About the Report

This report has been written for our peers – other leaders of those organisations and networks who are seeking inspiration and practical insights on how they might sustain, evolve and grow their work to better meet the context of our times. The following report shares perspectives from a range of people who are pioneering work in human consciousness development. 

Now more than ever, we believe that developing human consciousness is essential for navigating the increasing complexity of the challenges we face as well as helping us to embrace the full richness of life. Further, we sense that there is a better chance of evolving consciousness through intentionality and the collective efforts of a ‘field of leaders’. These are some of the areas that we invite readers to explore with us.

This report is intended to be informative, practical and inspiring. We have shared the process and tools used along the way with the hopes that they might be useful for other practitioners. Further, we have included quotes from participants that highlight emerging themes and bring their perspectives and work to life. At the end of the report, we have listed many of the inspiring organisations and networks in the field

We hope that you find this synthesis report helpful and that it provides nourishment and inspiration for your continued work. If you have an interest in being involved in this ongoing inquiry and its next steps, or you would like to share your thoughts and perspectives on the findings so far, please do get in touch via jen@murmurationproject.com

The Key Findings

1. The necessity for stronger narratives that show why working on ‘inner change’ will help to evolve ‘outer change’

• What more could be done to clarify how inner change influences outer change and to show that our most complex societal challenges require us to tap into our deepest human potential?

• Is there an opportunity to bring this field together with communications practitioners to co-create narratives and framing tools to expand the work?

2. The opportunity to develop leadership capabilities and capacities to enable greater potential

• What specific skills could leaders benefit from including strategy, innovation, resourcing and communications?

• Is there an opportunity to create a space for leaders to come together and connect regularly to nourish themselves and each other?

3. The need to reflect on the business models of small and overstretched organisations with an aim to increase capacity and financial sustainability

• How do we help each other develop sustainable business models?

• What is the potential for trusts, foundations and philanthropists to start funding this field and the many inspiring grassroots organisations that are cultivating inner change that will lead to change in economic, political and social systems?

4. Existing aspirations to expand the work and reach a broader range of people

• How might we need to translate our work to reach different people at different stages of their personal development journey?

• How can we cultivate more ‘mainstream disruptors’, ‘structural reformers’, ‘experimenters’ and ‘resourcers’ in the ecosystem?

5. The opportunity to explore a living infrastructure to host a peer learning platform to support leaders of organisations and networks expanding human consciousness

• How might we come together to build our relationships, connect the social tissue of the field, learn and support each other and identify joint projects for greater collective impact?

• How could we collectively learn about the possible ways to accelerate the expansion of human consciousness?