match up with our wishes. Surveys show... 59% of young people say that the...