Our systems are failing Old models for education healthcare and government food production energy supply are creaking under the weight of modern challenges As the world s population heads towards 10 billion it s clear we need new approaches Futurologist Mark Stevenson sets out to find them across four continents From Brazilian favelas to high tech Boston from rural India to a shed inventor in England s home counties We Do Things Differently travels the world to find the advance guard re imagining our future At each stop he meets innovators who have already succeeded in challenging the status quo pioneering new ways to make our world more sustainable equitable and humane Populated by extraordinary characters We Do Things Differently paints an enthralling picture of what can be done to address the world s most pressing dilemmas offering a much needed dose of down to earth optimism It is a window on and a roadmap to a different and better future