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Announcing the Life Itself Sensemaking Studio

A new multidisciplinary consultancy in service of inner + outer systems transformation

May 1, 2025 • Sylvie Barbier, Rosie Bell, Jamie Bristow, Boaz Feldman, John Oliver, Rufus Pollock, and Catherine Tran

Seeds of a Second Renaissance: a newsletter for the Second Renaissance ecosystem

We are launching a monthly newsletter of ideas and news from the emerging “Second Renaissance” ecosystem. Subscribe now.

Jan 30, 2025 • Catherine Tran and Rufus Pollock

Launching the Second Renaissance project

An introduction to this moment of civilisational crisis and awakening - and the emerging ecosystem related to it

May 29, 2024 • Rufus Pollock

May 2026 Newsletter

Last chance to join the June UK Midsummer ceremony, pre-order the Second Renaissance Magazine now, and updates from Over The Mountains and our residency…

Jun 11 • Life Itself

In Memoriam Jim Rutt

Complexity lover, GameB pioneer, worldview explorer. Real thinking about deep ideas.

Jun 2 • Rufus Pollock

April 2026 Newsletter

Second Renaissance Magazine new edition coming soon, join the UK Midsummer in-person gathering, and updates from Over The Mountains and Life Itself…

May 7 • Life Itself

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Jim Palmer & Sylvie Barbier Livestream

A recording from Sylvie Barbier and Jim Palmer's live video

Apr 30 • Sylvie Barbier and Jim Palmer

March 2026 Newsletter

Second Renaissance intro course starts tomorrow, Mythos magazine open for pre-order, the UK Midsummer gathering is taking bookings, and fresh updates…

Apr 14 • Life Itself

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New White Paper: In Tech We Trust

A new essay explores our late modern relationship with technology, and asks what kind of inner shift might help a future society to avoid…

Feb 19 • Rufus Pollock, Rosie Bell, Sylvie Barbier, and Catherine Tran

John Vervaeke and Thomas Hübl join Rebecca Henderson at the Second Renaissance Online Conference

December 5–7, 2025 - 25 earlybird tickets remaining. Join a gathering of practitioners, thought-leaders and those passionate about responding to the…

Oct 30, 2025 • Lauren Wigmore

New White Paper: Developmental Spaces – Cultural incubators for a time of transformation

A policy case for Developmental Spaces: collective settings for integrated inner development. Key to the inner-led system change and cultural renewal…

Oct 1, 2025 • Rosie Bell, Rufus Pollock, Boaz Feldman, and Catherine Tran

Second Renaissance Online Conference: 5-7 Dec 2025 - Transformation in a Time of Metacrisis

Join Rebecca Henderson, Peter Limberg, Liam Kavanagh and other leading thinkers and change-makers to explore pathways to resilience, renewal, and…

Sep 25, 2025 • Lauren Wigmore and Boaz Feldman

Unconference Announcement for Human Transformation in a Time of Metacrisis Event - Boston May 2-3

Join us at the Unconference to seed new ways of being and doing collectively and build on Day 1’s discussions and learnings.

Apr 17, 2025 • Lauren Wigmore