Guest blog from the conference Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems in Zurich (1/3)
Guest blog from the conference Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems in Zurich (1/3)
Guest blog from Michèle Stanners visiting Zurich to take part in the conference Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems: We are welcoming Michele to our blog, who is a research fellow at Harvard (Weatherhead Center) and whose trip to Switzerland we are happy to support. She will report on her experience at the Mind and Life Conference and affiliated visits and meetings.
It’s Thursday just before midnight and Zurich is quiet, save for a few voices rising from the restaurant patio outside my window one floor down. I arrived this morning to attend the Mind and Life XX Conference Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems www.compassioneconomics.org
The program takes the format of a dialogue on economics, neuroscience and contemplative sciences and will begin formally tomorrow, April 9. My interest in this springs from a four day January course I attended at the Kennedy School entitled Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World. Hosted by the Center for Public Leadership, it was co-taught by four Harvard luminaries: Diana Eck of the Center for Pluralism, Bernie Steinberg, President of Hillel, Marshall Gantz of the Kennedy School and Nitin Nohria of Business School.
Michèle with Chairman and CEO Adam Engle
