Culture
Many indicators today point to widespread failure to blend cultures and belief systems. Instead, an exaggerated sense of association with those with whom we agree and a vilification of those with whom we disagree has brought increased cultural antagonism. This has brought a corresponding rise in violence and left us living closer to our lowest common denominators than our highest potential.
Even within the same cultures, there has been increasing divisiveness, often with violent aims and outcomes.
The Institute approaches the study of culture with a global lens and has as its primary goal the pursuit of peaceful coexistence. The focus on culture includes an insistence on critical thinking and a goal of shining a light on what is often an invisible framework that determines how and what people think and feel.
