ABOUT
The Midwest has become strategically consequential. Whether it rises, stagnates, or fractures will tell us a great deal about what kind of country the United States becomes in the decade ahead. We are taking this opportunity with close colleagues and friends to seed something new and bold, including:
The formation of a trust based network that cares about impact AND a socially cohesive culture that works together, bridges silos and surfaces unifying stories.
Initial formation of a midwest based trust network to widen the oppportunities across major midwest cities/regions.
Co-creating a bold path to stand up for the moment we are in.
Why gather in Chicago now?
For the renowned theoretical physicist and philosopher David Bohm, coherence is the state of being logically integrated, harmonious, and undivided. Rooted in the Latin word cohaerere (to stick together). Bohm thought all parts of the universe, including the human mind, could function together smoothly without fragmentation when people:
Why Coherences?
Participants drop their old ideas and convictions to genuinely listen to one another and to watch the conversation without aim.
Listen without prejudice
Rather than trying to persuade or convince (which are forms of intellectual fragmentation/winning), participants work together to create something entirely new and coherent.
Create in common
The group often comes up with ideas that are far beyond what any of the individuals thought possible.