Living in a Living Universe – for Changemakers

Dr. Duane Elgin on the mindset and skillset for creating high impact in our interconnected and rapidly evolving world

Created by: Ubiquity University
A whole new kind of education for a whole new kind of world

Created by: Duane Elgin
Author, Researcher, Speaker, Media Activist

What Will I Learn?

• Express clearly the major differences between the views regarding a living universe and a non-living or dead universe
• Describe your sense of personal and collective purpose from the perspective of each of the two, major views of the universe
• Describe how we might live differently in a world that embraced a living universe perspective
• Define the key skills that you see as essential, both personally and socially, for moving through this time of great transition and living in this new world
• Describe your views for “vision,” “voice,” and “community” that will support the key skills you identified

Requirements

• 15 modules with over 15 hours of course material and multiple-choice quizzes to help you integrate your learning - you can work through it at your leisure and find what is most relevant to you
• You will need a decent internet connection and the software on your computer or mobile device to be able to watch video comfortably
• Being familiar with a context involving people collaborating together to achieve a collective goal helps you to ground these ideas in a real context. That could be an organization, community or group that you are involved in

Target audience

• People looking to explore and develop a more holistic view of life and its implications
• If you are ready to change your behavior based on a living universe perspective, then this is for you
• The course combines theory and practice, so you need to be prepared to engage mind, heart and body
• There is much new thinking and many leading-edge practices described in the course so an open mind and willingness to experiment is important!
• This course is available for undergraduate and graduate credits at Ubiquity University. For the full Ubiquity experience including small-group interaction, creative assignments with faculty feedback, extra self-mastery modules, mission change-project support and academic credits, contact registrar@ubiquityuniversity.org.