Individuals and Groups

Content tailored to purpose-driven individuals and groups building collective understanding and impactful sensemaking 

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Harnessing collective minds for better career choices

This article examines career transition challenges through the lens of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard's concepts of being "lost in the finite" (trapped by familiar roles and external expectations) versus "lost in the infinite" (overwhelmed by too many possibilities). The piece describes how people often define themselves by their resumes and past experiences, creating self-limiting career paths, while simultaneously experiencing anxiety when contemplating change due to the "dizziness of freedom" that comes with multiple options. Drawing on psychologist Rollo May's work, the article suggests that anxiety can serve as a catalyst for personal growth and creative innovation when properly harnessed. The piece identifies problems with traditional career advice sources like social media and Google searches, which provide fragmented and biased information, and frames career decision-making as requiring collective intelligence and multidimensional understanding of experiences from diverse individuals who have navigated similar transitions.

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What is a humanity explorer? This is their DNA

This article defines "humanity explorers" as individuals from diverse backgrounds who share a curiosity about human behavior and societal systems. The piece describes three key characteristics: they come from various professional and personal contexts (designers, marketers, strategists, or simply curious individuals), with estimates citing 1 billion knowledge workers and up to 50% of adults in high-income societies as "cultural creatives"; they possess empathy and insight, leading to broader worldviews and creative problem-solving abilities; and they reject simplistic black-and-white thinking, instead seeking nuance and multiple perspectives to build comprehensive understanding. The article claims these individuals tend to make more sustainable decisions by considering various viewpoints and seeing themselves as part of larger systems rather than focusing solely on individual concerns. The piece positions humanity explorers as naturally inclined toward collective thinking and human-aware decision-making approaches.

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Hunome is set to revolutionize our understanding of humanity

This article announces the launch of Hunome as a collective insights platform designed to help humanity understand itself through connected member perspectives on human-related themes. CEO and Founder Dominique Jaurola explains that the platform addresses the challenge of gathering scattered, siloed information about human behavior and experiences, which often leads to incomplete or simplistic understanding. The platform allows members to explore different perspectives on various themes while contributing their own viewpoints and connecting with others' insights. Jaurola describes Hunome's goal as creating comprehensive understanding of human nature—past, present, and future—through what the platform calls collective sensemaking, positioning it as a tool for complex problem-solving and decision-making that improves as more perspectives are added to the community.

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