Join Catherine Courtlandt McElvane, multidisciplinary artist and Angela Gala, host of Wisdom Wednesday’s for The Charlotte Center for the Humanities and Civic Imagination, for a discussion on “The Spirit of Creativity.” Is there a spirit to creativity, to creative thinking? How does it impact us, open up our lives and lend it new meaning?

What is our worth in the world? How do we measure it? Where do we find significance and dignity? In a busy season of spending and giving, we often struggle with our value. What is the point of our lives and how should we live them?

Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence are giving us the ability to flourish like never before… or are they? What does it really mean to flourish? Can we align AI and the potential of superintelligence so that everyone has opportunities to thrive?

There is a lot of talk about the importance of belonging in our lives. Many people argue that it is key to a flourishing life. But what is belonging? How do we go about belonging and with whom?

What is it that informs our adventure of life? What is it that pulls us along our path? Have you ever done, said, or thought something that seemed to be the unpopular thought, the unusual answer, the potentially embarrassing question?

What is it that informs our adventure of life? What is it that pulls us along our path? Have you ever done, said, or thought something that seemed to be the unpopular thought, the unusual answer, the potentially embarrassing question?

What is truth? How do we know when we have found it? Can we look past our own perceptions to discover truth or will it always be illusory, contingent on our own biases?