Perspectives author
Alison Smart
View full bioAlison Smart is the executive director of Probable Futures, where she convenes leaders across science, design, technology, business, and culture, to develop climate change tools and resources.
Alison is also a Senior Fellow for Communications at Woodwell Climate Research Center, and is an active member of the BMW Foundation’s Responsible Leaders Network. She was named on the Grist 50 list in 2023 as a fixer in Arts and Media. Alison’s voice and insights have been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Climate Tribe, and the Urban Libraries Council and she has appeared on several podcasts, including My Climate Journey.
Alison earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts Management from the University of Miami (FL).
Learn about the past and future of this critical ocean current
Learn about the past and future of this critical ocean current
What futures can humanity still hope for?
by Alison Smart
We can limit climate risk if we know how to identify, think about, and prepare for it
We built a resource that needed to exist—here’s how it’s going two years after launch
by Alison Smart
When doom, gloom, and unbridled optimism don’t work, what’s left? Everything.
by Alison Smart
A letter to our community on the third anniversary of Probable Futures
by Alison Smart
A letter to our community on the second anniversary of Probable Futures
by Alison Smart
A letter to our community on the launch of Probable Futures
by Alison Smart