Weekly online forum featuring guest speakers, facilitated connections and exchanges among Residents, and updates on community projects.

Resident Circle

In-person and online experiential learning programs that allow participants to travel to a new domain of knowledge, get inspired, practice new skills, and meet fellow travelers from other organizations—or their own—along the way.

Beautiful Business Trip

Main Gathering

Partner Event

Open House

Meetup

Online Journey

Our annual flagship gathering will take place on November 3-6, 2027 in Athens, Greece, bringing together 1,000 of the world's most imaginative leaders for four days of insights, stories, and experiences that have no home anywhere else.

World Beautiful Business Forum

Open Houses are back! After the mid-year break, we’re inviting the HoBB community and anybody else to gather on Zoom to ponder whether this is it and what it is. We’ll try some of the MVCs (“Minimum Viable Culture”) rituals <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.substack.com/p/the-community-issue-spiraling-in">you suggested</a>, and as always, feature special guests and live music by Mark Aanderud. Plus, we’ll have some exciting announcements. Make sure to join. Seats are unlimited.

This Is It

A 5-week online journey through five leadership archetypes. One real “Thing” you’re already carrying. A global community of people who take depth seriously.

The Beautiful Business School

Taking place on November 13-14, 2025, Pullman xChange Dubai gathers 150 leaders, experts, creatives, influencers, and makers to explore the ideas, innovations, and shifts that will define tomorrow long after today’s successes have faded. Over the course of one and a half days they will travel through time; indulge in science and fiction; design moonshot architecture; create their digital afterlife; and leave invigorated with new plans.
Contributors include neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow; cyberpsychologist Elaine Kasket; head of R&amp;D for the built environment at Google, Michelle Kaufmann; regenerative architect Adib Dada; community entrepreneur Kerem Alper; tech and culture strategist Lubna Mobied; supercoach Michael Bungay Stanier; and the Deputy CEO and COO of the Dubai Future Foundation, Abdulaziz AlJaziri. 
Pullman xChange Dubai is jointly hosted by Pullman Hotels &amp; Resorts and the House of Beautiful Business.

Pullman xChange: Build What Outlasts You

Join us for an informal get-together with fellow members of the HoBB community to see what’s on everyone’s mind, and learn more about and help us shape our upcoming initiatives: a new Mini-Membership program, the Beautiful Business Leadership online course, Beautiful Business Trips, and the World Beautiful Business Forum in Athens 2026. Plus, as always, live music by Mark Aanderud.

On October 16, Hotwire and the House of Beautiful Business will co-host an online session exploring how AI is redefining agency—our ability to act, decide, and influence outcomes. What does this shift mean for leaders, teams, and organizations?
Join us for a conversation on how business leaders can expand their agency through emerging super tools; how AI may introduce new forms of decision-making power; and how organizations are preparing for the potential transfer of strategic control from humans to machines.
This session will share new research and invite perspectives to inform a thought leadership initiative on Agentic AI and The Future of Organizations, led by Hotwire and the House of Beautiful Business.

Agentic AI and the Future of Organizations

In 2026, the House of Beautiful Business is turning ten.
We’re using this milestone to double down on our mission: to place beautiful business at the heart of every enterprise and make a life-centered economy the economy.
The World Beautiful Business Forum is a new gathering for those who dream bigger, aim higher, and seek for more.
An invitation for the boldest, most original, most whimsical minds across disciplines to think, feel, and do business beyond business. The business leaders with scorch marks on their decks. The founders and technologists who move slowly and make things beautifully. The artists, philosophers, and scientists who reveal what matters.
In a polycrisis, post-Anthropocene era defined by accelerating AI, ecological crisis, and social division, we believe the core tenets of beautiful business — imagination, intimacy, and beauty — are more essential than ever.
The World Beautiful Business Forum will be the most human gathering for our more-than-human world.

In the tradition of the Roaring Twenties, we’ll gather to examine the end of a dying era and the beginning of a new one. We’ll take an unflinching look at overlapping crises, from climate change and geopolitical rifts to the divisions that harden us and our fears of loss. But don’t worry, it won’t be completely bleak! New opportunities will shine light through the cracks. The Salon will transform into an intellectual rave, and we’ll have the whole night to set a raucous and invigorating new agenda, letting our embodied knowledge lead the way.

The PolyOpportunity Salon

We’ll gather in a former Capuchin monastery overlooking the Hudson River to pause, reflect, and explore the tenets of healing-centered leadership. We’ll combine somatic, emotional, spiritual, and artificial intelligence to build the PolyOpportunity map from within ourselves.

The PolyOpportunity Retreat

We’ll meet between Europe and Asia to synthesize our insights and inspirations, and turn theory into action. Our plan is that you’ll walk away from this historic city equipped with the tools to make impactful changes in both your personal and professional life.

The PolyOpportunity Departure

We’ll gather on Zoom to explore one of the five Opportunities together with all PolyOpportunity attendees and the House community at large.

The PolyOpportunity: Open Curation

The PolyOpportunity: Regenerative Economics

The PolyOpportunity: Collective Healing

The PolyOpportunity: Extended Consciousness

The PolyOpportunity: Markets, Brands, Stories, Creators

We’ll gather on Zoom for the Grand Finale of our 2025 program, The PolyOpportunity, together with all attendees and the House community at large.

The PolyOpportunity: Grand Finale

Join the House of Beautiful Business, the Acosta Institute, and the Holon Institute for a reception on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos. At the folksy Heimatmuseum, “museum of the home,” we will gather to discuss The PolyOpportunity—our 2025 initiative to write a counter-narrative to the polycrisis and weave together the forces of our exponential era toward a new, life-centered economy. Learn what we have in store and how you can get involved. Meet fellow pioneers and changemakers, and start your Davos week with gluhwein, live music, special guests, and hope.

The PolyOpportunity Brunch

Join our co-founder Tim Leberecht for an interactive Zoom talk show created by and for community builders.

Remote Daily with Tim Leberecht

The curators of our 2025 initiative, The PolyOpportunity, will gather on Zoom to discuss the program and share the latest updates with the PolyOpportunity pass holders and HoBB members.

Meet The PolyOpportunity

Join House co-founder Tim Leberecht presenting alongside global leaders, policymakers, and government experts at the Future of Work and the Network Economy Forum, hosted as part of the 2025 edition of the World Government Summit in Dubai.

World Government Summit

Join our co-founder Tim Leberecht at the Hamburg edition of Product at Heart, a conference for curious product people hosted at the beautiful Kampnagel venue.

Product at Heart

Bringing together business leaders, scientists, creatives, policy-makers, activists, and educators from across the globe with local entrepreneurs, changemakers, and artists, we will meet to transcend the polycrisis and realize the opportunities ahead of us—for our organizations, our societies, our planet, and ourselves.

The PolyOpportunity Festival

On Saturday, December 14, the NYC community of the House is coming together for a holiday potluck. As 2024 winds down and we begin to look to the coming year, fellow community members Shana Dressler, Angel Acosta and Neil Redding invite you to spend a relaxing and rejuvenating evening sharing food, drink, ideas and inspiration.

NYC Holiday Potluck

House co-founder Tim Leberecht is giving a keynote in front of 1,500 IT professionals at VARTECH, powered by BlueStar.

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Join the House of Beautiful Business community on Zoom to connect with other members and discuss the pressing issues of our times. 
<ul><li>We’ll share more about the new HoBB Membership and member-run events and programs.</li><li>We’ll hear from speakers at our upcoming gathering in NYC right before UNGA Week, The Polyopportunity.</li><li>We’ll discuss what brands can learn from the Kamala Haris campaign.</li><li>We’ll unveil the theme and concept for our 2025 festival in Tangier! Hint: It will be radically different from anything we’ve ever done before.</li></ul>
Special guest: Dr. Angel Acosta, founder and chair of the Acosta Institute.

Open House: New Membership, The Polyopportunity, 2025 Festival, and Kamala Harris

Join us for a reflection on the outcomes of The Polyopportunity, our recent gathering in New York focused on creating a counter-narrative to the polycrisis, and a discussion of next steps. Hosted with Dr. Angel Acosta, founder and chair of the Acosta Institute.

Open House: From Manhattan to Tangier

Discuss the results of the US presidential election and what they mean for the (business) world with journalist, filmmaker, and co-host of Semafor’s Mixed Signals podcast Nayeema Raza; co-founder and CEO of More in Common, Mathieu Lefevre; and journalist, changemaker, and CPAC reporter Omayra Issa.

Open House: The Post-Election Issue

Join Martha Schabas and Tim Leberecht for a conversation with Anu Gupta, author of the bestselling new book "Breaking Bias" that has garnered rave reviews and a foreword by the Dalai Lama, about detecting and overcoming bias.

Open House: Breaking Bias with Anu Gupta

Join Dave and Helen Edwards, the founders of Artificiality, as they share and discuss the key takeaways from their Imagining Summit, and explore the future of AI with other experts.

Open House: Reimagining AI

The NYC House hub is hosting a Summer Potluck on July 25 from 6:30 p.m. (ET). Community members and new friends are welcome to share a meal, catch up, and talk about programming ideas for the fall.

NYC Potluck

Join us for an online Open House session featuring our co-founders, Till Grusche and Tim Leberecht, to discuss what’s next for the House. Dive into the highlights and key insights from our 2024 festival in Tangier and contribute your thoughts as we shape the agenda for 2025.

From Tangier to the World

Does the polycrisis mean irrevocable social and ecological collapse? Or is there a way to reframe the compounding problems of our era—climate chaos, geopolitical conflict, social division, loneliness—as an opportunity for unprecedented cooperation and change? Join the Acosta Institute and the House of Beautiful Business in New York City during UN Week to write a powerful counter-narrative to the polycrisis: the Polyopportunity.

The Polyopportunity

Join us for a special Open House in the lead-up to our festival, Between the Two of Us, taking place in Tangier, Morocco, on May 2–5. Hear from Vicky Krieps, the award-winning German-Luxembourgian actress known for her sensitive and enigmatic performances in some of the finest contemporary international cinema.

Open House: Power, Play, and Action

Fresh off our trip to the World Economic Annual Meeting in Davos, we’re inviting you to come together for a dispatch on what we’ve experienced—and what we’re looking forward to in 2024, between all of us.

Open House: From Davos to Tangier

The NYC community of the House is coming together for an evening of connection and inspiration. John C. Havens presents the Togetherland workshop, designed to address the epidemic of loneliness, after which we dive into a holiday potluck.

December NYC House Meetup

AI is changing the worlds of work and education in the most profound ways. In an era where algorithms monitor and shape our desires and decisions, a new consciousness needs to arise. Join scholars, innovators, artists, and healers in an imaginative journey to explore our collective perspectives in response to AI. Leaning on art, music, and subject-matter expertise, we aim to create space for a more expansive and life-centered conversation about AI—in collaboration with the Acosta Institute and the House community, featuring Dr. Angel Acosta, Dr. Sará King, Tim Leberecht, and others. 
Please note that following CEST, the event is planned for Tuesday, September 19, between 12:30 and 3:00 am.

Can AI Heal Us?

The NEXT conference has been at the forefront of showcasing digital trends presented by esteemed global experts. This year, in partnership with Accenture Song, the House of Beautiful Business will host a series of sessions at NEXT23, focusing on climate action and a new form of consciousness in business. Together with Ebru Koksal, Parneet Pal, Jan Pechmann, Nele Dageförde, Ina Feistritzer, Alvin W Collantes, as well as Accenture Song’s Stephanie Helou, and Tim Leberecht, Till Grusche, Mark Aanderud from The House.

NEXT23 Conference

Between The___Dream and reality, there is us. Join this Open House session on Zoom as we reconnect, reminisce about 2023, and reveal—in an exclusive preview—the theme, dates, and location for the 2024 House festival.

In Tangier, the city “between the two,” we’ll meet to write a new story at the poetic juncture of different worlds. Uniting more than 50 speakers and performers with 500 business leaders, scientists, artists, policy-makers, activists, and educators from across the globe, we’ll host four days of immersion, inspiration, and ideation.

Between the Two of Us

Join our community members Lizzie Shupak and Peter Mandeno during the London Climate Action Week at the Royal Society of Arts. Co-work all day, run your own 20-minute session, or just grab a drink.

London Meetup

Welcome the summer in with us at a potluck picnic at the lush Viktoriapark. Bring a dish, a friend, and your enthusiasm.

Berlin Meetup

Join us as we host a virtual get-together featuring the House team. With music, dance, joy (and tears?).

Join the Berlin-based members of the House of community as we come together for an informal evening of arts and chats.

Join an online fireside chat hosted by our partners at Lisbon’s Yayem featuring the co-founder and co-CEO of the House Tim Leberecht.

The Future of Business is Life

Meet the Barcelona-based members of the network (and our head of curation and community, Monika Jiang!) while enjoying a musical performance by the musical director of the House Mark Aanderud.

Barcelona Meetup

Join an eight-week decentralized online conference on ecological intelligence and inclusive tech for a life-centered economy brought to you in partnership with INDEED Innovation and Gryphon Agency.

The New Climate

At last, AI is having its big moment. With ChatGPT, Bing, and others entering our lives, we need to become attuned to working, creating, and leading together—and to do so, there’s no way around acquiring and honing new skills, starting with “how to write a great prompt.” Let’s meet, write, and experiment together!

Chatbots Coming to Life!

Join a special 15 Toasts Dinner hosted by Elaine Kasket and Tim Leberecht for fellow members of the House of Beautiful Business community in the UK. Email us at community@thebusinessromanticsociety.com to learn more.

15 Toasts to the Ghosts

Happy 2023! Fresh off our first-ever trip to the World Economic Annual Meeting in Davos, we’re inviting you to come together for a dispatch on what we’ve experienced—and look forward to this new year, our shared dreams, and of course, our main gathering taking place this June in Sintra, Portugal. Join us for this first Open House!

Open House: Dispatch from Davos

A series of conversations hosted by SAP’s Intelligent Enterprise Institute, La Zuleta, and the House of Beautiful Business alongside the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos. 
<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/the-art-of-business" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more</a>

Davos 2023: The Art of Business

This is not your typical crypto bro talk. It’s an invitation to explore current ideas, principles, and business models for building a more inclusive, equitable, sustainable—in one word, more beautiful—paradigm for the internet.
Full line-up and registration will be announced soon.

A Night of Beautiful Business in Web3

Residents Shana Dressler and Neil Redding are inviting you to an end-of-year gathering on the rooftop of <a href="https://www.quaytowerbk.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Quay Tower</a>. Please BYOB as well as something delicious to share, this is an opportunity to show off your favorite homemade holiday dish! Dishware and utensils, everything else will be provided—and we’ll rely on you all to help make it beautiful.

NYC House Holiday Dinner

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Berlin House Potluck Dinner

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Forever remote, quiet quitting, and monitoring employees: where’s our future of work headed—and how do we seize this moment to fundamentally rethink the practices and principles of knowledge work, in particular? Let’s discuss in community, learn from each other, and hear from Laurie Goodman, senior workplace strategist at IA Interior Architects, Sheela Subramanian, vice president, Slack and co-founder of the Future Forum, and Dr. Lauren Tucker, founder and CEO of inclusion management consultancy Do What Matters.

The Future of Work Is ____ ?

Get a drink and join a get-together with fellow Berlin-based Residents—facing the sun! No agenda, no program, promise. 
From 6 p.m. onwards, at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/LSYVaJyRNi7bVobG7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Holzmarkt</a>. 
Ps. Join the <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/house-meetups" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Berlin Signal group</a> to stay tuned (make sure you’re logged in as a Resident)

Berlin Summer Meetup

Come together with fellow Munich-based Residents and exchange how you’d like to elevate these local connections
Meeting point: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/8D5muokTWKjgd6Aw6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Occhio</a>, Brienner Quartier at 6:30 p.m.
Ps. Join the <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/house-meetups" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Munich Signal group</a> to stay tuned (make sure you’re logged in as a Resident)

Munich Meetup

Dreaming of giving a TED Talk? Hosting your own podcast? Or finally writing that book? What is your vision, your purpose? What is your story, and how can you tell it in a way that is personal and universal at once?
To make the concept of beautiful business more accessible to more people worldwide, it needs persuasive messengers. To influence more of the people in power, it needs inspirational thought leaders.
Like you.
<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/beautiful-business-thought-leader" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more</a>

How to Become a Beautiful Business Thought Leader

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The business world’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has surprised many people. It’s been determined, aligned, and swift. But will it be the new standard when it comes to corporate statesmanship and ethics?
We’ll embark on an experiential learning journey through today’s new landscape of politics in and of business. Join us for an honest discussion about the role of business in society in hopes of collectively shaping a new playbook for responsible leadership in times of growing conflict.<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/new-politics-of-business" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a>
<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/new-politics-of-business" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more</a>

The New Politics of Business

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In times of unrest, reshuffling, and (re)alignment, on an individual, collective, and even cosmic level, we look for navigation, reasoning, and a new moral compass. Instead of staying in existing patterns for the sake of comfort and safety, how can we step into—and become—the unknown, balancing the edge and the precarious, tapping into our intuition, improvisation, somatic intelligence, and “doing beauty” to progress forward?<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/becoming-uncertainty" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a>

<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/becoming-uncertainty" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more</a>

Becoming Uncertainty: Navigating Today’s Leadership

From tokenization to post-platform economies, from the sneakerverse to self-sovereign identities, from DAOs to NFTs that decolonize knowledge... the 20 weeks of <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/the-new-climate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beautiful Business in Web3</a> are coming to an end. 
What are our key lessons learned? And what about the future of Web3 and Beautiful Business? Come join us one last time to discuss and celebrate with some of our amazing contributors of this program!

Beautiful Business in Web3 Town Hall

Amidst rising food prices, global food shortages, and the climate crisis, comes an unexpected solution from French B-Corp company <a href="http://www.ynsect.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ÿnsect</a>. Founded in 2011 by scientists and environmentalists, and backed by investors, including Robert Downey Jr.’s FootPrint Coalition, Ÿnsect reinvents the food chain by transforming insects into high-performance natural protein solutions for pets, fish, plants, and humans. Hear more from Alain Revah, chief marketing and strategy officer at Ÿnsect.

Resident Circle: The Tiny Giants of the Future of Food: Insects

In April 2022, Matt “Mills” and John “Sinx” Sinclair, founders of product design studio <a href="https://www.ustwo.com/employee-owned/">ustwo</a>, reduced their equity and transferred the majority ownership of the business to all current and future employees. Unlocking entrepreneurial potential, and preserving the company’s independence and culture, 62 percent of ustwo is now owned as part of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Join a conversation with Mills and Sinx to learn more about the “why” of this transition.

Resident Circle: Owned by Employees—from Now Until Forever

“We must be able to dissent with each other.” In conversation with Karsten Kühn, CMO of German DIY-store <a href="https://www.hornbach-holding.de/en/about_hornbach/about.html">Hornbach</a>, we explore the significance of embracing ambiguity, conflict, and decency in fostering a healthy company culture as well as a marketing formula. Please note that this conversation will be held in German, and the video recording will be published later with English subtitles.

Resident Circle: Leading with Integrity (in German)

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Come meet <a href="https://www.sharetribe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sharetribe</a> CEO Juho Makkonen, who will talk about an alternative business structure gaining popularity in Europe, which aims to protect a company’s mission as a purpose-driven business. A leading force in democratizing the sharing economy, the Finnish startup shows a way forward for businesses to do good amidst a capitalistic system.
We'll also be joined by some very special musical guests: acclaimed jazz saxophonist <a href="http://www.billmchenry.com/">Bill McHenry</a>, and flutist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anggieobin/">Anggie Obim</a>.
This event will be open to Subscribers of the House as well. <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/subscription" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Become one here</a> and join the session for free!

Resident Circle: Rethinking Ownership for Businesses Doing Good

In the face of rising populism and social turmoil in Latin America, Beatriz Della Costa Pedreira is investigating new trends in political behavior, as well as the challenges and potential for new leaders, with a focus on BIPOC women and their role in reshaping 21st century democracy. Join the conversation and learn more from the co-founder of the São Paulo-based civil society organization <a href="https://www.institutoupdate.org.br/en/home/">Instituto Update</a>.

Resident Circle: The Next Stories of Democracy in Latin America

Curious to know who else is in the House? Show up to discuss this week’s Beauty Shot and make new connections with fellow House Residents. Plus, enjoy music and movement.

Resident Circle: Connect, Discuss, and Meet Each Other 1:1

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The Italian design firm <a href="https://mogu.bio/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mogu</a> was founded on the belief that it is possible to employ nature’s intelligence to disrupt the design of everyday products. Come hear CEO Stefano Babbini talk about mycelium technologies, and mogu’s approach to a circular economy in creating responsible products for interior design.

Resident Circle: Made of Mushrooms: Radically Natural Design

Curious to know who else is in the House? Show up to discuss this week’s Beauty Shot with House writers Katia Zoritch and Marc Cinanni. Plus, make new connections with fellow House Residents, and enjoy music and movement.

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Why does beauty matter to you? What role does it play in your life and work? And what prevents you from experiencing it? <a href="https://www.beautyatwork.net/author/brandon/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan</a>, associate professor and chair of sociology at The Catholic University of America will share insights from his research about the role of beauty in science and in work. Come join the inquiry.

Resident Circle: Beauty at Work: A Scientific Exploration

Let’s close this month with a moment of togetherness: show up for each other and make new connections with fellow House Residents, and enjoy music and movement.

Resident Circle: Connect, discuss, and meet each other 1:1

Hosted live from our partners muiLab in Kyoto, Japan, we’ll hear from <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e670183aa2f7ac1e41087d62b&amp;id=4dd229a986&amp;e=dbf862ba65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amber Case</a>, author of Calm Technology and researcher working on the future of technology, design, and the web.

Resident Circle: The Case of Calm Technology

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The Silicon Valley way or the highway? No way! What’s next for global tech? From humanitarian platforms to help Ukraine to inclusive Web3 to reimagining food culture with cell-based meat and making FinTech accessible to women in developing countries—enter the House of Beautiful Business to explore the possibilities of a more beautiful paradigm for technology. 
With Hugo de Sousa, co-founder of We Help Ukraine, a support platform created in Lisbon; Will Fan, writer, artist, and co-founder and CEO of New Campus, an online, live learning platform for managers in South East Asia; Neha Mehta, founder and CEO of Singapore-based FemTech Partners and FinTech team lead at ASEAN Economic Reform Programme South East Asia at FCDO, advocating economic and financial inclusion of women in developing countries; and Brett Thompson, co-founder and CEO of Mzansi Meat, Africa’s first cultivated meat company based out of Cape Town.

Ever heard of “helicopter parent management” in the context of the post-pandemic workplace? According to our partners at Nonfiction Research, it’s the root cause for a deeper desire for a shift in mindset, management, and mental wellbeing. Sam Schwarz and Lindsey Wehking will share insights from their latest <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e670183aa2f7ac1e41087d62b&amp;id=08afa7f311&amp;e=dbf862ba65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">report</a>!

Resident Circle: Why Returning to the Office is Sparking a Mental Health Crisis

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How can we reconnect more profoundly with the emerging nature of our be(com)ing? What are some new trends in philosophy and orientations in business that could guide us in this process? 
Enter the House of Beautiful Business with Bayo Akomolafe, a widely celebrated international speaker, teacher, public intellectual, writer, and host of the <a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/the-unbusinesslike-nature-of-business">Unbusinesslike Nature of Business</a>, an online learning journey-in-progress. He’ll be joined by philosopher Charles Eisenstein and interdisciplinary artist Cole M. James, plus, live music by musical director Mark Aanderud and Cliff Berrien.

Become a Resident to watch a recording of this session

Which skills and qualities do we need to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? Learn more from House Residents Jan Artem Henriksson and Katharina Moser, who are hosting the first Inner Development Goals Summit 2022. Plus, updates from our House Work groups on climate action and regenerative leadership!

Resident Circle: Inner Development Goals and House Work

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Come together in our weekly Resident Circle, this time with guests Chow &amp; Lin, an artistic duo based in Beijing who’ve just launched their first NFT art: <a href="https://www.decentralizedvaluesystems.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Decentralized Value Systems</a>, exploring the future of money, cryptocurrency, and the societal implications.

Resident Circle: Decentralized Value Systems with Chow and Lin

Learn what’s happening at this year’s TED conference in Vancouver with Tim Leberecht and surprise guests.

Resident Circle: A Live Dispatch from TED 2022

A special sneak peek into The Unbusinesslike Nature of Business with philosopher-in-residence Bayo Akomolafe.

From a leader of Black Lives Matter, a trailblazer in the feminist resistance to trumpism, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an ex-cult member turned QAnon deprogrammer, and more, take an inside(r) view into the movements and battles of those seeking to champion persuasion in an age of polarization, in conversation with Anand Giridharadas, author of the international bestseller Winners Take All who’s returning to the House with his latest book, The Persuaders.

The Persuaders: Changing Other People’s Minds In Order to Change Things

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A five-weekend journey with Bayo Akomolafe 
 March 18 — 20 | May 27 — 29 | July 22 — 24 | September 9 — 11 | October 7 — 9, 2022 In this series of inquiries, conversations, and experiences, including special guests, Bayo will convene a shared inquiry into the many hearts of our extraordinarily challenging times as a way of mobilizing new philosophies and orientations for business that reconnect us more profoundly with the emerging nature of our be(com)ing.<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/the-unbusinesslike-nature-of-business" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a>
<a href="https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/the-unbusinesslike-nature-of-business" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more</a>

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