NEW BOOK
By Jaimie P. Cloud
This book is for young people and all those who love them. It is an uplifting and practical book of wisdom. Written with a game on mindset, Response-able is a must read for those who want to participate in the grand course correction toward a sustainable future.
“This book is a kind of magic. It is a catalytic collection - of ideas, perspectives and tools - that can dispel inaction and generate thinking and practices that support life and wellbeing.”
–Dr. Stephen Sterling, Author, Learning and Sustainability in Dangerous Times, and Sustainable Education: Revisioning Learning and Change, and Professor Emeritus Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth
Praise for Response-Able
“Jaimie Cloud is one of the pioneers in the development of the field of Education for a Sustainable Future. A compelling book for anyone who feels they can do better and simply needs guidance to experience a regenerative, response-able way of living that contributes to the health and resilience of the Commons. We all need this book to stay on track with our commitment for a livable future!”
—Xiye Bastida, Climate Justice Activist and Co-Founder of Re-Earth Initiative, a global youth-led organization.
“Inventing a regenerative world as laid out in Jaimie Cloud’s compelling, Response-able: How to Live Well Over Time, emerges as a real possibility. As readers we are given a much-needed sense of hope and inspiration. Shedding light on sustaining our shared commons as human beings, the book considers how we can reimagine our vision and create fresh approaches.
Cloud is a master interdisciplinarian and brings her understanding of science, politics, economics, human nature, institutions and the artistic spirit to the challenge of helping us at this critical juncture. The writing is clear and accessible as she shares decades of research from her work throughout the world. Response-able is fresh and provides actionable strategies to all concerned global citizens. A must-read!”
—Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Internationally recognized curriculum design expert and author
“Response-able is a timely and empowering guide for young people and those shaping their futures. Jaimie invites us to rethink how we live and learn on this planet, blending wisdom, science, and imagination to show that a sustainable future begins with how we choose to think and act today.”
—Prof. Daniella Tilbury, Chair, Networks of Leaders and Institutions for Future Generations (NIFG) and sustainability education change maker.
“Response-able is essential reading for educators preparing future Earth stewards to think critically, act wisely, and design regeneratively. Guided by Buckminster Fuller’s design-science spirit, Jaimie Cloud offers a clear, hopeful blueprint for futures literacy and action. Through vivid stories and inviting language, she helps readers imagine boldly, think in systems, and nurture a culture of integrity and reciprocity. May her invitation to join our grand course correction, and to help make “what’s possible” real, resonate in classrooms and communities around the world.”
—Dr. Linda Booth Sweeney, Systems Educator and Award-winning Author
For more than thirty years, Jaimie Cloud has been helping educators and leaders see the world—and their classrooms—through a different lens: one that reveals how deeply unsustainable our habits of thought and learning have become, and how powerfully we can change them.
In this insightful and engaging book, Cloud takes readers on a journey from unsustainable thinking to sustainable action. Drawing on decades of research and real-world practice, she unpacks the complex ideas behind sustainability with rare clarity and humor. Each chapter is a conversation—sometimes challenging, always hopeful—that invites us to rethink how we live, learn, and lead.
Witty, wise, and refreshingly human, this book reminds us that transforming education is not only possible—it’s essential. And at its heart beats a truth we can all feel:
We are all in this—individually and together.
—Dr. Marie Alcock-Hubley, President of Learning Systems Associates and Founder of Tomorrow's Education Network
“A better future begins in our imagination and imagination begins in minds open to larger possibilities. Jaimie Cloud's life work is a master class in educating for imagination, equipping students to see what could be, not just what is and to join imagination to action. Response-able is essential reading for teachers at all levels to foster imagination for competent Earth citizenship. It is possible!”
—Dr. David W. Orr, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Oberlin College
"Want a thriving future, and have fun while creating it? Then hop on board for the ride! Jaimie’s thought-provoking, practical guide is your ticket. It’s bursting with fresh ideas for building the kind of future we actually want, even as the world seems determined to squeeze every last drop out of our planet.
At a time when education systems fail in preparing us to respond meaningfully, Jaimie delivers a punchy, insightful toolkit full of strategies to sharpen your thinking, upgrade education, and help shape the tomorrow we desire. So what’s holding you back? Run, don’t walk, to get your copy!"
—Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Co-creator of the Ecological Footprint, Co-founder of Global Footprint Network, Co-inhabitant of planet Earth
"Jaimie Cloud is the deepest thinker on the planet regarding how we need to educate the next generations for a different future. She combines important science with powerful stories, to bring alive a critical skill set for generations to come. Congrats Jaimie on an amazing book.”
—Dr. David Rock, Author,Co-founder and CEO, Neuroleadership Institute
“I’ve known Jaimie Cloud for a quarter of a century and have always loved her persistent faith that we human beings can create the future we all want, helping generations of young people believe in this vision by inspiring them to focus on the possible. I wish every young person could have Jaimie as a teacher—reading her words of wisdom in this book is the next best thing.”
—Anna Lappé, Sustainability Advocate and Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Bestselling Author, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
“What I love most about this book—and there is SO much to love—is that Jaimie speaks directly to young people rather than to the institutions that have lost their courage and creativity. Living well over time demands not only a “grand course correction,” but also the capability to carry out the changes necessary to make the synergistic relationship between people and place sustainable.
Jaimie Cloud has indefatigable optimism, and an unshakable belief in our potential to be in community with the environment and one another. With this latest contribution, I feel like we’ve been handed an innovative AND actionable blueprint for strengthening our capacity to meet the challenges of our time—and for that, I am deeply grateful.”
—Robert Greene, Principal, Cedar and Burwell Strategic Consulting
About Jaimie P. Cloud
Jaimie P. Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. She has been educating for sustainability for over thirty year and is a pioneer in the field of Education for Sustainability (EfS).
She works as an international keynote speaker, professional developer, coach, and consultant for administrators, educators, school districts, governments, civic organizations, and corporations around the world.