Purpose
Have you ever wished to fully understand and convey key concepts in regenerative economics, the building of democracy, and environmental health? The One Home Planet Book Club helps you do just that.
What matters is not your previous academic achievements, but your willingness to be part of an open-minded and respectful debate:
- If you are an expert already well-versed in some of the questions studied, you may become a great asset to the progress of others and eventually find a qualified audience to introduce them to your work, aside from the study program itself.
- If you have no particular expertise, your role is even more important. Socrates famously kept saying that all he knew was that he knew nothing. What he meant was that genuine knowledge is structured by actively questioning what is yet to be known. In that sense, we are all called to play a decisive part in any discussion.
Organization
It all starts with a preparation week, during which members get to know each other and receive a few practical details to ensure things run smoothly for everyone.
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 throughout the week.
The weekly schedule is relaxed enough to fit into anyone’s busy life. Besides, all books are carefully summarized chapter by chapter on the website. This way, whether or not you choose to read the book itself, you can keep up with the study’s required depth and pace.
Groups
Members of the same group can meet in a private space on the website’s social network. They are also regularly invited to arrange group calls, an essential part of the book study. Practical details on their organization are given during the preparation week at the beginning of the study program.
Group calls help you gain insight into your learning journey by listening to others’ feedback. They also help group members to become genuinely supportive of one another. A group call, in other words, is not a time for confronting arguments—this is done in the discussion threads—but rather to share one’s challenges and progress in the book study.