On May 12, 2017, the Goi Peace Foundation convened a symposium at United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. The theme, “Co-creating a World in Harmony and Balance” , was an expression of the Fuji Declaration and Soul of WoMen Initiative begun two years earlier. I have worked with the Goi Peace Foundation for many years and was witness to the development of both the Declaration and Initiative. This symposium brought together thirty-five global leaders to address five perplex

Check out John Hunter talking at the TED conference on solving the world's problems with his fourth grade class... it's entertaining and touching.... and suggests that in the emergent nature of self organizing groups, there is a human capacity for wisdom that is not written in any manual. Recommended by Noah Blumenthal

To Remind Us Life is Odd Enough to be True and False: (Caution:  Not for viewing during a rational mood) What if animals spoke English? (there's no embed code for this one, but if you click it a page will open with the video) (Sent by Maija Rothenberg) This is my attempt to be topical: (Sent in by Peg Umanzio)

If you have to ask what a picture is worth, then you probably can't afford this column. In The Power of Collective Wisdom we wrote "seeking collective wisdom is a conscious attempt to elevate group life from its history of fighting tooth and claw to reach the top of the hierarchy or achieve dominance over others."  And we referred to the human capacity for empathy, compassion, and the role of mirror neurons in allowing for the permeability of emotional life. So check out thes

I did an interview with colleagues from the Life Science Foundation and the Center for Spirituality and Healing. They put on an amazing conference this year whose theme is “ Whole System Healing .”

This is a short video of Lauren Artress talking about the importance of collective wisdom. Lauren is the founder and creative director of Veriditas , a non profit organization dedicated to introducing people to the healing, meditative powers of the labyrinth.