Global Flourishing Conference

The Global Flourishing Conference showcases the latest and most meaningful advances in scientific research about how and when humans and communities flourish, as well as evidence-based innovations that promote flourishing.

Video Sessions

Speakers at the conference unpack insights from recent research — examining the role of character and virtue, close social relationships, and financial and material stability, for example — and identify strategies needed to overcome modern challenges.

Play each video from the 2023 conference with the links below to hear dynamic dialogues with leading scientists, policymakers, practitioners, influencers, and advocates working from the scientific frontiers of flourishing.

November 29, 2023

Advancing Science & Solutions for a Flourishing World: Current & Future Perspectives (video)

What does flourishing mean in real world settings vs scholarly definitions? How might traditional concepts of health, wellbeing, and human...

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November 29, 2023

How Can Artificial Intelligence Enable Scientific & Social Progress in Human Flourishing? (video)

Watch this video for a panel discussion on the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI). Templeton World Charity Foundation's Global...

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November 29, 2023

Solidarity in Love as a Foundation for Shared Flourishing (video)

What could it look like to incorporate a new worldview that advocates for the shared flourishing of all into public policy? Watch the above video...

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November 29, 2023

The Economics of Human Flourishing (video)

How do free markets encourage social mobility and human freedom? This video session explores the link between economics and human flourishing...

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November 29, 2023

The Science of Loneliness & How to Foster Social Connectedness (video)

Lack of social connection impacts health and impedes flourishing. How can science support community-level policy solutions? Watch the video for a...

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November 30, 2023

How The Arts Promote Flourishing Amid Adversity (video)

Panelists unpack the psychological processes of creativity and how we process trauma and grow, and the role creativity can play in flourishing...

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November 30, 2023

Religions as a Source of Individual, Communal & Social Flourishing (video)

This conversation explores how religious faith can positively affect outcomes indicative of human flourishing at a communal and social level...

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November 30, 2023

Depolarization and Pluralism for Flourishing (video)

How can we transform the power of our differences into constructive solutions for the crises we face in modern times? This video session examines...

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November 30, 2023

Planetary Flourishing: Inspiring Science, Wisdom & Action (video)

What is required to co-create a future of planetary flourishing? This video session features a poetry reading, and a panel discussion exploring...

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