by Ricken Patel
Drawing from his experience in online organizing and “witnessing the wisdom and the madness of crowds,” Ricken explores how culture and emotion are at the heart of how we operate and are central to the challenges facing democracy today. Ricken describes the ‘trigger spilar’ through which polarization and extremism intensify, and then explores the ‘wisdom spiral’ through which we can practice mindfulness and search for learning within adversity.