
Create the Transformation We Need Now
Held on Thu, Nov 9, 2023 in New York City
This Daylong Public Forum Gathered Leaders and Practitioners in Contemplative-Based Social Change.

Tiokasin Ghosthorse

Monica Gagliano

Dan Siegel

Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

Dan Harris

Yuria Celidwen
Please see the whole list of distinguished speakers here.
Convene with Leading Changemakers
We invite you to join fellow contemplative practitioners, researchers, investors, corporate and non-profit leaders, activists, and policy makers in exploring ways we might weave our networks together for greater impact. Our intention is to provide attendees intentional holding spaces and structures to accelerate their crucial work, and support interdisciplinary and cross-sector cooperation and research.
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Program
Thursday, November 9, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
New York City
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Check In
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Welcome Remarks
9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Philip Glass “Metamorphosis” Performance (on video)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Dialogues I
Contemplation & Transformation
Led by David Germano with Cynthia Bourgeault, Gyalwa Dokhampa and Tiokasin Ghosthorse.
10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Dialogues II
A New Human Story for the Future
Led by Doug Abrams with Monica Gagliano, Dan Harris, David Sloan Wilson and Yuria Celidwen
11:50 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
You can choose to join one of the following in depth Immersion Sessions.
Locations to be determined.
Immersion Sessions
The Role of Contemplative Practice
Led by Cynthia Bourgeault and H.E. Gyalwa Dokhampa
Indigenous Worldviews on Transformational Change
Led by Yuria Celidwen and Tiokasin Ghosthorse
Inner Development and Outer Transformation
Led by Jamie Bristow and Dan Siegel
The Journey of Our Universe
Led by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
The Role of the Media in Shifting the Narrative
Co-led by Doug Abrams and Dan Harris
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Live Performance by artist Laurie Anderson
2:05 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Dialogues III
Regenerative Society & Economics for the Common Good
Moderated by Stephen Posner with Samuel Myers, Darrick Hamilton and Amanda Janoo
3:10 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
You can choose to join one of the following in depth Immersion Sessions.
Locations to be determined.
Immersion Sessions
Science, Spirituality and Wisdom of the Elders
Led by Monica Gagliano
Reinventing the Common Good
Led by David Bollier
Relational Sensemaking
Led by Angel Acosta
Compassionate Systems Change
Led by Mette Boell
The Planetary Health Alliance
Led by Samuel Myers
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Dialogues IV
Holistic Resilience: Personal, Societal & Systemic
Moderated by Christa Tinari with Dan Siegel, Angel Acosta and Victor Koo
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Dining Hall
Dialogues V
Leadership for a New Paradigm of Business and Finance
Moderated by Sander Tideman with John Fullerton, Jennifer Pryce, Nathan Romano and Howard Fischer
5:25 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Live Performance by artist Laurie Anderson
5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Harvesting Collective Insights
Led by Doug Abrams and Karen Doyle Grossman
6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Catered Reception for All
What will you learn?
Today, the world needs this work more than ever. It is work that none of us can do alone. Our goal for the forum is to catalyze a shift in consciousness, focused on new strategies for deep economic, social, and environmental change. We hope to contribute to a true Metamorphosis, transforming despair into hope, and crisis into a positive future.
- Make connections with people and organizations doing critical work in inner development and societal and systems change.
- Share best practices with researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and change leaders.
- Develop a new, integrative framework for a fresh worldview that will unleash courage and inspiration to think big and act boldly.
Your Host

The Garrison Institute’s mission is to apply the skills and wisdom cultivated through contemplative practice, together with the insights emerging from science, to address today’s urgent social and environmental challenges, helping build a more compassionate, resilient future.