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Abhishek Thakore

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What if the Third Attractor isn’t something we create—but something that emerges through us? And what if the greatest obstacle isn’t the crises around us, but the subtle ways our own ego keeps recreating them?

01:21 Meaning of third attractor 03:26 Biggest obstacles 06:32 Co-created or emergent 09:43 Communities, prototypes, scaling 15:31 Stories, myth and art 26:41 Shared values and worldviews 27:00 Education and next generations 34:14 Systems and governance 51:38 Inner development and spirit 53:28 Vision of the future world 60:34 Role of AI 62:43 What must happen 66:24 Closing reflections 67:50 Hope and optimism

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Abhishek is the founder of The Blue Ribbon Movement, fostering youth leadership and social impact. He has represented global youth at the UN and initiated the South Asian Youth Conference uniting leaders from all SAARC nations. A gold medalist from IIM Bangalore, he has worked with BCG and Hay Group across diverse sectors, and now pursues a PhD at IIT Bombay on leadership and work engagement. An author of three books with over 50k copies sold, he also writes the Laughing Buddha column for Life Positive magazine.

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