Fragmentation is addressed physically, not digitally.

observation — attributed to Jennifer Collins

The evidence from travel across Europe, Africa, and Asia is consistent. Migration, racial tension, economic strain, political polarization produce fragmentation everywhere, and the fragmentation does not get resolved online. When people occupy the same physical space, listening becomes possible in ways it does not through a screen. Context re-enters the conversation. The physical room is not nostalgic. It is the instrument.

The strategic case for in-person convening in fragmented environments.

fragmentation, in-person, post-digital, social-cohesion, convening