Beyond Us: Growth with Mo Gawdat

Beyond Us: Growth with Mo Gawdat

Author: IAI March 26, 2021 Duration: 45:07

Today we bring you the fourth episode of Beyond Us, an IAI mini-series made in association with Essentia Foundation. 

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The ancient concept of growth referred to a function of nature, the development of natural phenomena and their qualities. While in many modern contexts growth simply means 'bigger' on some numerical scale, the word has come to play a key role in almost everything we consider important and desirable. But rather than appreciating the limits and costs to growth, we often assume it can continue infinitely, if managed. Has modern society’s hijacking of this ancient concept unlocked humanity's true potential, or put us on the road to dysfunction and ruin?

Series hosts Bernardo Kastrup and Fred Matser discuss this fascinating topic with former Chief Business Officer for Google X, entrepreneur and the author of the book Solve for Happy, Mo Gawdat.

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