Moving Beyond Polarisation in Service of Life

“There’s a growing understanding of the need for biodiversity across ecosystems for a healthy and resilient biosphere. What if we applied the same principles to the way we communicate and use language to relate to each other and the world?” A discussion with Nora Bateson, Rex Weyler, Vanessa Andreotti, and Daniel Schmachtenberger on the ecology of communication, which “addresses some of the traps and pitfalls of modern relating, including the use of increasingly performative language and the erosion of authentic connection, both of which can leave us feeling isolated from one another,” enquiring about how to “shift from this axis of polarization into a space of mutual learning together.”