Sapienship was co-founded by Yuval Noah Harari and Itzik Yahav in 2019.
Our mission is to clarify the global conversation, focus attention on the most important challenges, and support the quest for solutions.
Who will take responsibility for the impact of AI, infotech and
bio-engineering?
Sapienship wants to join forces with you to:
Highlight all the possible consequences of technological advancement
Raise awareness of the need to manage, regulate and control our data in a way that serves the greater good
Explore possible models for taking responsibility for the impact of AI and bio-engineering
WHEN WILL GLOBAL LEADERS TAKE THE ACTIONS THAT ARE SO URGENTLY NEEDED IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT?
Sapienship wants to join forces with you to:
Highlight the possible consequences of ecological degradation
Raise awareness of the urgent need to take top-down action at the highest levels, to limit climate change and ecological damage
Explore ways of prompting political leaders and industry to take responsibility for our living environment
How can we stop the arms race and place controls on the proliferation and deployment of weapons OF MASS DESTRUCTION?
Sapienship wants to join forces with you to:
Highlight the extent of the destruction that a global war would trigger
Raise awareness of the need to avert a global arms race
Explore ways of influencing those responsible for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Problems are never abstract. All problems are ultimately about particular beings suffering. Therefore when dealing with global problems we should not get entangled in mere abstractions, but should instead keep in touch with real experiences.
Many of the world’s problems – from ecological degradation to individual stress – result from the accelerating pace of life. The search for solutions should not involve further acceleration.
If we cannot see reality clearly, we are likely to come up with bad solutions, or waste our energy on the wrong problems.
All people in all countries should take part in the conversation about humanity’s global problems, and the search for solutions should take into account diverse viewpoints and interests.
Focus on the main global problems facing humanity.
Nobody is free from ignorance, bias and error. It is therefore important to examine criticism carefully instead of rushing to dismiss it.
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Itzik is the co-founder and head of YNH’s global initiatives. He was the initial agent and personal manager who spread the books worldwide, and has been Yuval’s spouse since 2001. His background is in art and production.
Cares about: The environment; animal welfare; managing disruptive technology.
Wonders: What should we teach our children to prepare them for the future?
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Naama comes from a background of management in social and business enterprises, focusing on innovation and educational technology.
Cares about: Human liberties; nature; spreading knowledge.
Wonders: What will future historians write about us?
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Naama’s background is in comms, marketing and brand reputation management within the third sector and PR industry. She studied literature and visual communication, and spent most of her working life in the UK.
Cares about: New urbanism; community development; art and design.
Wonders: What would a world without private cars look like?
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Shay is a CPA and lawyer. He recently served as the CFO of a publicly traded company, focused on real estate investment.
Cares about: Polarization of society; the focus of public discourse.
Wonders: How can we recognize fake news and prevent its blind acceptance?
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Michael comes from a background of management and operations in international sporting events, both in Israel and around the world.
Cares about: Climate change; social justice; governmental transparency.
Wonders: Why are women paid less than men for the same work?
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Daniel has a professional background in law and business development.
Cares about: Environmental degradation; creeping totalitarianism; technological dystopia.
Wonders: Is this freedom?
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Jason is an academic with a PhD in comparative literature. Before joining Sapienship, he taught at universities in the USA. He has published essays in multiple fields, including philosophy, architectural theory, and ecology.
Cares about: The future of design; biodiversity; the politics of AI.
Wonders: How can we ensure prosperity for everyone while respecting planetary boundaries?
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Guangyu (Bellenssa) comes from a background of performing arts, intercultural communication, and marketing. She is a children’s book writer and translator, as well as a children’s theater curator.
Cares about: The land mine crisis; women’s equal rights
Wonders: Are we creating a better world for our children?
Nadav comes from a background in media and journalism, and the history and philosophy of ideas. He is a poet and writer, focusing on the different aspects of spirituality.
Cares about: Spreading strange and thought-provoking ideas; animal welfare; cognitive liberty; arts and literature
Wonders: How can we shift the global focus from the gaining of wealth and power to reducing suffering?
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Hannah comes from a background in cultural anthropology, media, and archaeology, with particular attention to the study of the materiality, development of collections, and display of objects.
Cares about: Public education; art accessibility; storytelling.
Wonders: What will museums be like in the future?
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Nina's academic background is in German literature and political science. She has managed publishing projects in various languages and countries. As a multilingual person with a mixed cultural heritage, she has a keen interest in words and their meaning.
Cares about: Refugee rights; shifting perceptions of citizenship; democratizing education; detabooing female pleasure.
Wonders: Are we real?
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Corinne has a scientific background in physics, mathematics and psychology, with a PhD in theoretical physics from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. She has published several papers on quantum gravity and worked with companies on AI projects.
Cares about: The ecological crisis; refugees rights; inequality; building regenerative cultures; human-animal relationships; reinventing democracy.
Wonders: How can we use the current challenges to build a better world and not a worse one?
Jim is a former national newspaper journalist with a PhD in English literature from Trinity College Dublin, who has worked as an academic in Britain, Ireland, Belarus and Turkey. He is the author of a crime thriller, and three academic monographs, primarily about dystopia and religion.
Cares about: The challenge of infinite growth on a finite planet; educating young people to be resilient enough to deal with constant change; how to demilitarise and prevent wars.
Wonders: Has the future already happened?
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Zichan comes from a background of archaeology and art history, and is currently a PhD candidate at UCLA. Her interests include human-environment interactions, resilience, societal collapse and transformation, as well as archaeological science.
Cares about: Resilient societies, cultural diversity, and decolonization in arts and humanities.
Wonders: Where does history converge with the future?
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Ettie is an accountant and office space manager, who has worked extensively within academia and educational organizations.
Cares about: Animals; children; preventative medicine.
Wonders: Can environments filled with plants significantly reduce stress?
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Galiete has a background in office management and customer care, as well as knowledge of alternative medicine.
Cares about: Helping children develop in the best way possible; animal welfare; making people feel better about themselves.
Wonders: How can we bring down people’s natural anger levels?
Sapienship is hiring!
We're looking for talented people to join our growing team.
Please click below for details, and apply via the email address provided in the role description.
