We’re thrilled to welcome Krista Tippett to the Wisdom & Action Forum 2026 - Trust in the Age of AI, where she’ll invite us into deeper questions of intelligence, embodiment, connection, and what it means to be alive in this moment of transformation.
Across 25 years of @onbeing , Krista has been in conversation with some of the most thoughtful and courageous minds of our time. A Peabody Award–winning broadcaster, bestselling author, she has helped millions make sense of the human condition.
If you can’t make it to the forum, we are excited to also be hosting Krista at a side event, in conversation with our co founder @berryfeather .
Head to our link in bio to learn more about the Wisdom & Action Forum 5–7 May 2026. Melbourne, Australia
You’ll also find details to register for our In Conversation event – 11 May 2026. Melbourne, Australia
What happens when human experience becomes the new frontier of extraction and attention the ultimate commodity?
In his New Yorker essay, “Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?“, D. Graham Burnett describes AI not simply as a tool, but as “a new kind of creature” entering the classroom. Rather than banning it, he chose to invite it in - asking students to spar with AI and reflect on what the encounter revealed about their own thinking. The result became one of the most profound moments of his teaching career.
Burnett argues that the defining struggle of our time is over attention itself. He calls for “attention activism”, a practices that help us reclaim agency in a world where focus is measured, monetised, and manipulated.
On Friday 6 March 2026, 8:00–9:30am AEDT, Graham joins Berry Liberman for a live conversation on what it means to stay discerning, creative, and human in the age of AI.
Register for this free webinar via link in bio
RMIT University is thrilled to present Indy Johar - architect, social entrepreneur, co-founder of Dark Matters Lab and Professor of Practice at RMIT's Planetary Civics Inquiry – for a special event where he will explore how humans can come together for beneficial change in challenging times, to reimagine the world through care and community enterprise.
Indy Johar will explain his work in redesigning civic infrastructure that supports innovative and systematic transformation in a climate of change, discussing how communities can come together to promote long-term change founded in care for ecosystems and regenerative futures.
This will be a wide-ranging discussion rethinking our relationship with capital, community and what change can mean for people, places and planet beyond innovation and disruption.
Indy will be in conversation with Berry Liberman, co-founder and Creative Director of Small Giants, former Editor-in-Chief of Dumbo Feather, and host of the Wisdom & Action podcast.
'Indy Johar: How we Come Together to Reimagine the World'
📅 Wednesday 10 December, 6.30pm
📍 The Capitol, 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne
🎟️ $10 via link in bio
Presented by RMIT University in partnership with the Planetary Civics Inquiry.
@darkmatter_labs@smallgiants@wisdomandaction@berryfeather
Join @berryfeather and @alexander_beiner May 2026 to traverse England and Scotland immersing in visions of the wilder future on Impact Safari Rewilding.
Check out our website for itineraries, details and highlights. Express interest to receive the trip brochure. Less than half the places remain.
See you there wildings.
Reimagining our relationship with the natural world requires transforming our most fundamental systems, including our legal frameworks.
Join @pellathiel and @berryfeather for a powerful conversation on how we might create the conditions for shared thriving across all life.
May 26, 4pm to 5pm AEST.
Register now for this free wisdom webinar.
With thanks to our sponsors @naturebasedcities , @claytonutz and The Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network
We’re excited to announce the full line-up of the Alexander Beiner Australian Tour this March & April!
As an author, journalist and facilitator, Ali brings transformative perspectives from the margins of culture into the mainstream, exploring the cutting-edge of systems change and cultural cohesion.
This exceptional tour includes appearances in Byron Bay, Sydney and Melbourne, along with two special engagements with Small Giants Academy. We’re honoured to welcome Ali as a featured guest at our Wisdom & Action Forum: We Are Nature, where he’ll contribute his profound insights to this transformative gathering. Additionally, Ali will be an integral part of our Interconnected Leader program, sharing his unique approach to leadership and cultural evolution with participants.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see Ali in action and engage with his perspective on navigating our complex, rapidly changing world. Head to the link in bio to learn more and get involved.
#alexanderbeiner #leadership #interconnection
There is a deep and ancient truth we are rediscovering: we are not separate from nature; we are nature.
This is a paradigm we need to change in order to respond to the context we are in.
The Wisdom & Action Forum 2025 invites you to explore the theme We Are Nature. Building on our inaugural forum, this year’s discussions will delve into nature repair, conservation, and biodiversity—and how these acts of care ripple across every aspect of life: our communities, systems, and future.
This is a conversation about our humanity and the interconnectedness of all life.
Tickets are by application through the link in bio.
What does it mean to be a grounding presence within rising collective stress? How do we cultivate the capacity to stay centred when things around us feel chaotic?
In this conversation between Berry and Ariel Burger, they explored how healing and wholeness are fundamentally human desires, and the unique role spirituality can play in either fostering or hindering our journey toward regulation.
Listen to the full episode of this podcast at the link in bio to dive deeper into this fascinating discussion about finding balance in turbulent times, the nature of human healing, and what we can learn from both secular and religious approaches to inner peace.
#grounding #healing #balance #innerpeace
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘sharing is caring’ but what if we let it really mean something? Not just in our homes or communities, but in how we share our world with other species.
How might we reimagine our relationship with nature from one of dominance to one of sharing? What possibilities emerge when we see ourselves as part of nature rather than separate from it?
Listen to the full episode of the podcast with Jenny Gray at the link in bio.
#conservation #nature #coexistence #climateaction #ecosystems
Have you ever noticed how the deepest moments in life often arrive wrapped in questions rather than answers?
In this episode of the Wisdom & Action podcast, we sit down with the remarkable Ariel Burger — author, teacher, artist and speaker at our very first W&A Forum — for a conversation that reminds us what it truly means to be human.
Why do we tend to shy away from the very depth and complexity we’re naturally drawn to? And how might joy be the surprising key to embracing life’s biggest questions? This exploration between Ariel and Berry is a gentle reminder that perhaps we’re all more equipped for meaning-making than we think.
Listen in at the link in bio.
#wisdom #action #meaning #depth #humanity
Taking the conversation offline and into the stunning surrounds of Melbourne Zoo, Berry visited Jenny Gray, CEO of Zoos Victoria, to explore the nuances of compassionate conservation. As they explored the grounds together, Jenny shared her powerful perspective on moving beyond simple answers when it comes to protecting wildlife — challenging us to find deeper, braver solutions that honour the complexity and dignity of every living being.
“Is there a more compassionate way? Is there a better way? Let’s not just go to the easy black-and-white way.”
This is a conversation you won’t want to miss. Listen at the link in bio.
#conservation #leadership #hope #wisdom #action
