For example, “collaboration” can mean working with someone to produce something, or it can mean traitorous cooperation with an enemy.16 This means that we can talk about collaborating to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, or we can talk about collaborating with oil companies through continued financial investments. Although concepts can have

The noosphere refers to the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity, especially regarding its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution.

superposition refers to all possible states of a phenomenon existing at the same time,

To address climate change, biodiversity loss, global inequality, and other sustainability issues, we have to tell different and more meaningful stories.

In quantum systems, there is nothing that is “apart” or fully separate, and if we consider the universe to be one large quantum system, this includes humans and non-humans alike.

Quantum social change describes a conscious, nonlinear, and non-local approach to transformations that is grounded in our inherent oneness. It recognizes that we are entangled through language, meaning, and shared contexts, and that our deepest values and intentions are potential sources of individual change, collective change, and systems change.

In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paolo Freire writes that “Many persons, bound to a mechanistic view of reality, do not perceive that the concrete situation of individuals conditions their consciousness of the world, and that in turn this consciousness conditions their attitudes and their ways of dealing with reality. They think that reality can be

Quantum social change requires that we step outside of our pre-existing narratives and instead have the courage to shift social and cultural norms to support an equitable and thriving world.

Feeling safe to talk about feelings, feeling supported when things are hard, being able to safely share about things that really matter when we struggle – these create the sense of mattering that is at the core of PCEs.2