In these times of strife, geopolitical tensions and climate crises, we hope this provocation will encourage you to look beyond hashtag#sustainabledevelopmentgoals as a benchmark for goal setting. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Drawing on perspectives from urban planning under uncertainty, Taoist approaches to effective action and philosophical conceptualisations of hope, we propose the principles of humility, acceptance and togetherness to guide action.

We explore the concept of 'hopelessness' as an alternative to goal setting as an approach to address #crises, #responsibleresearch and #innovation under #urgency and #uncertainty.

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