The path forward in this process of deeper learning is not the straightforward execution of a linear plan. It is a journey, an exploration of new sense-making practices in collaboration with partners. It requires the creation of appropriate spaces, in the widest sense of the term, meaning a combination of virtual facilities and physical locations around the world where The Fifth Element itself has already some footing or easy access (e.g. in Switzerland, South Africa, Morocco, Canada, Italy, China, and more). Spaces where listening is more important than telling and where the capacity to host and catalyse conversations, with the appropriate tone and manners for people to feel allowed to be humans again, is an essential asset for the continuation of our joint efforts.
All this is not very different from what Club of Rome member Karima Kadaoui, co-founder of the Tamkeen Community Foundation, has been experiencing for almost two decades. The Fifth Element builds on her experience and many others, often to be found at the margins of dominant systems of education and inquiry.