027 - Co-Creating Humanity's Future: Foray Two

Co-Creating Humanity’s Future is a big idea and a big premise. Yet, simply by being alive, we are, in a sense, creating the future. This series of Portals’ Virtual Events was an invitation to be conscious, deliberate and purposeful in co-creating the future we want to see for humanity and the planet. In this conversation, we hear a diverse group of multi-generational voices and perspectives, stepping into the face of discovery. What cannot be captured on the podcast is the many faces, and expressions, and joy, and excitement captured in the videos on the website, portalsofperception.org. Join us for Part Two of Co-Creating Humanity’s Future. KEY TAKEAWAYS 02:15 – Aviv Shahar reflects on the past year and a half to bridge previous discussions to today’s topic, Co-Creating Humanity’s Future, Part Two11:06 – The mission and purpose behind Portals of Perception17:08 – Ari, Ofer and Forrest discuss creating a space of discovery, building deep trust and surrendering to the improv dance of life27:47 – Aviv offers an inquiry on imagination and creativity34:23 – Practices and qualities that enable co-creation42:20 – A short story and poem46:27 – Aviv poses a final inquiry on ‘unlearning’ to Ari, Ofer and Forrest TWEETABLE QUOTES “What we are proposing is that we are each, simply by being alive, are already co-creating humanity’s future. We’re simply making an invitation to be conscious and deliberate about the fact that we are co-creating humanity’s future and, therefore, giving ourselves permission to be more intentional and purposeful about it.” (09:15) (Aviv)“I think, for me to engage in such conversations, it starts with my location. So there is much more neutrality and tuning into listening and noticing. From this noticing, recently what came up was a feeling of concern that, ‘Hey, this is not right.’ I look around me and I see how I feel and something is not as it’s meant to be. So there is a significant clarity involved. Clarity that is directed towards action.” (18:01) (Ofer)“For a beautiful, collaborative future to emerge, you really need to trust those you are engaging with.” (21:14) (Ari)“More and more recently I have been becoming profoundly aware of the linguistic mind’s inability to comprehend reality. And letting go of the need to understand what the heck is going on and surrendering into the larger improv dance of life.” (26:07) (Forrest)“The biggest thing I’d offer, in my observation of life, is that the greater unlock is about becoming attractive for something else - call it a domain of intelligence - to imagine and create its possibility through your work.” (31:09) (Aviv)“Who knows what tomorrow brings? Will the stars shine, and will the birds sing? Can we be new and fresh again or will we be lost in history and pain? The future unsets. We feel it so. So, let’s be fresh so it can grow. Our dreams of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. Will we be bright, or will it be gray? The life we’ve been given is such a gift. So, find the knack to make the shift. Not a future darkened by cloud, but one we can build, of which we can be proud. So, now’s the time to rearrange, for us to make a necessary change. So come on now, let’s send God a letter. Help us make the future better.” (43:43) RESOURCES MENTIONED Portals of Perception WebsiteAviv’s LinkedIn Aviv’s TwitterAviv’s WebsiteOfer’s LinkedIn Ari’s LinkedIn Forrest’s LinkedIn