This research seminar aims to deepen the ancient and contemporary ways of discovery and constructions of meaning, drawing on the philosophical, religious and spiritual traditions of humanity. How does humanity view its future in the face of global risks? How can we articulate the different traditions of meaning that have driven the history of peoples and cultures? Are contemporary cultural...

This year, the report takes on special meaning. The year 2020 was immensely different from any in our history. Covid-19 began its spread across the world in heartbreaking ways, and the fight continues today to end this pandemic. Devastating wildfires underscored the fragility of our planet and the clear and present threat of climate change. Tragic injustice revealed how much more...

Every four years since 1997, the National Intelligence Council has published an unclassified strategic assessment of how key trends and uncertainties might shape the world over the next 20 years to help senior US leaders think and plan for the longer term. The report is timed to be especially relevant for the administration of a newly elected US President, but...

Super Man. Wonder Woman, you can take a break. The coronavirus pandemic has called for a new squadron of real-life heroes to protect the planet on the frontlines of the crisis. B1-AKT launches a series of International Portraits concerning Heroes of the Front Lines against the Covid 19 global pandemic (women and men). We Are One Social Media Campaign puts...

This year on April 26th we celebrated the World IP Day but also two years of existence of the Cultural IP Rights Initiative, that we support and endorse from its very beginning. The initiative is designed to be a worldwide movement supporting the recognition of cultural IP rights© for craftsmen and women who are the custodians and transmitters of traditional...

We are proud to share the work outputs of our Global Sustainable Leader & FWO postdoctoral fellow Angela Tacea on "Inter-institutional Power Dynamics in the European Decision-Making Process: an Analysis of the Impact of Rule Change on Policy Outputs" The evolution of the interinstitutional balance of powers has been a constant feature of the European integration process. On the one hand,...

We are happy & proud to share with you the report of our international partner Cultural IP Rights Initiative: Profiles of textile Artisans in Kutch, Gujarat, India. A synopsis of the Report is available here: Synopsis The innovative character of this field study stems from the cross-disciplinary approach and the exclusive focus on the textile artisan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJLpyGmFv0 Soul: the invisible inner-being of legacy leaders becomes visible in taking action. Call it spirit, essence, or source. It is the vital force behind our thoughts, words, and actions. Leaders understand it and tap into this “inner voice” to manifest their vision, values and culture, mission, strategies, and actions. Listen to it. Our inner voice calls us, nudges, or sometimes...