Bayo Akomolafe on Embracing the Unknown – The Aspen Institute [Video]

“Let’s travel with the monsters. Don’t think of the monster as the evil. Think about the monster about how our cultures have always understood transformation. The monster is the thing that shows up and refuses our claims to finality. The monster is the world’s way of saying there’s still something else to do that you don’t know anything about.”

–Bayo Akomolafe, Posthumanist Thinker, Philosopher, Aspen Global Leadership Network Scholar-In-Residence

How do we break the cycle? How do we stop history from repeating itself?

Bayo Akomolafe answers this question simply: “I have no clue. But that’s the point. If I had a clue, it might just be modernity repeating its thesis.”

In his insightful presentation at the 2024 Resnick Aspen Action Forum, Bayo emphasizes the importance of embracing the unfamiliar and untapped aspects of life to redefine leadership, aiming to transcend conventional dichotomies and categorizations ingrained in our systems. He also highlights the …