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How do we make sense of today’s exponential rate of change and disruption?
Ari explores the historically transformational moment we are currently living in, why it causes so many of us to feel overwhelmed and afraid, and how it actually offers unprecedented possibilities for new and exciting futures we can create together.
Supported by the Hoveida Family Foundation and The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation.
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Episode 2 Preview
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Ari explores the historically transformational moment we are currently living in, why it causes so many of us to feel overwhelmed and afraid, and how it actually offers unprecedented possibilities for new and exciting futures we can create together.
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