The Being & Transforming Think Tank The Being & Transforming Think Tank

A Think Tank Exploring Inner Work & Social Change

Georgetown University and The Wellbeing Project launched the Being and Transforming Think Tank in September 2020.

The Think Tank explores the relationship between the inner self and the outer world so that an inner wellbeing orientation informs the social change sector’s thinking and work, including educating the next generation of changemakers.

Our partnership aims to develop lenses that foster new insight and understanding, enable empathy, and inspire more meaningful and effective social change work.

Our ultimate goal is that this work enables community resilience and thriving as we face more complex challenges in the world around us.

OUR FOCUSOUR FOCUS

We bring together thought leaders from The Wellbeing Project’s global network

And a number from within Georgetown and around the world.

We develop new research-informed lenses

For social change by connecting the inner and the outer.

Rooted in the research literature, and shaped by interdisciplinary and cross-sector global perspectives

And honors the voices of those who have already been engaged in these areas for a long time, actively seeking to converge with the Wellbeing Project’s emphasis on Art and Culture.

The Think Tank’s work is global

And honors the voices of those who have already been engaged in these areas for a long time, actively seeking to converge with the Wellbeing Project’s emphasis on Art and Culture.

Intergenerational Trauma and Ecological Belonging

Are our initial focus areas.

CAMPUS COLLABORATION AT GEORGETOWN

Our partnership extends to support a second arm of activity which is grounded in thought and action and made up of faculty, staff and students at Georgetown who are engaged in inquiry and design around inner work, wellbeing and ethically-focused education.

This work asks how a new education might infuse an entire curriculum, such that the relationship between inner wellbeing and the cultivation of changemakers are inextricably connected.

The primary goal is to strengthen the impact of many efforts throughout all levels of Georgetown’s curricular activity to support research-informed educational innovation.