Across the world, a new conversation is emerging—a conversation about the future of civilization itself.
As our existing systems reach their limits, we face an urgent crossroads: one path leads toward collapse, another toward increasing control and centralization. But a growing chorus of thinkers, visionaries, and cultural pioneers are pointing to a third possibility—a conscious, regenerative, and life-affirming future.
This series of conversations explores that possibility.
While we draw on the term Third Attractor—popularized by Daniel Schmachtenberger—this vision is part of a larger movement of aligned ideas: Regenerative Civilization, Metamodern Society, Game B, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, Planetary Civilization, The Integral Age, The Great Transition, Symbiotic Civilization, The Noosphere, Civilizational Awakening, and the Second Renaissance.
Each points toward a future rooted in wholeness, complexity, interconnection, and evolution.
Daniela is speaking with thought leaders and cultural change-agents who are helping to shape this emerging reality. We’ll explore what must die, what wants to be born, and how we might co-create a path forward that honors the full depth of our humanity and the profound challenges of our time.
These conversations are not just about ideas—they are about activating the future, together.Diane Musho Hamilton was the first Director of the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Utah Judiciary, where she established mediation programs across the state court system. She has mediated a wide range of disputes—from divorces and contracts to multi-party negotiations—and works with ease across private, governmental, and non-profit sectors.
Widely recognized for her pioneering work in dialogue, particularly on culture, race, gender, and religion, Diane has received numerous awards, including the Peter W. Billings Award, the Peacekeeper Award, and the Peacemaker Award from BYU’s Center for Conflict Resolution.
A dedicated meditation practitioner for over 35 years, Diane began her spiritual path at Naropa University with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and later became a Zen student, receiving ordination as a monk in 2003 and dharma transmission from Genpo Roshi in 2006. For her, Zen practice is a commitment to experiencing reality as it is—beautiful, ungraspable, and seamless.
She facilitates the Big Mind Big Heart process and is a pioneer in applying Integral Theory, working with Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute since 2004. In 2008, she co-founded Two Arrows Zen in Utah with her husband, Michael Mugaku Zimmerman, and also co-founded the Integral Facilitator training program.
Diane is the author of three books with Shambhala Publications:
Everything Is Workable: A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution (2013)
The Zen of You and Me: A Guide to Getting Along with Just About Anyone (2017)
Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart (2020, co-authored with Gabriel Wilson and Kimberly Loh)
https://twoarrowszen.org/https://www.dianemushohamilton.com/
Daniela Bomatter, originally from Switzerland, is a former Software Engineer who progressed into various leadership roles, ultimately serving as the CEO of SwissEnergy at the Federal Office of Energy in Switzerland.
She is the co-founder of Manifest Nirvana and a senior practitioner of Evolutionary Enlightenment. She was a long-term student of Andrew Cohen and was closely studying, working and living with him from 2016 to 2025.
She lives in Tiruvannamalai, India, in a Small Sustainable Village (https://www.giamantraglobalvillage.com/) where she runs the Manifest Nirvana Ashram, where the in person - events of Manifest Nirvana happen. She also facilitates the activities in the online Ashram https://www.manifest-nirvana.com .
She recently published her first book “The Viratya Myth begins” (https://www.viratya.com )
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