Below you’ll find a selection of transcripts of my talks, interviews, and conversations.

May 5, 2010
“Complexity Science and Public Policy,” Manion Lecture for the Canada School of Public Service, in Ottawa, Canada. Text of speech.

June 8, 2009
“The Great Transformation: Climate Change as Cultural Change,” speech to a conference in Essen, Germany. Text of speech.

April 25, 2007
“Conflict in a Nonlinear World: Complex Adaptation at the Intersection of Energy, Climate, and Security,” Ingar Moen Memorial Lecture to the Science and Technology Symposium of Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 
Text of speech.

April 27, 2004
Remarks on the occasion of the naming of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies,  Toronto, Ontario. Text of the speech.

October 2, 2003
“Ingenuity Theory: Can Humankind Create a Sustainable Civilization?” address to the Royal Society of London, London, England.
Text of the speech. Power Point slides (PPT).

August 25, 2003
A conversation with the Rt. Honourable Paul Martin about the Internet and the revitalization of democracy. Text of the conversation.

December 4, 2002
“Synchronous Failure: The Real Danger of the 21st Century,” The Robert J. Pelosky, Jr. Distinguished Lecture, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.  Text of the speech.

November 30, 2001
Text of  interview conducted by Ted Rutland of the webzine Uncommon Good on the subject of The Ingenuity Gap.  Text of the interview.

November 14, 2001
“Remarks at the Governor General’s Literary Awards Ceremony,” Ottawa, Ontario.  Text of the speech.

June 11, 2001
“The Ingenuity Gap in a Fragmented World,” address to the Banff Television Festival, Banff, Alberta.  Text of the speech.