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When was the last time you had a satisfying conversation?

What would happen if we stopped trying to win arguments and started trying to understand each other?

In a cultural environment where many conversations are too “hot” to discuss without risking friendships, status or even employment, the individual’s private thoughts have been driven underground, leading to widespread self-censorship, misunderstanding and resentment.

Nuance Forum is founded on the belief that there is a deep appetite in the broad culture for long-form, meaningful conversations about the most consequential aspects of modern life. A genuine desire to get to the heart of the matter

At a time when we should all be talking more, why are we talking less?

Essays

The Satisfying Conversation

Can you remember the last time you had a genuinely satisfying conversation? One of those protein-rich, unfettered, honest explorations of deep questions or topics that we often avoid in polite company, where all parties to the conversation feel heard, understood, and go away feeling wiser, fuller, more integrated and connected, and yes profoundly and mutually satisfied.

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The Pursuit of Nuance

The word nuance is a French term derived from the word “nuer,” meaning shade or subtlety. I think this is so beautiful. A painter who can capture shade on the canvas has been blessed because she can depict the subtleties of darkness and light, how they depend upon one another and are bound together. This is a difficult skill set and points to what Otto Fischer called “art as a revelation of Being.” This is the artist’s capacity to create, without filter, precisely what we are: a spellbinding presence of Shadow and Light.

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