General Seminar is a platform for sense-making through discussion.
One-to-many “expert” platforms like podcasts, TED Talks, and Masterclasses serve a role in the dissemination of ideas and opinions of a small group of experts. By their nature these are largely one-way, where ideas flow to a mostly passive audience who still must make sense of the topic on their own.
General Seminar provides an alternative.
Each session consists of a focused, facilitated 90 minute discussion with a group of thoughtful, engaged and curious individuals. It is a place where meaning and insight are obtained through conversation and active contemplation. General Seminar is built on the principle that group discussion helps to activate the mind and invigorate the imagination in ways that watching, reading and comment threads cannot. Everyone has an opportunity to find their voice, express their insights, ask their questions and build their own understanding of the topic at hand.
Discussion and conversation are like exercise for our minds — General Seminar is the imagination’s gymnasium.