Nova Campfire: Overcoming the Great Divide - Quantum Social Change for planetary health (FULL EVENT)

This event explored strategies to overcome political polarization and cultural fragmentation that threaten personal and planetary health. Hostile social environments and culture wars undermine mental and physical well-being and pose major obstacles in co-creating solutions to our global challenges. Drawing parallels between quantum physics and social sciences, quantum social change suggests that small actions can lead to meaningful shifts in societal attitudes, beliefs, and structures through our inherent oneness and connection.

In collaboration with the Garrison Institute, we examined how to synthesize and harmonize positive goals of all viewpoints through shared values, including approaches that seek to include rather than exclude. We considered how aligning values with actions can create fractal patterns that catalyze change across scales—from individuals to collective and systems change.

Our panelists discussed these approaches from different perspectives, including the power of individuals in social movements and cultural evolution. We hope to kindle fresh insights into how world views form and how human culture can evolve for the common good.

This is a full event recording. The speakers included:
Carter Phipps
Hannah Gosnell
Odessa Flores-Vasquez
Karen Doyle Grossman
Susan Prescott
Brian Berman
and featured work of Karen O'Brien