Wiser Conversations, Together at Home

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Wiser Conversations, 'Together at Home' is a series of virtual conversations designed to help us reflect and respond to our new surreality.

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<p>It all feels quite out of our control right now amongst all the unpredictability and change. How do we find some sense of control or agency in all the unpredictability while being kind to ourselves. Join psychologist Dr Susan David and me in conversation on how we deal with our emotions.</p><p>Dr David is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and a Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her  #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Emotional Agility describes the psychological skills critical for thriving in times of complexity and change and her TED talk has had almost 7 million views.</p><p></p><p>_</p>

<p>So where is God amongst all of this trauma and uncertainty? Whether you're a believer, an atheist or non-plussed, it's a fascinating time to join us in conversation to consider the biggest of bigger pictures. </p><p>Professor John Lennox is the author of “Where is God in a Coronavirus World”, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. He has debated Richard Dawkins on “The God Delusion” and on “Has Science buried God?”.</p><p>He has written a number of books on the interface between science, philosophy and theology including God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? (2009), God and Stephen Hawking, a response to The Grand Design (2011), Can Science Explain Everything? (2019) in addition to over seventy published mathematical papers. </p><p></p><p>_</p>

<h2>In Conversation with: Derek Handley</h2><p>Derek Handley is a futurist, entrepreneur and the founder of Wiser, a platform helping people ask better questions to develop self-knowledge and purpose in their lives. Wiser programs have run at AUT University in Auckland where he is an Adjunct Professor and through workshops for families, professionals and elite athletes around the world. He is currently studying towards a Masters in Religion at Harvard. </p><p>Derek is also a founding General Partner at Aera VC, investing in transformative companies tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals and an aspiring civilian astronaut signed up with Virgin Galactic. He co-founded The B Team, a business sustainability alliance  with Sir Richard Branson. </p><p>He created the Aera Foundation in 2015 as a charitable studio catalysing social innovations to reframe the status quo for a sustainable future.</p>

<h2>Wiser Conversations, Together at Home</h2><h3>'Together at Home' is an initiative of the Aera Foundation (a New Zealand-registered charitable trust) in response to the experience of being in global Covid19 lockdown.</h3>

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