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Are we ready to embrace the politics of oneness? This week I'm exploring how a cosmic perspective might help us rethink solidarity, power, and what it means to care for each other on a shared planet.
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Jun 6
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Let’s be Abnormal
When chaos, confusion, and cruelty become hypernormal, it's time to challenge normality. Let's be abnormal and embrace our quantum nature — relational…
May 26
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Breaking News
Change involves both making and breaking patterns. Can breaking an addiction to news provide new insights on fractal approaches to scaling…
May 15
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Peace, politics, and prudence
Last week's conversation with political scientist Laura Zanotti was about ethics and agency. She reminds us of the dangers of abstraction and the…
May 6
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Transforming Their Future
Teaching young people amidst the politics of irresponsibility is not getting easier. Would a sharper focus on quantum coherence and solidarity help? I…
Apr 28
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Conversations That Matter #2
Next week's conversation about quantum social change for a thriving world will be with political scientist Laura Zanotti. We'll talk about the role of…
Apr 18
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Just imagine
In times of turmoil, "imaginal cells" can be activated to co-create positive alternatives. If now is the time for transformation, can we imagine and…
Apr 8
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Collective Healing Matters
Last week's conversation with Matthew Green focused on why healing collective trauma matters, and we reflected on how it can enhance our capacity to…
Mar 30
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Conversations that Matter #1
Join me for the first in a series of conversations about quantum social change for a thriving world. On Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 8pm CET, I will be…
Mar 24
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Vital Roles for Fire Souls
It's alarming to experience what is happening to so much that we deeply care about. What now? Can the quantum coherence of "fire souls" help us burn…
Mar 21
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It's Time to Activate the Trim Tabs
What do we do when all looks lost, and disaster appears inevitable? We activate the trim tabs to push gently and intuitively against existing leverage…
Mar 14
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The Message that Matters
Can the idea of quantum social change be communicated without using the Q word? This week, I'm going to try to explain it in a simple way, because the…
Mar 2
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A Quantum Year of Turmoil
We are in the International Year of Quantum (IYQ). Can the conceptual turmoil in physics one hundred years ago tell us anything about doing science…
Feb 19
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Quantum Heroes
It feels like the world is entangled in a big mess. Classical heroes are not going to save the day. Now is the time for everyday heroes to use quantum…
Feb 11
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