Who are humans...
We are humans, just like you. Also participants in: What is it to be human?
We find the quality of humanness to be very important and are curious to discover. So, we have decided to explore it and give space to others to explore too - to be together in discovery. Perhaps also to support, provoke, inspire, question, listen and 'be' human beings in a way that allows other humans to come together too.
We have diverse interests, passions, opinions, emotions, beliefs, values…. We have a shared intention to initiate, host, facilitate and to 'hold the space' for other humans to explore the question - what is it to be human - with passion and compassion in bringing this to life in our own unique and human ways.
We find the quality of humanness to be very important and are curious to discover. So, we have decided to explore it and give space to others to explore too - to be together in discovery. Perhaps also to support, provoke, inspire, question, listen and 'be' human beings in a way that allows other humans to come together too.
We have diverse interests, passions, opinions, emotions, beliefs, values…. We have a shared intention to initiate, host, facilitate and to 'hold the space' for other humans to explore the question - what is it to be human - with passion and compassion in bringing this to life in our own unique and human ways.
How it all started...
(Early April 2020)
The morning after the night before... two humans (friends & colleagues) got together to do human stuff!... Coffee, conversation, blah, blah, blah...
Towards the end of that wide ranging conversation talking about all kinds of things like human doing and human being - a spark!... Provoked by the pondering of a different world for humankind - and a question emerged: What is it to be human?
"WAIT! That's a great question!"... a pause... more pondering... "We should ask it! We should ask it openly - make something of it!".... a longer pause...
"YES! Let's do this!"... more pause... "Yes, yes... "... "OK" (Thoughts not spoken - "oh no! What have we done?!" and "oh yes, this is exciting - needed")
What followed (quickly) was a lot of human endeavour and letting go. An exploration of (what is it to be human) even in setting up the possibility of inviting people to ask/explore - what is it to be human? What a journey already!
We set an ambitious target - "lets do something for the 1st of May!" (4 weeks ahead) "Oh, really? It's too soon!" "No, if we don't do it soon - it might not happen. It doesn't need to be perfect (it won't be - we're only human)... we just make a start. The rest can follow on later"... "Okay, let's do it - whatever happens, let it be... Friday 1st of May"
Fast forward 3 weeks and here we are - one week before Friday 1st of May.... Still being constructed, still evolving, still wondering what might happen ; ) We are delighted to be here and hope you will be too... just to be together in one beautiful, meaningful question (at least we believe so) and any other things that might emerge further. Let's make a start together and see...
What is it to be human?
The morning after the night before... two humans (friends & colleagues) got together to do human stuff!... Coffee, conversation, blah, blah, blah...
Towards the end of that wide ranging conversation talking about all kinds of things like human doing and human being - a spark!... Provoked by the pondering of a different world for humankind - and a question emerged: What is it to be human?
"WAIT! That's a great question!"... a pause... more pondering... "We should ask it! We should ask it openly - make something of it!".... a longer pause...
"YES! Let's do this!"... more pause... "Yes, yes... "... "OK" (Thoughts not spoken - "oh no! What have we done?!" and "oh yes, this is exciting - needed")
What followed (quickly) was a lot of human endeavour and letting go. An exploration of (what is it to be human) even in setting up the possibility of inviting people to ask/explore - what is it to be human? What a journey already!
We set an ambitious target - "lets do something for the 1st of May!" (4 weeks ahead) "Oh, really? It's too soon!" "No, if we don't do it soon - it might not happen. It doesn't need to be perfect (it won't be - we're only human)... we just make a start. The rest can follow on later"... "Okay, let's do it - whatever happens, let it be... Friday 1st of May"
Fast forward 3 weeks and here we are - one week before Friday 1st of May.... Still being constructed, still evolving, still wondering what might happen ; ) We are delighted to be here and hope you will be too... just to be together in one beautiful, meaningful question (at least we believe so) and any other things that might emerge further. Let's make a start together and see...
What is it to be human?
