You believe we are at a moment of heightened importance in the history of humanity. How so?
We are facing a perfect storm of crises that will require our united efforts to overcome. Climate change is accelerating at breakneck speed; citizens are losing faith in their elected officials and institutions; and healthcare systems around the world have been pushed to the brink by COVID-19. In our communities, civic lives and workplaces, we are grappling with myriad forms of alienation and disenfranchisement.
While we’re more connected than ever before thanks to technology, we are nevertheless living in an age of isolation that has created and fuelled toxic digital spaces, contributed to the rise of mental health challenges across the board—especially among young people — and has left us feeling lonelier than ever. Many of us feel a desperate desire to belong in deeper and more sustaining ways. It occurred to me some time ago that all of these issues are linked to the same root cause: our experience of belonging in the world. That’s what led me to
