On Listening...And Flexing The Moral Muscle (Part 1)- Live Recording
Dive deep into the heart of what it means to live with purpose in a time of transition and transformation. In a live fireside chat hosted in Philadelphia, Uva and guest Krista Trippett explore the many callings we hold as humans—not just within the construct of our leadership roles, but the ways we show up for ourselves, each other, and the world around us. This conversation which closed out Spring Point Partners’ Learning agenda in December of 2024, touched on so many of the themes leaders are grappling through “in this moment,” in 2025, we are sharing it over our first two episodes to kick-off Our WellSpring’s Season 2.
Krista helps us navigate the tension of living in an “in-between” era, reflecting on what’s broken, what’s worth rebuilding, and how listening—truly listening—can create spaces for healing and connection. She also reminds us to flex the moral muscle of curiosity, daring us to hope for surprise, even when we are stretched apart by fear or division.
With insights into biomimicry and the wisdom of the natural world, this two part discussion invites us to rethink what it means to live with intention, courage, and hope and to occupy the untapped spaces where difference meets understanding.
Join us as we redefine vocation, embrace curiosity, and imagine new ways to care for and stabilize each other at a time of constant shifts, change, and opportunity..
Guest/s
Krista Tippett is a Peabody-award winning broadcaster, National Humanities Medalist, and New York Times bestselling author. She created and hosts On Being, which has won the highest honors in broadcast, Internet and podcasting. She leads The On Being Project, which produces a second successful podcast, Poetry Unbound, and is evolving to meet the callings of the post-2020 world.
Emergent in 2024 is the Lab for the Art of Living, alongside gatherings and “quiet conversations” to accompany the generative people and possibilities within this tender, tumultuous time to be alive. Krista grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, worked as a young journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin, and later received a Master of Divinity from Yale. Her books are Speaking of Faith, Einstein’s God and, most recently, Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living.
Uva Coles serves as Chief Learning Officer for Spring Point Partners. As the organization's external communications and learning steward, Uva’s leadership ensures that inclusion, human-centered leadership, and narrative change are woven through every aspect of SPP’s partner-based learning deliveries. A writer, speaker, inclusive organizational strategist, and lifelong learner, Uva believes every room we step into is a classroom. Sometimes we are teachers; but always, we are students.
Resource List
- Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
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