Overton's Garden

We need new thinking more than ever, and yet seem to have a drought of visionary ideas to inspire progress. Have we been trapped inside the “Overton Window” of acceptable thought, not daring to look beyond the frame and see what might lie beyond? Overton’s Garden takes you on a daring adventure beyond the boundaries of mainstream environmental and social narratives to explore a neglected ecosystem of thought, with its seeds of hope, nutritious fruits, and medicinal herbs, as well as its prickly brambles and dangerous creatures. This book will take you to places that you never expected to find in a book about a better world, and in doing so you might just begin to transcend the boundaries of your own perspectives, rewild your thinking, and grow new creative hope. Reviews Tom Greenwood writes the way the best thinkers think — by wandering into territory that doesn't belong together and showing us why it does. The questions he raises are deep, thoughtful, and far reaching. It's about what it means to be human in our times: how to live at the edges, embrace the complexities and ambiguities of the challenges we face, and still engage, love, and live — for and with people and the planet. Professor Jessica Böhme Founder, Institute for Practical ekoPhilosophy — A fabulous book - I’d encourage anyone to dive in and be taken on an adventure. Tom’s warmth, compassion and super sharp insights make this an enthralling read. It has the wisdom and breadth of a lifetime’s studies combining so many interconnected strands. The solid ground is pulled from under us, opening up the opportunity for freedom and a lightness to expand our thinking and consider what it really means to be human and to act in accordance with our true nature. Samantha Cooper Director, Business Declares — This isn’t…