Rob Hopkins
2025
Rob Hopkins is founder of the Transition movement and author of several books including 2019’s ‘From What Is to What If’. An Ashoka Fellow, he has spoken at TED and appears in the French film ‘Demain’. He holds a PhD from the University of Plymouth and hosted 100 episodes of the podcast ‘From What If to What Next’. His music project with artist Mr Kit, ‘Field Recordings from the Future‘ and his book ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future’ are released in June 2025. His website is robhopkins.net
My Sessions
Time Travel, a Tool for Activists: On imagination-based activism
Rob Hopkins, author of ‘From What Is to What If’ and most recently ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future’ will share some of the key ideas from his new book and sketch out what a form of activism and changemaking rooted in positive futurism and ‘temporal fluidity’ might look like in practice. Rumour […]
How to Fall in Love with the Future – book launch
Join Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition movement, in conversation with Muna Reyal of Chelsea Green Publications about Rob’s new book ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future’. Where did the inspiration come from? What does it tell us about what activism could look like in a time when our future is being colonised […]