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This episode begins with Jonathan sharing his reflections on the last question where he grappled with the prospect of being significant. This next Illuminate question gets to the heart of him seeing what perhaps only he can see that needs to change. But first he has to wrestle with intolerance and how words can serve the truth.
01:01: Reflections on last card: Significance
09:40: Reading the Reference cards
17:30: The second Illuminate question
20:32: Intolerance as aggressive
23:34: Decisions as an act of intolerance
25:11: Commitment to excellence
32:48: “What triggers me is that we live in a post-truth world”.
34:50: Why isn’t truth in the constitution of democratic societies?
41:30: Is it possible to accomplish this without being significant?
42:55: “It’s the truth inside the words that matters.”
44:58: Words matter, despite what the body language experts say
47:07: You can articulate what you see through your mastery of language.
49:01: Giving people a choice to act or not to act
50:10: “I recognize the anger within me.”
52:00: “Vision is absolutely fundamental. Your starting point. It’s why you exist.”
55:18: The importance of a vision and how it’s articulated
1:03:00: A different awareness of relationship with vision?
1:04:00: “I have things to say, and I want to say them.”
1:06:14: The legitimacy of the European Union
1:08:00: The thread of his vision emerges
1:12:50: What does the word “visionary” mean to you?
1:19:40: “I do want to create a new way of seeing Europe.”
1:21:16: “Politics at its most fundamental level is about the choices we make.”
1:24:45: Recognize your unique capacity to ignite meaningful change.
1:27:00: Truth with a capital T, and how values influence it
1:37:40: Connection as sharing, unified with each other
1:50:14: Does a visionary need to be a mechanic?
1:57:57: Is it an advantage to have multiple voices in your head?
2:07:50: “I often see my own mind with its different voices as a Parliament.”
2:09:58: Consciousness, tea bags and the visionary
2:13:19: We all contain multitudes but do have unity through memory.
2:16:00: Are we able to unify all those voices into a common vision?
2:23:11: The power of conversation to slow things down
2:28:12: Final Answer to Illuminate Question 2
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