Complexity and Coffee

Language is one of our most powerful tools for making sense of the world—but it's also a map, not the territory. In this session, we’ll explore the paradox of language: how it can illuminate or obscure, liberate or manipulate. Metaphors help us grasp the ungraspable, giving form to complexity, yet every metaphor also constrains what can be seen or said. How do the metaphors we use shape our perception of reality? What happens when those metaphors harden into dogma—or when language is weaponized as propaganda?

This conversation will be free-form, which means it might meander into adjacent topics. No need to prepare or bring anything but your curiosity and an open mind.

★ This conversation is for first timers only. We've had lots of sessions with long waitlists, so I thought I'd offer one for those of you who have tried to join, but keep getting stuck in waitlist limbo. ★

What shapes the way we see the world? We often think of “worldviews” as if they are perspectives we hold—belief systems, mental models, or lenses we consciously choose. But what if it’s also the other way around? What if our worldviews hold us—shaping what we can perceive, what we take for granted, and even what it means to be a “self” at all? In this conversation, we’ll explore worldview not as a fixed outlook or optional accessory, but as a living, entangled process: the co-arising of self, story, and perception within our cultural and ecological contexts.

This conversation will be free-form, which means it might meander into adjacent topics. No need to prepare or bring anything but your curiosity and an open mind.

What we value shapes our economies—and our economies, in turn, shape how we perceive what's of value. Let's explore how economic systems not only reflect but also condition our consciousness, training us to see through the lens of innovation and possibility, but also that of scarcity, competition, and quantifiable gain. What happens when this framing obscures the deeper values of living systems—like interdependence, reciprocity, and care?

Together, we’ll trace the feedback loops between inner awareness and outer systems, and ask: how might we create economic paradigms that reflect what truly matters?

This conversation will be free-form, which means it might meander into adjacent topics. No need to prepare or bring anything but your curiosity and an open mind.