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John Thackara

Director of The Doors of Perception Event Production Company

Director of The Doors of Perception Event Production Company

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John Thackara Biography

For more than thirty years John Thackara has traveled the world in his search of stories about the practical steps taken by communities to realize a sustainable future. He writes about these stories online, and in books; he uses them in talks for cities, and business; he also organizes festivals and events that bring the subjects of these stories together.

John is the author of a widely-read blog (you’re reading it now) and of How To Thrive In The Next Economy. His previous book was the best-selling In the Bubble: Designing In A Complex World (MIT Press). John organizes conferences and festivals in which social innovators share knowledge.

A Brit who now lives in south west France, John studied philosophy, and trained as a journalist, before working for ten years as a book and magazine editor. He was the first director (1993—1999) of the Netherlands Design Institute in Amsterdam; he was program director of Designs of The Time (Dott07), the social innovation biennial in England; he was commissioner in 2008 of France’s main design biennial, Cité du Design.

John is a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, in London, and a Fellow of Musashino Art University in Japan. He is also a member of the UK Parliament’s Standing Commission on Design.

John Thackara Videos

  • John Thackara: The end of endless growth - YouTube
  • John Thackara "The role of design in a sustainable future" (Lift ...

John Thackara Books

  • In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World (MIT Press)
    In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World (MIT Press)

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    John Thackara is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Culture, Entertainment, Journalism, Producers and Directors.
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John Thackara is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book John Thackara for your event is available upon request. John Thackara generally travels from France and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Patrick Ness, Alexandra Hudson, Jane Ferguson, Enuma Okoro and Angela Sterritt. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John Thackara for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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