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Spiritual Innovation with Casper Ter Kuile & Angie Thurston - S4E3 (Part 2 of 2)
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In Episode 3 of this season, we explore the evolving landscape of spiritual innovation, what it means to design meaningful spiritual life in a rapidly changing world, with guests Casper Ter Kuile and Angie Thurston from Sacred Design Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing the future of spiritual life.
Casper Ter Kuile shares insight and inspiration on the future of community, ritual, and spirituality. He is the author of The Power of Ritual and co-founder of Sacred Design Lab. He also co-created the hit podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, co-founded Nearness, and co-authored the influential paper How We Gather.
Angie Thurston is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sacred Design Lab. She has worked with hundreds of innovative leaders, finding new ways to address spiritual longings amid religious change. Angie has co-written eight widely read reports on the evolving landscape of community and spiritual life, including How We Gather.
In this second part of our conversation, we talk about:
- Why innovation is more often incremental than disruptive
- The possibility of engineering innovation
- Why freedom to experiment, fail, and try again is the real engine of progress
- The complex relationship between basic science and technology, and why it often moves in both directions
- What it means to “tame” new technologies
- How patents and intellectual property can stifle creativity rather than inspire it
To learn more about Casper and Angie’s work, you can find them at: https://www.sacred.design
Books and resources mentioned:
- The Power of Ritual (by Casper Ter Kuile)
- How We Gather (by Casper Ter Kuile & Angie Thurston)
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (podcast)
- Illuminating Spiritual Innovation (report by Sacred Design Lab)
This season of the podcast is sponsored by Templeton Religion Trust.
124 episodes
Manage episode 518883960 series 3423053
In Episode 3 of this season, we explore the evolving landscape of spiritual innovation, what it means to design meaningful spiritual life in a rapidly changing world, with guests Casper Ter Kuile and Angie Thurston from Sacred Design Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing the future of spiritual life.
Casper Ter Kuile shares insight and inspiration on the future of community, ritual, and spirituality. He is the author of The Power of Ritual and co-founder of Sacred Design Lab. He also co-created the hit podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, co-founded Nearness, and co-authored the influential paper How We Gather.
Angie Thurston is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sacred Design Lab. She has worked with hundreds of innovative leaders, finding new ways to address spiritual longings amid religious change. Angie has co-written eight widely read reports on the evolving landscape of community and spiritual life, including How We Gather.
In this second part of our conversation, we talk about:
- Why innovation is more often incremental than disruptive
- The possibility of engineering innovation
- Why freedom to experiment, fail, and try again is the real engine of progress
- The complex relationship between basic science and technology, and why it often moves in both directions
- What it means to “tame” new technologies
- How patents and intellectual property can stifle creativity rather than inspire it
To learn more about Casper and Angie’s work, you can find them at: https://www.sacred.design
Books and resources mentioned:
- The Power of Ritual (by Casper Ter Kuile)
- How We Gather (by Casper Ter Kuile & Angie Thurston)
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (podcast)
- Illuminating Spiritual Innovation (report by Sacred Design Lab)
This season of the podcast is sponsored by Templeton Religion Trust.
124 episodes
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