Collective Intelligence
Howling in Place
Article
Lately I’m hearing a lot more howls – and more robust, realistic ones – so either my neighbors (and their dogs) are seriously getting into it now, or real coyotes are responding in kind.
Coronavirus Spells the End of the Neoliberal Era. What’s Next?
Article
Coronavirus is a political crucible, melting down and reshaping current norms. Will the new era be a “Fortress Earth” or a harbinger of a transformed society based on a new set of values?
The Evolutionary Potential of Wealth
Introduction
Right now, the greatest generational wealth transfer in human history is underway. Over the next 25 years, 45 million U.S. households will pass a mind-boggling $68 trillion to their children. Can Brian Swimme's cosmological model point young inheritors toward a new vision for giving during this pivotal evolutionary moment?
Kito Mbiango | The Power of Art to Drive Action
Gallery
Kito Mbiango’s work speaks nostalgically to our primal intelligence, engaging us in a conscious reflection about our collective evolution. His “Climate Change Collection” is a response to the accelerating environmental degradation we are facing and have imposed upon nature and all wildlife.
Collective Trauma and Our Emerging Future
Conversation
When we talk about the current situation in the 21st century, one of the few things most people would agree on is that, yes, we do live in an age of disruption. That means the future is going to be different from the past.
The Next Civilization, with Jeremy Lent
Conversation
These received ideas that we have about meaning, how do they actually arise? Whose word are these ideas from?
Global Social Witnessing
Essay
You swipe through your favourite news site while sitting in a train, and you enter the typical bombardment of information. Can you feel the contraction of your chest, the narrowing down of your attention, the closing of your heart?
Fourteen Recommendations When Facing Climate Tragedy
Article
How might interbeing raise you from the threat of depression if you sense the end of everything one can contribute to due to near-term extinction of the human race and the majority of species?
Burning Man | What We’ve Learned
Gallery
"We don’t need a blueprint, we don’t want a master plan, we just need to practice the skills and create the kind of spaces we want to live in, and share them."