The Power of Just Doing Stuff

The Power of Just Doing Stuff: How local action can change the world

Rob Hopkins (author)

Something is stirring. People around the world are deciding that the well-being of their community and its economy lies with them.

They're people like you. They've had enough, and, rather than waiting for permission, they're rolling up their sleeves, getting together with friends and neighbours, and doing something about it. Whether they start small or big, they're finding that just doing stuff can transform their neighbourhoods and their lives.

The Power of Just Doing Stuff argues that this shift represents the seeds of a new economy - the answer to our desperate search for a new way forward - and at its heart is people deciding that change starts with them. Communities worldwide are already modelling a more local economy rooted in place, in well-being, in entrepreneurship, and in creativity. And it works.

Packed with inspiring real-life examples of how to change things, this book ties in with the increasing focus on community action during tough economic times. This brilliant book is ideal for schools, community groups and campaigners as well as the general public and Transition groups.

Rob Hopkins is the multi-award winning co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and of the Transition Network. Named by the Independent as one of the UK's top 100 environmentalists, Rob is an accomplished writer of both books and posts on his blog, transitionculture.org. He is the winner of the 2008 Schumacher Award, the 2009 Observer Ethical Award for campaigning, and in 2012 won the European Economic and Social Committee Civil Society prize, among other achievements. Rob lectures and writes widely on peak oil and Transition, and has recently completed a PhD on Transition and Resilience at Plymouth University.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Green Books (13 Jun. 2013)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780857841179
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 1.4 x 19.69 cm