SXSW 2023
Inhabiting the Story of Our Future
Description:
We are storydwellers. Humans orient themselves through stories. Families, nation states, and religions have distinct stories that bind groups together, but those stories can keep us separated. We are the first global civilization that does not have a shared story of who we are, what we are doing here, and how we can flourish together. But we can change that. We can change our stories to adapt, to grow, to flourish. We think it’s possible that developing a shared story may be more foundational than any political or technological solution to our largest problems.
Join Doug Abrams, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Gordon Wheeler, and Bill Vendley in conversation about how our stories, both personal and collective, can help us to reimagine and repair our world to create a shared future.
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Takeaways
- Why do we think in stories, and what role do our stories play in our transformation?
- How do the ways we tell our stories, both personal and collective, matter?
- What is the possibility for telling a larger human and sacred story? How would it support us as we seek to survive and thrive on the planet?
Speakers
- William Vendley, Vice President of World Religions and Spirituality, Fetzer Institute
- Doug Abrams, Founder and President, author of the Book of Joy, Idea Architects
- Gordon Wheeler, President and author of Beyond Individualism, Esalen Institute
- Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Podcast Co-host, author of Casting Indra's Net, Lion's Roar
Organizer
Meghan Campbell, Program Officer, Fetzer Institute
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