Why join?
Purpose
Have you ever wished to fully understand the key concepts underlying the development of a sustainable and just society? What about being able to convey them around you?
The One Home Planet Book Club helps you do just that.
With the support of your Book Club group, you delve into the pivotal work of significant authors on environmental, political, and economic issues. Week by week, as you discover their thought process, you structure your judgment on the studied topic by answering a series of questions and refining your arguments with other students in your group.
Benefits
Aside from the fact that keeping a resolution is always easier when teaming up with someone else, following a learning path with the same regular group can be a life-changing experience.
- The group synergy opens up unforeseen avenues for its members’ curiosity, allowing them to share their difficulties and progress in a precise and effective manner.
- Group members owe it to one another to be more accurate, focused, and regular than they would be if working independently.
- Helping each other every week to understand broad issues that interest all of us fosters quality, friendly relationships that may last a lifetime.
How does it work?
Cursus
The program begins with a live preparation week to ensure that everyone feels genuinely seen and heard, and that all practical matters are addressed beforehand. The curriculum itself unfolds as follows:
- Each Sunday, Book Club members receive two questions (see, for instance, Doughnut Economics, Chapter 6, questions 1-2, 3-4, 5-6) to reflect on and discuss during the rest of the week. A schedule relaxed enough to fit in anyone’s busy life.
- Whether or not you choose to read the book effectively, you can nevertheless keep up with the required depth and pace of study thanks to the website’s Book Club posts, which carefully summarize all chapters.
- At the end of each chapter’s study, you meet in a dedicated space with others in your group to share with them your progress and difficulties. Distinct from the discussion threads where questions are answered, this dedicated space provides the opportunity to connect on a genuinely human level.
Who is it for?
The Book Club study program aims to be an empowering experience for its subscribers. All that is required in this “people’s university” is to be open-minded and respectful. What matters is not your previous academic achievements but your willingness to ask questions or help answer those others ask themselves.