Photography is another passion and they recently converted a nearby outbuilding into a two-room exhibition space selling a collection of rare photography books. This commitment to regenerative solutions is also why Randstad is a proud supporter of the world’s first academic chair in sustainable transformation at Antwerp Management School, resulting in the development of the Future Resilience Index and the Good Work Goals.

Visser currently serves as head tutor, fellow, and lecturer at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, as well as professor of integrated value at Antwerp Management School, where he holds the world’s first academic chair in sustainable transformation. That may be having a baby queer come in and ask in a hushed tone whether we have any books about women who like women and being able to say, ‘Yes, we have many of those! And this is a state of mind, a state of being, that I recognise from all the great changemakers I have been privileged to meet and, in many cases, work with over the decades.

The structured activities and assuring guidance woven throughout has helped me identify the mechanisms that will enable me to be at my best during part-time study. WIDELY LOVED ILLUSTRATOR: With more than 200k followers on Instagram, Bodil Jane creates gorgeous, modern illustrations that celebrate everyday achievements. The layout of chapters, subheadings and vivid explanations can captivate the attention of any one who wants information about an autistic person’s sensory struggles, coping mechanisms of the mind and growing a philosophy out of odds. Probably I was just not in the mood for this kind of book, and maybe in a far future I can reconsider giving it a try. Seasoned readers, first-timers, those in a slump, we recommend based on what we think they would like.

In the same way, right now, we are navigating extraordinary global crises that could result in either the collapse or the thriving of nature, society, and the economy. In a world overcome with challenges, uncertainty, and constant change, Dr Brockis provides comfort, optimism, and hope. We expected the global majority to come in,” says Meera Ghanshamdas, a Round Table Books co-director. Drawing on the findings of science and positive psychology, she offers an easy-to-use framework for becoming a “happy, thriving, human.

Each chapter explores a key area of positive psychology and provides activities to enhance your wellbeing and contribute to that of other people. It’s as if we are speeding toward a cliff at 100 miles an hour, and instead of hitting the brakes and making a U-turn, we are stepping on the accelerator with no apparent intention of deviating from our suicidal course. Along with Visser, we strongly believe that putting people first is essential for the health of our economy, society, and nature.