Ideas
We belive that only society open to new knowledge can be successful in the modern world. That is why we share the most valuable ideas and senses that were born in the Aspen community and invite everybody to develop and distribute them further.
Тoday marks the 75th anniversary of the first Aspen convening of what would become the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. On June 27, 1949, several thousand participants from across the world converged on an almost abandoned silver mining town in the Colorado mountains. The Goethe Bicentennial Convocation featured lectures by distinguished intellectuals and public figures, …
The full-scale war sharpened feelings, began to prompt reinterpretation of fundamental issues. One of them was obviously about building a sustainable future. What should it be based on? What should be its basis? What can we as a nation unite around and what divides us? Moreover, how to convert those separating factors into connecting ones? …
How can one find time to read all the significant books written over more than 2000 years? One should turn to the literary canon, which serves as a guidepost. The canon reflects the challenges of today, the ideas that withstand the test of time, and helps expand the boundaries of one’s worldview. As mentioned earlier, …
The Aspen Institute Kyiv and Impact Hub Odesa have been organizing the Ideas Festival in Ukraine since 2018. In relatively peaceful times, it was a major public event, bringing together thinkers and practitioners from all over Ukraine and abroad. Together, they thought and sought solutions to current challenges. We dedicated the last festival before the …
People change — spiritually, emotionally — according to the challenges they face. The full-scale war became the catalyst of these processes and forced to reconsider external and internal conflicts, concepts of good and evil, life and death. It is necessary to overcome anxiety, despair, disaffection; to try to reformat yourself productively, to adapt in order …
One who does nothing makes no mistakes. Mistakes are an integral part of our lives. However, some of them can be costly, especially those concerning existential and worldview issues on a national scale, and can affect history. The Aspen Institute Kyiv organized a screening and discussion of the film from the “Last War” series produced …
Sarah Hilding der Weduwen, Head of Office at OCHA Ukraine, stressed the importance of a deep understanding of local specificity to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the war effectively. Sarah Hilding der Weduwen raised this and other issues during the panel discussion “Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine” during the Dialogue: «Relief for …
On April 1st, the Aspen Institute Kyiv held the final event of the “Relief for Ukraine: Ecosystem of Support for Ukrainians” Program—the Dialogue “Aid to War Victims: Effectiveness in Collaboration.” The Institute implemented the Program on the initiative of CORE Response in Ukraine. The event brought together participants from previous seminars, representatives from the Cabinet …
On April 1st, the Aspen Institute Kyiv held the final event of the “Relief for Ukraine: Ecosystem of Support for Ukrainians” Program—the Dialogue “Aid to War Victims: Effectiveness in Collaboration.” The Institute implemented the Program on the initiative of CORE Response in Ukraine. The event brought together participants from previous seminars, representatives from the Cabinet …
The Aspen Institute Kyiv announces the enrollment of participants for the seminar “Media and Reality: Dimensions of Responsibility” (May 29 – June 2) 2024, in Zakarpattia. To apply, please follow the link. The OSCE projects in Ukraine support the seminar. The seminar aims to create a platform for dialogue between representatives of the media community …