Advisory
At the Global Academy for Future Governance (GA), we are a mission‑driven advisory committed to supporting the transformative development goals of governments, public institutions, and other societal stakeholders across the globe, primarily those of the Global South.
With a deep understanding of regional contexts, we provide tailored advisory services that drive effective policy design, institutional strengthening, and sustainable development outcomes. In an increasingly binary‑categorized world, we strive to promote tranquillity, moderation, and cooperation.
Our team—professionals and altruists from all five continents—combines global expertise with local insight to aid governments navigate complex challenges and deliver impactful solutions that align with national priorities. Our team is composed of the world’s top thinkers and practitioners that includes former heads of state or government, former heads of the leading international FORAs as well as the key thinkers and executives from the leading branches of industry, R&D, and society.
We specialize in areas such as governance reform, capacity building, economic policy, digital transformation, and climate resilience. By fostering strategic partnerships and evidence‑based decision‑making, we empower public sector (and other) clients to achieve long‑term growth, social equity, high legal standards of protection, improved service delivery, as well as a stronger voice on the global stage before leading multilateral institutions such as the UN, OECD, AU, EU, OSCE, OIC, OAS, ASEAN, SAARC, GCC, and the like.
At the heart of our work is a commitment to inclusive progress—helping nations towards attainable goals; to turn aspirations into measurable impact, always putting individuals at the core of our considerations by linking economic growth to human enhancement, self‑realisation and overall sustainable development.
Peer reviews, assessments (analyses, reports, research, policy papers, policy briefs, policy recommendations), trainings and workshops, advocacy, networking, and outreach optimization are some of the tools at our disposal. We offer a mesmerizing palette of public activities (with truly global impact), as well as human resources enhancement that is, if demanded, a low‑profile, custom‑tailored, discreet and focused.
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What Makes Us Globally competitive?
When combined—our scope and outreach, the multi-spatial and multidisciplinary expertise of our cross-continental team, its depth, efficiency, and sensitivity to
your needs, the affordability of our services, and discretion in our past and ongoing work—make us truly and highly competitive on a global scale.
Therefore, if you want to spare time and save on costs — whether human, financial, social, or political — while remaining effective and even expanding, then we are the partner for you.
Attentive and discreet, sensitive to your needs, we belong to a lighter, non- polarising geography and approach in an increasingly binary-categorised world.
Our inclusive philosophy and universal team positions us as uniquely non- polarising.
Combined with our affordable and flexible offerings, this makes us far more competitive than many heavyweights dominating the markets.
Programs, Trainings, Workshops
Past programs, ongoing initiatives, tailored offerings, and planned programs.
Past programs (degree and non-degree programs)
In the past many programs (including the Executive Master program) have been run. See the brief overview, while the detailed account comes to you as per request.
Linking knowledge with employment: The BFA Success story
Linking knowledge with employment: The BFA Success story The Business Focus Employability Booster (BFA) stands as one of Europe’s most compelling examples of how academic excellence can be directly translated into global career opportunities. A true success story in linking knowledge with employment, the BFA program has empowered hundreds of graduates and young
professionals through immersive, hands-on exposure to international diplomacy, business, and cultural exchange.
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The BFA is simply a fascinating success story about linking knowledge with employment:
A key hallmark of this long-lasted program—embedded within both Bachelor and Master degree structures and run across few continents throughout the 2000s and 2010s—has been its strong commitment to bridging academia with international
practice. Designed to go beyond traditional classroom instruction, the program has provided graduates and young professionals with structured, real-world exposure to international affairs. The lead pedagogical approach emphasized critical thinking and individual intellectual engagement, particularly in understanding political, legal,
economic, and social dynamics (including the complex interactions between individuals, states, and global organizations under public international law).
Over decades, it has delivered a robust cluster of initiatives, notably composed of the Geneva–Paris–Vienna academic study trips and the Business Focus ASEAN programs. These efforts – unparalleled anywhere else in European university
education – resulted in the independent and truly unique, novel organization and chairing of more than 120 international events and high-level roundtables, including over 20 academic study trips to some of the world’s most influential diplomatic hubs.
These immersive stays and works in cities such as Vienna, Geneva, and Paris have become a cornerstone of the program’s identity, offering participants
unparalleled access to global forums and international bodies. Through guided exposure, students and graduates have observed diplomacy and governance in action, attended sessions at institutions like the United Nations and the European Commission, and engaged directly with diplomats, policymakers, and international legal experts. In doing so, the program offered far more than textbook learning—it provided living insight into the mechanisms that shape international cooperation and global political discourse. Many participants have gone on to secure internships and employment within leading international organizations, including the UN, ASEAN, NATO, SAARC, the EU Parliament, and numerous permanent missions and diplomatic representations around the world.
Recognizing the need to further enhance global engagement and professional readiness, the Business Focus Employability Booster (BFA) was launched soon after. This novel and bold, two-week initiative was designed to blend business
acumen, diplomatic exposure, and cultural immersion by bringing graduates and young professionals to contrasting countries within a targeted global region. The BFAs linked Europe and Asia, by focusing on Southeast Asia (whose combined 10 economies are topping the world) – a unique concept, which by its vision and passion links the best of public diplomacy and business networking, aimed to horizontalize the vision and idea, institutions and instruments of great EU and ASEAN models of life.
Each of these high-impact programs brought together over 250 participants and more than 60 speakers – in every round, including ministers, ambassadors, senior
officials, young diplomats, and academic experts of multiple nationalities, even the King of Malaysia. The experience combined more than 100 hours of academic sessions and cultural field visits, giving participants a nuanced understanding of regional dynamics while cultivating essential intercultural and professional competencies.
The BFAs have helped to close the awareness gap – hence boost acceptance employability and adaptability between regions such as the EU and ASEAN—two globally significant blocs that often remain underexplored by one another. The experiences fostered by BFA have led to enduring academic, professional, and personal ties, with many participants maintaining lasting affiliations with the countries they visited.
(As the BFA program continued to grow, new editions were
architectured; for Central Asia, Caribbean and the MERCOSUR).
The vision remained the same: to inspire, mobilize, and empower young professionals to actively participate in international cooperation and global problem-solving. These programs were not merely educational excursions—they were skilfully calibrated and structured, transformative journeys that challenge young professionals to compare and contrast governance models, economic frameworks, and cultural paradigms across regions and continents.
By fostering mutual understanding and building durable networks among future global leaders, the program contributed meaningfully to the shaping of a more connected, cooperative, and inclusive world –boosting employability and career enhancement (being directly responsible for an unprecedentedly high employability scores among its participants). As new regions are explored and new partnerships formed, the initiative continues to reaffirm that knowledge exchange, intercultural respect, and applied international engagement are vital pillars for the development of globally competent citizens.
Vienna, Geneva, MENA
This was a cluster of a degree (Executive Master post-graduate) and non- degree programs that started in early 2000s in different formats. It blended different locations, settings, audiences, and purposes: Geneva Series – talks with world leaders for practitioners and academia (on 3 continents); Vienna Process (a political process conducted through a series of diplomatic conferences that aimed at re-assessing the position of Europe on a global stage) and its predecessor – Ambassadorial series and Geneva-Paris study trips; as well as the degree programs run at the Geneva university campus as well as in MENA, both for the Master degree academic award.
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Building up on its predecessors; Ambassadorial series and Geneva-Paris study trips (2000s and 2010s); The Vienna Process (2020s) – was launched with a landmark international conference — one of the largest physical events in the EU following the first C-19 lockdowns. The initiative brought together global thought leaders, policymakers, and academics to re-examine Europe’s evolving role on the world stage, particularly in light of geopolitical, environmental, and technological shifts.
The inaugural event featured over 20 prominent speakers, including the former President of Austria and co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre; the European Commission Vice-President; the former Secretary-General of the OECD; a former EU Commissioner; senior OSCE officials; constitutional court justices; and leading voices from international organizations, human rights, academia, media, and diplomacy across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific. Supported by over 40 associated partners — including academic institutions, intergovernmental organizations, and think tanks from all five continents — the Vienna Process was initiated and jointly implemented by the implementing partners, with the support of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, the world’s oldest diplomatic training center.
The second summit of the Vienna Process was titled: “Europe – Future – Neighbourhood at 75: Disruptions, Recalibration, Continuity”. It focused on rethinking Europe’s position and its three core neighbourhoods — Euro- Mediterranean, Eastern, and trans-Atlantic — as well as issues of socio-political greening, and the legacy of World War II legal and human rights frameworks in a contemporary context. This summit brought together over 20 high-ranking speakers and drew a global audience spanning from Australia to Canada. Keynote remarks were delivered by acting heads of state and then the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement.
Panels were led by senior diplomats and experts, including the former OSCE Secretary-General and IFIMES Euro-Med Director. The Vienna Process received extensive global media coverage, with more than 200 articles and reports published across five continents. Media partners included diplomatic magazines of number of countries. Subsequent editions of the Process, planned for the historic Palais des Nations (UNOG) and in Barcelona (Spain), were continued and/or repurposed through the Geneva Series. These editions – for the following two years – gathered top-tier speakers and participants, further strengthening the concepts of sustained dialogue, strategic reassessments, and reinvigorated cooperation.
The Vienna Process proved its commitment to future greening and de- acidification of both the environment and international relations — while advancing pan-European dialogue, Euro-Med cooperation, cross-generational engagement, and strategic Euro-Atlantic, Polar, and Eurasian discourse.
Geneva–MENA Executive Master Program
Shaping Strategic Minds for a Connected Global Future
The Geneva–MENA Executive Master Programs were a world top-class degree-trainings that brought together high-level diplomacy, international governance, and strategic foresight.
Built on the legacy of earlier programs in Vienna, Geneva, and Paris and Brussels, it offered participants a rare opportunity to engage directly with former and current heads of state, senior ministers, top executives of global organizations, and leading scholars.
Conducted under the Chatham House Rule, the sessions encouraged open dialogue in closed-door settings—establishing a platform for trust-building and transformative learning that continues to shape the participants; global engagement.
Structured as once-a-month lock-ups, the program had five intensive modules per semester, each led by two international notables. These sessions were immersive and informal, offering all-day, direct engagement in unique, landmark locations (historical, diplomatic and commercial global world centres) of partnering institutions. With academic rigor and content-rich exchange at its core, the program has empowered a growing network of future leaders and strategic thinkers who continue to build meaningful global connections, influence policy, and inspire institutional collaboration.
The Geneva–MENA Executive Master Programs have served three lasting strategic purposes: it enabled high-level networking and lobbying for its (carefully selected, limited number of) participants; it created access routes for selected national industries into global arenas; and it enhanced the international visibility and image of partnering countries and institutions.
Supplemented by exclusive closed-door meetings, public-facing events, and cultural programs, the initiative remains a benchmark – yet unparalleled anywhere else – for interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral leadership development in diplomacy and global affairs.
Afro-Euro-Asian bridge of civilisations
Co-organised and carried out across two continents, this unique program is the result of a close collaboration between influential academic institutions and leading think tanks in Africa and Europe. With its hallmarks – adaptability relevance accuracy depth, it stands as a living, visionary example of how international partnerships can deliver high-impact, forward-looking life-learning experience that responds to global realities.
More than a training initiative for mid- and senior-career officials from both private and public sectors, the CED served as an inspiring platform bridging the continents through knowledge, understanding, shared vision and cooperation. By convening
high-level professionals, diplomats, scholars, and sector leaders from across the globe, it created a unique space for meaningful dialogue, sustained professional networking, enhanced employability and increased influence.
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CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DIPLOMAT
The program (Certified Economic Diplomat, CED) was a certified, non-degree, integrated course comprising 24 teaching hours, delivered over 8 consecutive weeks
with each session lasting three hours. When including preparatory work and homework, it is equivalent to 3 to 4 ECTS credits.
The CED featured 23 distinguished speakers from 15 nationalities across 4 continents. These included 8 academic members (one for each session) as well as practitioners, all holding at least a master’s degree, with many possessing the highest academic titles such as professorships. Each of the 23 speakers brings three or more decades of relevant professional experience. Their backgrounds span an impressive range: serving and former secretaries-general of leading multilateral and regional organizations; a senior ambassador of the European Union; a former UK Defence Secretary; senior officials from the United Nations system and its specialized agencies in Vienna and Washington; the director of the OPEC Fund for International Development; the president of a global political association; the highest-ranking environmental government official; the founder and executive director of an international diplomacy and policy institution in Geneva; a CEO of an international health sciences chamber; a world-renowned university professor and economist from
Columbia University; leading finance experts and bankers from Africa, among others.
Participants represented 25 nationalities from four continents. They included top officials from politics, economics, judiciary, and security sectors, as well as numerous high-ranking diplomats, government officials, and leading executives from the finance and insurance industries.
The program also offered additional “privatisima” sessions—extra roundtable discussions held upon request with specific speakers, conducted under Chatham House Rule, allowing small groups of participants to engage in focused dialogue.
Beyond the video and audio recordings of each session, a unique feature of the program was the publication of special reports or articles, composed by volunteer participants after each session, which were then published in international press outlets across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This distinctive element provided participants with exceptional exposure and promotional opportunities unmatched by any other program globally.
The entire program was developed and executed by the GAFG founding consortium of partners (with some expansions), in collaboration with its African regional partner, the Institute of Economics & Finance, alongside the scientific magazine European Perspectives, the comprehensive media platform Modern Diplomacy, the International Institute with consultative status at the UN (IFIMES), and its consortium of international partners including D-8, Diplomat Magazine, Life Learning Academy, The Habibie Center, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Washington-based International Affairs Magazine, Energoinvest Corporation, among others.
AI and Robotics
Empowering Global Leaders Across Continents and
Disciplines
Our ‘Understanding AI & Robotics’ Certified Connectivity Specialist program — acclaimed by AI search engines as the world’s best program — was a certified, non-degree, integrated training 2-month long course.
Bridging global expertise in AI, robotics, digital transformation, and the related challenges of tomorrow, it connected world-class experts and future leaders in one place: It featured 30 distinguished speakers from 22 nationalities across all five continents and welcomed over a hundred senior participants from 42 countries worldwide.
This unique program offered global professionals unparalleled insights and direct engagement with world-class experts, fostering international collaboration and connectivity that will last through the exclusive GA FG alumni network, as well as strengthened leadership.
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It was a certified, non-degree, 24 teaching hours integrated program, split into 8 consecutive weeks, with each session lasting three hours. It is equal to 3-to-4 ECTS points, if the preparatory work and homework are counted as well.
The program featured 30 speakers of 22 nationalities from all 5 continents. These were academia members and practitioners with a minimum of a master’s degree (while a number of them hold the highest university professorial degree). Each of the 30 had three or more decades of relevant professional experience.
Speakers’ backgrounds spanned from serving and former heads of leading international organisations; top executives from the UN and its specialised international agencies
(such as the Geneva-based ITU); European Union and Council of Europe; CEOs from biotech, aviation, outer space, and medical diagnostics companies; leading professionals of the infotainment industry from Hollywood, New York’s arts and culture, digital and printed media; defence ministers and chiefs of army staff; fintech industry and Medicare top executives, respectively.
Participants were professionals of 42 nationalities from all five continents. Among them were top executives such as the head of an international organisation, a technical university rector, as well as numerous high-ranking diplomats, governmental officials, and corporate world top executives.
The program offered additional session(s), so-called privatissima: extra tour-de- table, on demand with the requested speaker (Chatham House rule environment),
engaging the small group of participants that expressed specific interest to meet the particular speakers.
Besides video-audio protocols and recordings of each session, a special report/article was composed by a participant-volunteer and published after each session in the world press (European, African, Asian, and American continents). This feature – along with the above-mentioned – is unique, since no other program in the world
offers this sort of engagement, and hence promotion, to its participants.
The entire program was developed and executed by the SilkRoad 4.0 Global Platform, European Perspectives Scientific Magazine, and the International Institute of the consultative status with the UN – IFIMES, and its consortium of international partners (such as D-8, ICCD, Modern Diplomacy, Life Learning Academy, Diplomat Magazine, Modern Ghana, The Habibie Center, Diplomatic Academy of VietNam, Intl Affairs Magazine, Seoul Times, among a number of others).
Outcome for Participants
Upon the course completion, participants were titled Certified Connectivity Specialists – professionals with a multidimensional understanding of AI, robotics,
and global digital transformation.
However, beyond the certificate, the real transformation lied in the ability to think and act as global system architects who:
- Navigate Complexity: Understand how AI, IoT, data governance, and global geopolitics intersect—allowing the participant to make strategic decisions in compartmentalised, uncertain, fast-changing environments, especially those affected by the geopol-tech disruptions;
- Bridge Disciplines: Communicate and collaborate across
domains—technology, governance, economics, and culture, while enabling you to take on lead roles in cross-sector and cross-border projects; - Understand Otherness: Articulate and exchange across geographies (especially of Global South), cultures, generations, societal groups and any perception that may come with it. (Negotiations are oft won by watching and
listening, not by talking); - Shape Policy and Innovation: Translate AI and robotics insights into actionable strategies for innovation, policy, and investment—whether in government, business, or multilateral contexts;
- Initiate Global Projects: Identify new opportunities for collaboration across countries, sectors, generations and institutions, and apply tools and networks gained during the course to inspire, initiate or lead strategic projects
at the national, subnational, or international level; - Engage in the Global Conversation: Position yourself as a future-ready leader who can effectively engage in high-level discussions, planning and practical actions on AI ethics, digital sovereignty, economic diplomacy, and
urban innovation; - Become a part of powerful alumni network: Joining the inaugural cohort of the likeminded from all geographies, occupancies and generations in the constantly expanding Alumni network, you will interact with others but
also shape our further programs.
Framing for Course Design & Promotion:
“From Specialist to Strategist: This course transformed planners, project-leads and policy-makers into globally connected interdisciplinary sensitive future leaders—ready to shape the multi-spatial future of AI, robotics, and digital governance to the lasting benefit of mankind.”
Ongoing program/s
To be announced.
AI and Life Science Program (16 OCT – 04 DEC 2025)
Description follows ….
Don Johnston Fund / Scholarship
Apply for a partial fee reduction or full fee waiver
We strongly encourage candidates from low-income families and LDCs (Least Developed Countries) to apply for the Don Johnston Scholarship. There is always a way to enrol in our programs — don’t let financial limitations stand in your way.
Apply today by sending us a letter of motivation along with your bio.
Contact: office(at)future-governance(dot)org
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Don Johnston (Donald J. Johnston) was a prominent Canadian politician, lawyer,
and international civil servant. He is best globally known for serving as the Secretary-General of the OECD (Paris-based, Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development) from 1996 to 2006 — the first non-European to hold that position.
Before his OECD role, Johnston was a Member of Parliament and a cabinet
minister under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. During his time in Canadian government, he served as President of the Treasury Board, Minister of State for Science and Technology, and Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
He was also co-founder of one of Canada’s major law firms.
At the OECD, he championed digital innovation, sustainable development, and global economic cooperation.
Notably, he personally initiated the PISA study (Programme for International Student Assessment), now a leading global benchmark for evaluating education systems.
At the time of his passing in early 2022, Johnston was serving as President of IFIMES
— one of the founding partners of the GA FG. He left a strong and lasting legacy of impactful public service across the Americas and far beyond, on the international scene. The GA FG was a vison that he treasured so close to his heart.
(His less known passions and talents discover here: McGill Symphony Orchestra performs
Donald Johnston’s Montreal Montréal )
Tailor/Master Your own program
“What will you be able to do with your diploma in the future?”
The job market is transforming more rapidly than ever, and traditional education is struggling to keep pace. Whereas you used to be able to use your skills for 15 years, now it’s only about 5.
It’s not just that the rules of the game are changing—the whole game is changing, and it’s evolving every few years, maybe even faster.
Experts estimate that education reform will take at least 15 to 20 years—and within half of that time, artificial intelligence will eliminate 40% of all jobs.
Does this mean it’s too late for education?
Is there still a clear path from college to financial freedom?
Which professions will remain resilient amid these upheavals?
And, importantly, is there something you can do right now to prepare for the bold new world that’s knocking on the door?
Decide on topic and its composition, on time and geography of speakers. Talk to us and start your own program/round table /training whenever you want and however you need.
Planned Programs
AI and Health Management
AI, Robotics and Air Space
AI and Life Sciences (Including Nano- Robotics)
The Global Academy for Future Governance with its consortium of global partners proudly announces the launch of its certified, non-degree program: AI and Life Sciences (incl. Nano- Robotics)—a unique 8-week, 24-hour educational journey at the
forefront of science, technology, ethics, and policy.
Building on the legacy of our acclaimed ‘Understanding of AI and Robotics’ program and the previous degree and non-degree programs, this new course brings together top-tier global speakers—leaders from cutting-edge biotech firms, med-tech innovators, AI labs, nanotechnology (incl. neurolink) pioneers, and public health strategists—to explore how artificial intelligence, behaviouristic economics, cognitive computing and nano-robotics are reshaping medicine, diagnostics, pro/filing, surgery, aging, cerebral/cognitive activities and the very nature of life itself.
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This is more than a course—it is a global dialogue space for
future-minded professionals. Designed for senior professionals, researchers, policy-makers, and tech entrepreneurs, the program addresses the urgent need for ethical frameworks, cross-border regulation, and strategic foresight in life sciences. Participants will not only gain insight into transformative trends but will join a worldwide alumni network and have the opportunity to co-publish
their reflections in global media.
The program will also offer immersive, role-based simulations exploring real-world ethical dilemmas, political obstacles, and legal loopholes in AI-driven life-science scenarios. It’s ideal for academia, practitioners, and policymakers seeking hands-on experience in navigating AI, equity, and governance in public and corporate domains.
Certified graduates will emerge as AI-Life Science Connectivity Specialists —equipped to shape the future of health innovation, human enhancement, and planetary well-being.
Our latest program, Understand of AI and Robotics, attracted over 80 participants from 42 countries across all 5 continents, alongside 30 speakers from 23 countries – also – from all 5
continents. Previous program editions followed similar formats, backgrounds, numbers and nationalities among both participants and speakers respectively.
Secure your place in time. Join one of the most vibrant alumni
networks in the world today.
Duration: 8 weeks (Thursdays, 12.00-14.30 (GMT))
Format: Online // Equal to 3-4 ETCS points
Price: CHF 1,200 // Discounts: Groups, Early-bird, LDC
Digital Age and Mental Balance
Accelerated digital platformisation of nearly all aspects of life—work, education, governance, and even leisure—has created what many now call an always-on culture.
This has not only blurred the boundaries between public and private life, real or simulated, but has also contributed to rising levels of anxiety, burnout, manipulation, addiction, digital fatigue, and even mental disorders – especially among the most vulnerable younger— increasingly contactless—generations. Pressing as these issues are, they necessitate urgent and bold actions.
They leave little manoeuvring space to policymakers and legislators; governments, schools and parents – societies and individuals alike. Send us a request, share your concerns or ideas, or simply ask for more information about our policy proposals and thorough research on the topic.
You can also explore the program we’ve prepared for groups and individuals of different generations, focused on analogue retreats (resocializing, digital detox, as well as the incentives directives and techniques to restore analogue self.).
Contact: office(at)future-governance(dot)org
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The Right to an Analog Life and Mental Balance in the Age of Overdigitalised, Contactless Society
As most global undertakings are exhausted solely on economic enhancement, any genuine path toward well-being must also confront the psychological and social toll of unrelenting digital exposure.
The latest acceleration of digital platforms into nearly all aspects of life—work, education, governance, and even leisure—has created what many now call an always-on culture. This has not only blurred the boundaries between public and private life, real or simulated, but also contributed to rising levels of anxiety, burnout, and digital fatigue, especially among younger – increasingly contactless – generations. A recovery plan rooted in well-being must defend what could be termed basic liberty -the right to an analogue life—the right to meaningful offline time, unmediated by screens, algorithms, or notifications.
Public institutions, workplaces, and schools should actively promote “analogue weekends,” nature immersion programs, and screen-free zones to restore attention, mental balance, and human connection. How to restore analogue self? Protecting analogue space and slowness is not a nostalgic act but a strategic investment in mental resilience and civic cohesion in an overstimulated age, especially for the younger cohorts of our societies.
One of our recent studies, presented at the General Assembly of the UN in New York concludes: Mental Health disorders affect 1 in 8 persons globally. Depression is already the leading cause of disability worldwide. We spend 2.5 hours daily on social media but 1 in 3 young adults feels isolated. Yet mental health receives just 2% of global health budgets. This isn’t a resource gap—it’s a moral failure.
We are losing 290 million years of human potential while cognitive resilience declines in an age demanding unprecedented adaptability. We face the Digital Paradox: Our Collective Dilemma. We are more ‘connected’ than ever—checking phones 159x/day—but less present, available but not socialised. Young women’s depression rates surged 50% due to digital comparison; 41% of GenZ feel anxiety after scrolling.
Technology promises connection but delivers distraction. We are ‘networked’ but not ‘nurtured’. (K.Z. at the UNGA Sep 2005)
“The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at
least started to understand the meaning of life.”
Rabindranath Tagore
Our Trust: Advisors, Lecturers, Researchers
Our network spans practitioners and scholars across five continents. Profiles presented by consent.
Contact us to request a curated list aligned to your needs.
Kn/lights of Knowledge (become Mentor of Wisdom)
Become one of the Kn(L)ights of Knowledge today. Support our work by donating the most precious thing You have:
- your knowledge
- your experience, and
- your insights
By lecturing in our program, You directly imprint lives of many, but You also enable three additional professionals from the Global South to enrol in our program (saving us a speaker fee). Get involved today — stay anonymous if You prefer, or connect directly with those who have benefited from your personal contribution – in the most precious, honourable and meaningful way.
Become a Mentor of Wisdom, Light of Understanding, Spark/Quack of Reason, Pulse/Quantum of Enlightenment.
A better world is a big idea — but it starts with small steps.
Let’s take them together.
Founding Partners
European Perspectives Scientific Journal
Silkroad 40
IFIMES
C4P Cultural Platform
Modern Diplomacy
Diplomat
The Right Street Digital
IAF
Modern Ghana
Life Learning Academia
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