Collective wisdom for a time of crisis and renewal
Second Renaissance Research Call - Where Does the Thinking Go?
Trees of change, forum discussions, and getting Second Renaissance to constantly evolve its vision.
In Tech We Trust - Second Renaissance
The god-like authority of technology in the modern age – and what it means to set a wiser course
Wisdom in a World in Crisis: The Counterintuitive Need to Slow Down and Find Spaciousness - The Great Simplification
In this episode, Nate is rejoined by philosopher and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist for discussion on how our left-brain dominance obscures our sense of value, especially for abstract qualities such as truth, goodness, and beauty.
Wisdom in a World in Crisis: The Counterintuitive Need to Slow Down and Find Spaciousness with Iain McGilchrist
A Lesson on Elementary Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business
A lesson in elementary worldly wisdom is a lecture by Charlie Munger on the art of business as a subdivision of the art of worldly wisdom. Full Transcript.
A New Pilgrimage: John Vervaeke on Finding Practices that Build Meaning | Over the Mountains #15
Museletter #353: Deadly Optimism, Useful Pessimism
What's really needed is a realistic sense of what's possible, and a dogged determination to heal division, protect nature and culture, and build sustainable alternatives.
Collective Flourishing
Our tools for navigating the future haven't kept pace with its growing complexity. Creating new systems that integrate a deep understanding of people, profound advances in modelling and foresight, and expressive interfaces could help us see, reason, and choose a better future together.
John Vervaeke: “The Meaning Crisis: Wisdom, Purpose, and the Search for Coherence” - The Great Simplification
The crises that our world is facing seem to be constantly growing, leading to enormous and devastating systemic effects across the globe.
Indie Thinkers
A curated collection of quotes from the brightest minds on the internet.
Reimagining Ourselves at the End of Our World: Kinship, Interconnection, and Spirituality in the Metacrisis - The Great Simplification
Over the past decade, the world has become increasingly chaotic and uncertain – and so, too, has our cultural vision for the future. While the events we face now may feel unprecedented, they are rooted in much deeper patterns, which humanity has been playing out for millennia. If we take the time to understand past trends, we can also employ practices and philosophies that might counteract them – such as focusing on kinship, intimacy, and resilience – to help pave the way for a better future. How might we nurture the foundations of a different kind of society, even while the end of our current civilization plays out around us?
A More Perfect Meritocracy
Two new books take aim at the moral failures of meritocracy. But we can advocate for a more just society without giving up on merit.
Power/knowledge : selected interviews and other writings, 1972-1977 : Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
xi, 270 pages ; 22 cm
Concentric Groups, Knowledge Bridges and Epistemic Communities
vs Elitism, Celebrity and Oligarchy This article is part of a series: ‘Stigmergy: Systems of Mass Collaboration’. Note: Concentric circles relate to sound amplification – the voic…
Revenge of the Dilettantes
Book club and AI adventures, age of bespokeness, study groups, new rules of engagement
