Transition Culture

22 Jun 2006

Meg Wheatley on Peak Oil.

On Wednesday 14th June I interviewed Meg Wheatley and asked her the 8 questions developed for the *Skilling Up for Powerdown* project. I also did a longer interview which focused more on Energy Descent Plans, which I’ll post as soon as I get it transcribed.

**Do you see Peak Oil as a crisis or an opportunity?**

I don’t see it as either. I see it as a lens, or mirror, that reflects what we really value in this culture. From that perspective it is neither an opportunity nor a crisis, but the first place I think we need to start is what does this show us about what we value, what does it show us about what we care about, what we’re willing to give priorities to. In that way, it’s a very powerful issue, because it’s so potent, you know, with prospects for a terrible future, or a more hopeful future, but it’s a very powerful way of looking at what we truly care about in this culture. If you could use it in that way then you could actually know how to reach more people, because you first get a sense of what is important to people, and then you could work more thoughtfully, “ok, how do we engage people in this issue, but from what they truly value