Rewiring the Future: How Social Change 2.0 Upgrades the System from the Inside Out with David Gershon

David Gershon and Dr. Julie explore the elegant mechanics of Social Change 2.0—a visionary framework for scaling transformation from the inside out. Dismantling the limitations of protest-based change, they unpack a model rooted in empowerment, vision, and catalytic community design. Learn how to reimagine movements, organizations, and ecosystems as living systems for social evolution.

About David Gershon:

David Gershon, Founder and CEO of Empowerment Institute’s Center for Reinventing the Planet, has been called “the number one expert on social change.” He has dedicated his life to empowering humanity to believe we can create the world of our dreams and designing the strategies and tools to help us make this a reality.

In 1986 at the height of the Cold War, he conceived and organized in partnership with UNICEF, the passing of a torch of peace around the world. Called the First Earth Run, this event engaged 25 million people and 45 heads of state (including the principal Cold War adversaries US President, Ronald Reagan and Russian President, Mikhail Gorbachev) in 62 countries. Through its partnership with ABC Television and their global media partners, the First Earth Run was witnessed by a billion people. Wherever the torch of peace went, wars stopped and the world was united as one.

Based on this experience and subsequent decades designing and scaling robust behavior change, community empowerment, and large system transformation strategies, David has architected his boldest global initiative — Peace on Earth by 2030 moonshot with its Peace Game and Peace Zone transformative tools. The moonshot plan proposes that transforming individuals by cultivating peace practices through the Peace Game and creating supportive community environments through Peace Zones, and scaling these efforts to reach critical mass at both the individual and community levels, can fundamentally shift global consciousness and societal norms, leading to Peace on Earth by 2030. This creates an environment where peace, cooperation, and shared purpose are the norm, significantly reducing barriers and risks for all positive global endeavors. It is delivered through non profits, local governments, businesses, universities,and faith-based groups.

David is author of twelve books, including the award-winning Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World and Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It. His work has won much recognition including winning the prestigious NASA global competition as “the most outstanding solution in addressing human impact on the planet’s sustainability.”

David has lectured at Harvard, MIT, and Johns Hopkins and served as an advisor to the Clinton White House and the United Nations on empowerment and transformative social change.

Additonal links and resources -
https://peace2030.earth
https://empowermentinstitute.net
https://reinventing.earth

The Whole Conversation

A tuning fork for the Unitive Age, The Whole Conversation is where ancient wisdom meets emerging science, and personal awakening ripples into global transformation. Hosted by Dr. Julie Krull—evolutionary leader, spiritual mentor, and soulful disruptor—this show delivers 20-minute microdoses of coherence, resonance, and embodied wholeness for these turbulent times.

From mystics and movement makers to scientists and soul-guides, each episode transmits a pulse from the Field: a sacred remembering that you are not separate—you are part of the Whole.

Rooted in the vision of a conscious, connected future, The Whole Conversation is a proud partner of the Holomovement. Together, we’re not just talking about change—we’re becoming it.