Fast Frames – Mindsets and Movements: Fatalism

One of the biggest communication tasks of our time is not convincing people that problems exist—it’s convincing them that they can be solved.

In this episode of Fast Frames: Mindsets and Movements, we unpack the cultural mindset of fatalism—the idea that the world’s biggest problems are intractable and there’s nothing we can do to address them.

The good news: decades of research show that our framing can help activate other, more solutions-oriented ways of thinking. In this short video, you’ll learn:

• Why crisis framing often backfires, even when it’s well-intentioned.
• How to frame around what’s possible. 
• The power of reminding people that systems are designed—and can be redesigned to work better.