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Do you believe that if a civic courage against governements they could change their decisions against global warming?
And how to find the courage to be a civic courage ?

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What is your opinion on glorifying only one individual (aka "the hero") in a social movement? Is it beneficial or do large-scale movements suffer from  being represented through only one individual?

// Celina

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Do you think Greta Thunberg’s act really brought practical change to our society?

Even though Greta Thunberg’s act inspire many people, but still it feels like nothing change in part of politics or etc (in specific way about climate change). What do we (or individual) have to do to bring practical change?

//Gyuri Cho

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What kind of courage do we need to practice today? And how can we practice it?

//Pontus Haag

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In your Ted talk you quote to 'go to the places that scare you' - this idea, and a lot of others in the talk focus on pushing ourselves to be an actor for change by taking risks- do you believe that such risk taking is the best way for creating/triggering change? What value do you place on peaceful protests, mass demonstrations and other, less risky methods (also including internet and social media campaigns?
// Laura Thomas

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Do you feel as though Greta Thunberg and other young people she has influenced are putting themselves into serious risk situations?

In your TedX you talk about how 'civic courage is often about going against the flow',  please could you explain this in a bit more depth?  // Molly

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'Ban all nukes, their materials and technology. Ban them now. Ban them everywhere. Ban them forever.' (Juian Cribb, 2017)

As a trend, it appears that wars are going away and as such, statements such as the above could be seen to be somewhat naive. Do you think it's productive to call for an outright ban on a weapon which will likely never be used due to concepts such as the Nash Equilibrium?

// Thomas

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Why do you think people so greatly admire individuals who make grand actions for change, whilst remaining reluctant to seek their own opportunities to act for change?
The "secret conspiracy for hope" seems opportunistic - do you agree with this idea?
// Olivia

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Our modern society is becoming increasingly shaped by the technology we use. To what extend can innovations promote civic courage? (e.g. videos of brave people going viral) And do you think that technology can erode courage? (e.g. through taking up so much of our attention and changing our relationships)

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Power structures are omnipresent and are all the time at work. My assumption is that this often hinders people (un-)consciously from taking action. People who are taking action against a majority or a powerful actor are likely to be punished in some way (by the law, physical punishment, social media, ...).
At the moment, Julien Assenge is in the news again. He is a great example for being brave and standing up against power structures. But considering that he spent the past 7 years in an embassy, my question is: How egoistic are we allowed to be? Do we have to be prepared to give up everything to embody courage? Who has the right to judge about our courage? And on a side note: Can we ever be sure that we are doing something for 'the common good'? Maybe we just think it is good for everybody but it is not.
//Julia

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You talk about our fascination and inspiration towards people like Malala who "risk their lives for a common good". What do you think about this effect (that can be definitley positive) when it comes to nationalism e.g. honouring veterans who went to war to fight for their country?
//Julia

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How has the forms of civic courage and willingness to show civic courage changed throughout the years as society has changed? Any differences in how different generations act? What can we learn from history
/Sofia

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According the readings "From heroic rescue...", devaluation and violence against minorities often occur at times of economic deterioration, great political upheavals and confusion, great and speedy social changes, or their combinations. Apart from being an active bystander, is there any way to redirect the energy spent on scapegoating towards facing and solving the actual problems at hand?
/Angelica

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In one of our readings for this week, we read about banning nukes. Quoting from the reading, "Ban all nukes, their materials and technology. Ban them now. Ban them everywhere. Ban them forever."

Do you think it should all be banned?

I personally think that nuclear weapons should be banned, but not their material and technology, as it could be the very technology that could save human lives as well. Since nuclear power plants produce zero carbon dioxide with little nuclear waste. They also do not cause the same danger as a nuclear warhead, since it is 100 times lesser the amount of a warhead.

As for civic courage, activism is one great example, with Malala, Greta. But at what point, does risking life becomes stupidity?

- Zac

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Hello Brian,
In your TEDx you speak about courage as being able to move from a sphere of anxiety to a sphere of faith. My question is: When can anxiety serve as a "help", warning for caution, and when should it simply be ignored for the greater good? Or to put it differently - When should we listen to our anxiety and when should we not? Where do you draw the line between being brave and beeing foolhardy?
/Daniel I-E