Redesigning Worldviews: Maintenance, Repair, and Upgrade of a Mind in Transition

  • Ming Ming Chapman
  • Jonathan Chapman
Keywords: Worldview ; Beliefs ; Values ; Stories ; Maintenance ; Repair ; Upgrade ; Cognitive Dissonance ; Systemic change

Abstract

 In our current age of rapid ecological and social collapse, few would disagree that radical change is needed. Whilst it is true that systemic change takes time, much of this inertia is caused by a reluctance to adjust worldviews on an ongoing basis. 

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Published
2022-06-01
How to Cite
Chapman, M. M., & Chapman, J. (2022). Redesigning Worldviews: Maintenance, Repair, and Upgrade of a Mind in Transition. Cuadernos Del Centro De Estudios De Diseño Y Comunicación, (157). https://doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi157.6847