
Dr. Jonathan Rowson is co-founder and Director of Perspectiva. He was until recently Director of the Social Brain Centre at the RSA where, over the course of six years, he authored a range of influential research reports on behaviour change, climate change and spirituality, and curated and chaired a range of related events.
Jonathan is an applied philosopher with degrees spanning a range of humanities and social sciences from Oxford, Harvard and Bristol Universities. In a former life he was a chess Grandmaster and British Champion (2004–6) and views the game as a continuing source of insight and inspiration. His book, The Seven Dimensions of Climate Change: rethinking the world’s toughest problem will be published by Palgrave Macmillan in early 2017.
He lives in Putney, London, with his wife Siva, an academic lawyer from South India and their two sons, Kailash and Vishnu.
His recent work includes Money Talks: Divest Invest and the Battle for Climate Realism and Spiritualise: Revitalising Spirituality to address 21st Century Challenges.
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From the About page on the Emerge website:
Emerge is an independent, non-profit media platform highlighting the initiatives, individuals and ways of thinking that are sowing the seeds of a new civilisation.
We are exploring how to act wisely in a world that seems out of control. We aim to explore the emerging cultural narratives of our time by collecting useful content from across the web, profiling change-makers and thinkers, publishing thought-provoking commentary and producing original videos and podcasts.
Emerge is a hub for people and initiatives searching for solutions to pressing global challenges, asking the question: What new patterns of living, working and existing together are currently emerging?
We are a network and a movement that celebrates people and projects. Our purpose is constantly emerging and taking shape. We offer an invitation to each of us to discover our role in this new story.
Emerge began as a three-day Gathering in Berlin in November 2018 initiated by three non-profit organisations: Perspectiva, London; co-creation.loft, Berlin and Ekskäret Foundation, Stockholm. The gathering brought together pioneers in complexity science, philosophy, spirituality, psychology, sustainability, creativity, and wisdom to explore dynamic solutions to our planet’s greatest challenges and discover new pathways of working, living and creating together.
In 2019, we held the second Emerge Gathering in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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We are a research platform that seeks to build the intellectual foundations for a more conscious society – a diverse and plural society awake to itself, united by an awareness of ecological constraints, systemic influences and the development of human empathy and consciousness throughout the lifespan.
We believe the world’s major challenges stem from a crisis of perception and imagination, and the failure of political culture to honour the fullness of reality. We are fascinated by the myriad ways in which our tacitly held worldviews shape our judgement, and how spiritual needs for security, meaning and purpose indirectly create political and economic outcomes.
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Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):
Bringing love from the margins to the centre of life
Published on: 16 Dec 21 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
It’s about Protection, not Safety: why we decided not to send our children to school
Published on: 3 Sep 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
It’s about Protection, not Safety: why we decided not to send our children to school (for now).
Published on: 3 Sep 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
The Meaning of Sacrifice at Easter
Published on: 10 Apr 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
The Meaning of Sacrifice at Easter
Published on: 10 Apr 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
The End of Think Tanks and the Beginning of Thinking
Published on: 2 Mar 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
How to think about the meta-crisis without getting too excited.*
Published on: 15 Feb 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
How to think about the meta-crisis without getting too excited.*
Published on: 14 Feb 20 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
What Chess Can Teach You About Luck
Published on: 15 Nov 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Why do people drink alcohol?
Published on: 6 Mar 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Why do people drink alcohol?
Published on: 6 Mar 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Cultural Indigestion: What we learned and failed to learn from Jordan Peterson’s rise to fame.
Published on: 1 Mar 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Cultural Indigestion: What we learned and failed to learn from Jordan Peterson’s rise to fame.
Published on: 1 Mar 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Brexit, Democracy and the Sacred: Why a second referendum has to be sacrificial.
Published on: 13 Jan 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Brexit, Democracy and the Sacred: Why a second referendum has to be sacrificial.
Published on: 9 Jan 19 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
The Nordic Secret: why personal development may be the key to social democracy
Published on: 17 Feb 18 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
The recurring challenge of your life: how to get from act one to act two
Published on: 2 Feb 18 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
by Jonathan Rowson
Christmas is about more than consumerism, fa la la la la la la la la.
Published on: 6 Dec 17 in Jonathan Rowson – Medium
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