Issue #29: Heroism and Belonging

"heroism is a paradigm for making sense of change."

"[an] individualistic lens misses the collective labor that enables the hero’s transformation. This is the work of belonging: creating and sustaining physical and psychological safety, establishing emotional connection, and pursuing meaning"

"If we are to build a future of belonging beyond the constraint of today, we need to move past the individualistic narrative of the hero’s journey, and dig into the complexity of collective imagination and world building. Whether we risk deification of a singular human or lay the culpability of systemic failures at the feet of an individual, the he... See more

"True heroism is a team sport."