After Harvard University, We Continue the Conference Journey
of Presence and Purpose for a Wiser, Weller World!
"Transformation in a Time of Metacrisis"
We are confronting a metacrisis—a series of deepening, interconnected challenges such as social division, ecological collapse, increasing inequality, and a widespread crisis of meaning. At the heart of these issues are the foundational beliefs and values of our civilization. Addressing them requires both personal transformation and a reimagining of society as a whole (learn more about the Metacrisis in Life Itself's white paper here).
Visionaries from academia, activism, politics, the arts, technology, and spirituality recognize that lasting solutions call for both systemic shifts and the cultivation of heartfulness and wisdom—a Second Renaissance dedicated to transformative change at every level.
Our questions include:
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How does 'being', wisdom and compassion help build the resilience and resistance necessary in this time?
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What are the root causes of the impending societal and ecological collapse?
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What does compassion and wisdom look like when facing complex collective challenges?
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What does science have to offer, and what are its limitations when dealing with the contemporary metacrisis?
This online event brings together thought leaders and agents of change from diverse backgrounds to inspire dialogue and collaboration, paving the way for a wiser, healthier, and more compassionate world.
This December 5-7 2025
We are preparing the full program of speakers, panelists and unconference workshop leaders. In order to make it accessible to all, we are offering a number of tickets at 40% off.
Keynotes
Keynotes include Prof. Rebecca Henderson (Harvard Business School), Thomas Hübl and more to be announced soon.
Panels
Panel facilitators include Peter Limberg (The Stoa), Sylvie Barbier (Life Itself) and many more.
Panels will feature themes on Education, Spirituality, Health, Climate, Youth, Metacrisis & Metamodernity and AI.
Unconference
The final day will showcase workshops proposed by participants, creating opportunities for co-creation towards collective action.
Keynotes
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Academic Professor
Rebecca Henderson is a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of both the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She also has more than twenty-five years of major public board experience. Rebecca’s research explores the degree to which the private sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy. She is an author of a number of publications, including Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire. Rebecca is currently researching how inner capacities lead to climate action in education, in business and politics.
Rebecca Henderson
Professor, Harvard Business School
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Teacher & Author
Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator known for integrating wisdom traditions with science to address personal and collective trauma. He has taught over 100,000 people worldwide and authored Attuned and Healing Collective Trauma. Hübl developed the Collective Trauma Integration Process and has led programs fostering healing and dialogue around historical wounds, notably those following the Holocaust. He is a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Wyss Institute and co-founded The Pocket Project, an NGO dedicated to global trauma integration. Hübl holds a PhD focused on collective trauma healing.
Thomas Hübl
Founder of the Academy of Inner Science
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Academic Professor
John Vervaeke, Ph.D., is an award-winning professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in psychology, cognitive science, and Buddhist psychology. He is director of the Cognitive Science program and leads the Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Laboratory. Vervaeke’s teaching and research emphasize insight, consciousness, intelligence, rationality, mindfulness, and the 4E model of cognition. He is widely recognized for his acclaimed YouTube series “Awakening from the Meaning Crisis,” "After Socrates," and authorship of “Zombies in Western Culture.”
John Vervaeke
Professor, University of Toronto
Panelists & Workshop Facilitators
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What You Will Learn
This event will open up the enquiry into wisdom-based approaches to transformation, community and resilience. It offers a unique opportunity to:
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Connect to likeminded individuals in a global hub for those leading transformation in a time of metacrisis.
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Continue on the action and thought-leadership inspired from the Human Transformation in a Time of Metacrisis conference at Harvard
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Connect with practitioners and changemakers across disciplines - Health, Education, Spirituality, Climate, Activism - and continents
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Experience beyond ideas - with embodied practices, resiliency circles, and fellowships designed to integrate and transform thought into lived change.
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The online conference serves as a cultivated path into the full Second Renaissance Experience, culminating in our in-person London gathering in May/June 2026 (dates coming soon)
Who is this for?
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Anyone seeking to develop resilience, integrate wisdom into action, and contribute to meaningful community and societal transformation.
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Academics, researchers and lifelong students passionate about personal and relational development and societal transformation.
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Practitioners and facilitators looking to integrate a lens for societal transformation and a community of civic actors to further apply it.
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Artists looking to meet like-minded peers for which artistic creation meets impact in the world.
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Community-builders and activists seeking deeper personal and systemic strategies through resilience and wisdom.
Conference & Unconference Schedule*
Day 1: Friday Dec 5th 2025 - *Building Resilience*
@ 11am-3pm EST / 5-9pm CEST
Introduction & Community Groups
Keynote: Prof. Rebecca Henderson (with Q&A)
Panels: Metamodernity, Education, Spirituality & AI
Community Groups*** & Closing
Day 2: Sat Dec 6th 2025 - *Cultivating Wisdom*
11am-3pm EST / 5-9pm CEST
Introduction & Community Groups
Keynote: Dr Thomas Hübl (with Q&A)
Panels: Arts, Health, Youth & Science
Community Groups*** & Closing
Day 3: Sun Dec 7th 2025 - *Unconference*
11am-3pm EST / 5-9pm CEST
Introduction & Community Groups
Keynote: Prof. John Vervaeke (with Q&A)
Unconference: Selection of Workshops from the Padlet
Community Groups** & Closing
*Program will be reviewed as speakers and unconference workshops are confirmed
**Conference participants will be invited to join a community group which will meet at the beginning and end of each conference day to discuss questions, surprises and insights.
A First at Harvard University
On May 2-3 2025, Life Itself partnered with the School Founders of the World, a student-run club at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's (HGSE), to host the first international Metacrisis conference in Cambridge, MA.
We are excited to continue to build bridges and shed light on the impending societal dark age spolighting innovators, thought leaders and deep practitioners.
