The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good

Jonathan F.P. Rose, Diana Calthorpe Rose

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Booking Overview

A contemplative-action series asking how individuals and communities can live for the common good—at the intersection of mind, ethics, and practical stewardship. Strong booking potential for authors and leaders in contemplative practice, Indigenous wisdom, and systems-change leadership.

Metrics

Episodes: 31

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 14.3k subscribers

Instagram: 9.5k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Jonathan F.P. Rose - Co-founder of the Garrison Institute; described as an urban visionary and award-winning author. The series features him speaking as host, including an episode with Otto Scharmer on leadership and s...

Diana Calthorpe Rose - Garrison Institute co-founder. Credited as host for the Yuria Celidwen episode exploring Indigenous contemplative wisdom, collective wellbeing, and kinship/relationships as part of the common good.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Well-known authors, scholars, and established leaders working at the intersection of contemplative practice and engaged action—often with expertise in ethics, Indigenous knowledge systems, ecology, and systems-change leadership.
Required Achievements:  
Published books with recognized frameworks or research (e.g., leadership/systems-change or contemplative wisdom), Leadership roles in research institutes or academic settings, Demonstrated long-term work connecting contemplation to social or planetary action

Recent Guest Discussions

Yuria Celidwen - Indigenous Contemplative Wisdom; Flourishing As A Web Of Relationships; Ecological Belonging; Kinship With The More-than-human World; Language Preservation; Ancestral Knowledge; Healing Historical Harms; Responsibilities To Future Generations

Otto Scharmer - Theory U And Presencing; Deep Listening; Shift From Ego-system To Ecosystem Awareness; Leading From The Emerging Future; Collective Action; Sensing And Shaping Futures; Second Axial Age

Recent Topics

Common Good, Contemplation, Ethics, Leadership, Systems

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good
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Samir Goel: Credit Justice and Financial Inclusion

July 13, 2026

In this episode, Jonathan F.P. Rose speaks with Samir Goel, co-founder and co-CEO of Esusu, about reimagining credit, expanding financial inclusion, and building an economy that works for everyone. Samir shares his journey from the son of Indian immigrants to leading a billion-dollar fintech company helping millions of renters build credit and unlock economic opportunity. Together they explore the hidden power of credit scores, the role of trust and community in financial systems, housing aff...

Yuria Celidwen: Indigenous Contemplative Wisdom and Flourishing Kin

June 29, 2026

What does it mean to flourish—not as isolated individuals, but as members of a living web of relationships? In this episode, Indigenous scholar, contemplative researcher, and author Yuria Celidwen explores the wisdom traditions that have shaped her work on collective wellbeing, ecological belonging, and kinship with the more-than-human world. Drawing from her Maya Tseltal heritage and decades of research bridging Indigenous contemplative sciences and Western scholarship, Yuria reflects on lan...

Otto Scharmer: Theory U and Leading from the Emerging Future

June 15, 2026

In this episode, Jonathan F.P. Rose speaks with Otto Scharmer, founder of the Presencing Institute, senior lecturer at MIT, and creator of Theory U, a leadership and systems-change framework for sensing and shaping emerging futures. Drawing on his journey from his family's regenerative farm in Germany to pioneering global transformation initiatives, Scharmer explores how deep listening, awareness, and collective action can help leaders move beyond outdated patterns and respond to today’s soci...

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