Dr. David Fleming (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fleming_(writer)# ), author of "Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It".
Interviewed by Henrik Dahle (https://www.worldgeneralstrike.org/) in an oak tree on Hampstead Heath, 4th November 2010. A few short weeks later Fleming died, with the now multi award-winning life's work discussed in this interview published posthumously by Chelsea Green Publishing in late 2016.

At 27 minutes in he laughingly mentions "people pointing at me in the street saying 'see that poor old fellow over there? He's been writing this book for the last twenty years, he'll never finish it. He's a nice fellow but just don't mention the book...'" We hope he won't mind us mentioning it now! All details, reviews etc, plus details of the 2020 film on Fleming's legacy at: http://www.flemingpolicycentre.org.uk/books

If you've already read one of Fleming's books and would like to explore further, Lean Logic editor Shaun Chamberlin and Sterling College offer the online community/courses 'Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time': https://survivingthefuture.darkoptimism.org/

Video footage of Fleming giving a public talk at Schumacher College in 2006: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keLuiUkReQI

Shaun Chamberlin and Rob Hopkins of the Transition Towns movement, in Oct 2016, discussing the foresight, enduring influence and importance of Fleming's work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOldfjUkElc

-- Snippets from reviews of Lean Logic:

“Unconventional and captivating reading, written with such charm and levity … Quite astounding … I’m a sucker for beautiful books … One of the most enthralling books I've read in a very long time … One of Britain’s most visionary thinkers … with a combination of wit and wisdom that often makes his writing soar … A tour de force … Exceeded my expectations in just about every way possible … A complete masterpiece. Kept me up in the night for a week … Something I’ll be coming back to for years … It’s hard to hold hope, as things are, but this dictionary is a place I can duck into now and again, to re-find it.”

(reviews in full at: https://www.flemingpolicycentre.org.uk/books)

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