Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgements xiii Introduction 1 1 Welcome to the Solutions Economy 14 Seeing the light 18 What about net zero? 22 The only constant is change 26 How do we get there? 27 2 Your star 34 Making changemakers 34 The point of vision 36 The point of grit 39 The point of flex 39 The point of fun 41 The point of soul 42 The itch to answer 44 Solutionist from the start 47 Life-changing moments 50 Thoughtful change 52 3 Architects, Accelerators and Actioners 55 Which type of Solutionist are you? 57 How can I use this? 74 ix THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK CONTENTS x 4 The Mississippi mind 77 The magic of changing your mind 78 Minds are made not born 80 First, fall in love with failure 85 Flex your mindset 87 Don’t sink your costs 88 Let’s get gritty 90 Calculated grit 95 Eyes on the horizon 98 5 Fix it formula 102 Fill your stack 103 Multiply your wins 105 Nice bum 107 Start stacking 109 6 Hope is a business plan 115 1. The business of energy solutions 115 2. The business of infrastructure solutions 117 3. The business of transport solutions 120 4. The business of food solutions 125 5. The business of material solutions 130 6. The business of financial solutions 133 7. The business of nature-based solutions 137 8. The business of digital solutions 139 9. The business of cultural solutions 143 Are you ready? 146 CONTENTS xi 7 The quarter rule 148 What’s the point? 151 Why 25 per cent? 153 Who tipped the electric car? 155 Plant-based power 157 The other type of tip 162 8 Storytelling the solutions 166 Change the story, save the world 167 Storytelling as Solutionists 169 Marketing solutions 173 Greenhushing happens 178 Big-up benefits 180 Solutions movements 181 9 Myths and traps 185 The myths 186 The traps 189 10 Joyful entrepreneurship 196 Joy for its own sake 202 Deep breath 203 Set boundaries 203 Rest wisely 205 Be small 207 Accept unfinished business 209 Give empathy a break 210 Multiply wins 211 Remember why 213 CONTENTS