Multispecies Digest
A bi-weekly Substack newsletter that brings its readers lighthearted yet research-informed analysis of situations, projects, and life through the multispecies and nature-positive lens.
Each essay dissects a story, news piece, report, or piece of art through the multispecies lens. Focusing on real-life situations, it prompts us all to reflect on a variety of multispecies themes and the state of the world, including economy, design, education, and governance.
Recent essays:
Don't overlook the basics while rushing to do multispecies work: We likely need to relearn to sit, stand, and walk before with can run with the multispecies transitions (Read here)
What multispecies approaches can do for your company: Five perspectives on how your company can build strategic advantage through multispecies and socio-ecological thinking (Read here)
Anthropocentric is bad. Ecocentric is good. Or is it?: How to navigate potential fallacies when embracing the nature-positive thinking (Read here)
Vacation reads and activities to have a nature-filled summer: Tips for books, open access articles, and activities to add some nature into your summer plans. (Read here)
Emotional labour in multispecies transitions: When we can't shove our emotions in the trunk, but also can't let them take the wheel. (Read here)
F**k futures, we need to build multispecies presents (Read here)
Multispecies economy starts with recognition: Reflections on "The EU Economy's Dependency on Nature" report (Read here)
Convenience at the cost of connection: Are our choices to live and design convenient lives disconnecting us from ourselves, each other, and nature? (Read here)
Thinking beyond dogs, bees, and trees: Dissecting human-nature interdepence and the variety of natural stakeholders to consider (Read here)
Multispecies stories and empathy building: Reflections on the animation film "Flow" through the lens of a multispecies researcher (Read here)