To counter this grim picture, we need to reframe the mythos of humankind, to create a narrative that engenders a collective sense of purpose able to transcend the tribal divisions that still dictate social dynamics. This project seeks to incubate a new kind of leadership, one that springs from the confluence of many ways of knowing. We will bring together carefully curated, small groups of distinguished scientists, humanists, artists, and public intellectuals to spend five days immersed in deep discussion about the present social challenges we face. The venue is an essential part of the experiment, a sixteenth-century private church in the heart of Tuscany with roots going back to the 1200s as a sacred pilgrimage place, with 39 sanctioned miracles. Our project thus returns to the birth site of the Renaissance to rethink the human condition and forge new pathways toward our individual and collective flourishing.

Attendance to the workshops is by invitation only.