Fons Burger

Living in balance: building, questioning, and creating change.

Dutch journalist, publisher, author, musician, and entrepreneur Fons Burger offers a beacon of light for our times and for the future. As he states, his mission is ‘to explore how we live, how we might do better, and how culture and imagination can help us get there.’ His books and other publications examine long-term solutions for climate change, inequality, biodiversity loss and systemic failure. Quite cleverly he defines show more the title of this new book – THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION – ‘not a single technical or social fix but a way of thinking, long-term thinking. And with it, the understanding that no problem can be solved in isolation…A holistic vision of the far future – that is the only possible solution.’

In a gifted manner of writing Burger explores our most essential needs, offering chapters on food, fresh water, shelter, care of the body, care for the mind, structure, and meaning. His presentation is thoughtful and warmly instructive, and in the final chapter on Meaning he states, ‘Contact and co-belonging speak to the fabric that holds society together. As we drift further apart, the absence of real connection reveals its true value. We begin to see how much we need each other, not only to live but to live well.’ Food for thought and wise challenges for living well and protecting our future. Excellent! show less

Can climate change, inequality, and political division all be connected?

In The Only Possible Solution, Fons Burger argues that many of the world's biggest challenges are symptoms of the same underlying system. I enjoyed how the book looks beyond individual problems and encourages readers to think about the bigger picture.

Rather than offering simple fixes, Burger presents a thought-provoking exploration of how society could be redesigned to become more sustainable, resilient, and fair. If you show more enjoy books that challenge conventional thinking, The Only Possible Solution is an insightful read. show less