Open Dialogue (Hosted by Eddie) // What is Purpose?

In a complex world, what does it mean to speak of purpose? Is purpose synonymous with function? Is it something we invent, something we discover, something that emerges through us? Can purpose be plural, paradoxical, or even playful? As a social species, do we need a unifying purpose to survive and thrive?

This session explores three entangled concepts—function, mechanism, and purpose—not as static truths, but as dynamic, evolutionary patterns. Drawing from systems theory and lived experience, let's consider purpose less as a prewritten goal and more as something like a felt sense of directionality—a pull toward the future we imagine. A basin of attraction. A pattern that reveals itself through what unfolds.

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.