Institute for Global Civilization
Convening inquiry into humanity's shared future.
An independent institute bringing together scholars, practitioners, and institutions to create pathways toward a future civilization that nurtures the wellbeing of all.
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A space for thinking together
Humanity faces challenges that no discipline, nation, or tradition can address alone. Ecological change, technological transformation, inequality, cultural fragmentation, and new forms of global interdependence call for fresh ways of thinking about our collective future.
IGC provides a space where scholars, educators, community leaders, philanthropists, and practitioners can learn together across intellectual traditions, cultures, and sectors.
Our orientation
Civilization is shaped not only by the knowledge we create, but by the relationships, communities, and institutions through which we live.
Ideas and lived practice
New possibilities emerge when perspectives meet.
We believe civilization is shaped through both ideas and lived practice. The questions explored by scholars are inseparable from the work of educators, community builders, innovators, and those engaged in social and ecological transformation.
By creating spaces where these perspectives can meet, the Institute seeks to strengthen the relationships through which new possibilities for civilization can emerge.
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