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title: "Hope For Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations"
description: A global initiative for long-term thinking, action, and imagination—uniting changemakers to build a better future for generations to come.
---
[](https://originationfoundation.org/)
- [Our Hope](https://originationfoundation.org)
- [The Book of Hope](https://originationfoundation.org/book-hope-for-life-on-our-planet)
- [The Contributors of Hope](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-contributors)
- [Events](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
- [About Us](https://originationfoundation.org/about-us)
- [Get in Touch](https://originationfoundation.org/contact-us)
[Get the Book](https://originationfoundation.org/get-the-hope-book)
# Hope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations
**A growing network of originators, leaders, and creators working together to imagine, build, and invest – in service of a better future.**
The Hope Initiative brings together visionary minds from across the world to reimagine systems, explore new paths forward, and act together with future generations in mind.
## Voices of Hope
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Hope at The Explorers Club, Sep 25
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Across generations and backgrounds, they’ve chosen to speak up – not out of optimism, but out of responsibility. Hear from Dr. Jane Goodall, Hans Vestberg, Narges Mohammadi, Michael Douglas, Jonathan Granoff and others who are part of *Hope for Life on Our Planet*.
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Andreas Eriksson, Cutout #7, 2023
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## Communities Leading to **Global Impact**
The Hope Initiative was born out of a simple yet urgent question:
> What would it look like if we made decisions today with the next seven generations in mind?
The world doesn’t lack ideas, capital, or intelligence – but we need shared spaces for long-term thinking, collective imagination and investments. That’s where hope comes in.
We are building a global network of originators – people who aren’t just talking about progress, but investing in it.
By mobilizing originators with access to patient capital, we aim to shape real cross-sector partnerships, solutions and investments – in service of humanity and the planet.
## The Contributors of **Hope**
At the heart of the Hope Initiative is a growing community of voices.
More than sixty contributors – Nobel Peace Prize laureates, youth leaders, CEOs, scientists, artists and activists – came together to share their reflections in the book Hope for Life on Our Planet.
[ NARGES **MOHAMMADI**](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-contributors#narges-mohammadi)
[ KUNIO **NAKAMURA**](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-contributors#kunio-nakamura)
[ JANE **GOODALL**](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-contributors#jane-goodall)
POPE **FRANCIS**
HANS **VESTBERG**
NATARAJAN **CHANDRASEKARAN**
NICK **CAVE**
BAYO **AKOMOLAFE**
LARS **SVENDSEN**
REBECCA **SOLNIT**
KRISTER **R. SAIRSINGH**
CARL **SAFINA**
ROBERT **THURMAN**
ANTHONY **HOWARD**
RICHARD **FISHER**
AJAYPAL **SINGH “AJAY” BANGA**
LORD **BROWNE OF MADINGLEY**
HENRIK **HENRIKSSON**
TERRENCE **KEELEY**
BJØRN **LOMBORG**
C.D. **GLIN**
RAJASHREE **BIRLA**
JIM **SORENSON**
ALAN **EAGLE**
MAHESH **KOLLI**
AMANI **ABOU-ZEID**
FINIAN **TAN**
PËRPARIM **RAMA**
EDGAR **MORA ALTAMIRANO**
JOJO **MEHTA**
VALÉRIE **COURTOIS**
ROBERT **SWAN**
VIDAR **HELGESEN**
JONATHAN **GRANOFF**
OLEKSANDRA **MATVIICHUCK**
F.W. **DE KLERK**
ELOÏNE **BARRY**
IHEB **TRIKI**
PASI **VAINIKKA**
FEDERICA **BERTOCCHINI**
GIULIANA **FURCI**
JURGENNE **H. PRIMAVERA**
SERGIO **FERNÁNDES DE CÓRDOVA**
KRISHNA **BODANAPU**
KAVYA **PEARLMAN**
NELL **WATSON**
DAVID **M. MILCH**
SAMI **AWAD**
ODED **ADOMI LESHEM**
SAMAH **KARAKI**
NICHOLAS **S. PETERS**
KRYSTAL **BIRUNGI**
ALEX **GHENIS**
YASMEEN **LARI**
DAAN **ROOSGAARDE**
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KIRAN **"MADAME" GANDHI**
INDRE **VISKONTAS**
STEIN **OLAV HENRICHSEN**
LARYBEL **OLIVERO**
LUISA **SANCHES**
MARIA **POPOVA**
ADAM **POTKAY**
SAMINA **ANSARI**
SAGARIKA **SRIRAM**
EVA **HILHORST**
EMILY **DICKINSON**
[Meet the contributors](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-contributors) [About the book](https://originationfoundation.org/book-hope-for-life-on-our-planet)
## The Power of Hope
Hope is not wishful thinking. It’s the first step in transformation.
Around the world, people are feeling that we must – and can – do much better. We can originate new systems, politics, technology, and partnerships at scale, and drive transformative change to address our environmental and societal challenges, in time.
What's missing is an avalanche of places and communities where people come together and shape new ways.
This is such a space: A platform for connection, not perfection. A gathering of individuals who share a simple belief: the future is still open.
Andreas Eriksson
*April*, 2024
Egg/oil tempera, and oil colour on canvas 160 x 104 cm
Andreas Eriksson
*Barmark,* 2023
Acrylic, egg/oil tempera, and oil color on canvas 200 x 140 cm
Andreas Eriksson
*Distans*, 2023
Acrylic, oil, and egg/oil tempera on canvas 200 x 140 cm
Designed by
Henrik Haugan, Snøhetta
# Inspiration for **Seven Generations**
Edited by Osvald Bjelland and designed by Snøhetta, HOPE – Hope for Life on Our Planet gathers reflections from over 60 influential voices across sectors and continents.
It’s not a manifesto. It’s an invitation – to slow down, to reflect, and to engage with hope as a serious, strategic force in shaping the future.
[About the book](https://originationfoundation.org/book-hope-for-life-on-our-planet) [Get the book](https://originationfoundation.org/get-the-hope-book)
## **Hope** **Events**
[ New **Dehli, India** TBA](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ Istanbul, **Turkey** October 29th, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ Prishtina, **Kosovo** June 17th, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ London, **UK** June 6th, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ Stockholm, **Sweden** September 2nd, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ Oslo, **Norway** TBA](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ Taipei, **Taiwan** September 18th, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ New **York, US** September 24th, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
[ Mumbai, **India** October 7th, 2025](https://originationfoundation.org/hope-events)
### Do you want to be a part of **the community?**
If you share our belief in long-term thinking, courageous ideas, and the power of human connection – we’d love to hear from you.
Whether you’re an investor, policymaker, artist, CEO or student, the future needs people like you.
[Let's get in touch](https://originationfoundation.org/contact-us)
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