Come Together Right Now — with Shamil Idriss

How many technologists have traveled to Niger, or the Balkans, or
Rwanda, to learn the lessons of peacebuilding? Technology and
social media are creating patterns and pathways of conflict that
few people anticipated or even imagined just a decade ago. And we
need to act quickly to contain the effects, but we don't have to
reinvent the wheel. There are people, such as this episode’s
guest, Shamil Idriss, CEO of the organization Search for Common
Ground, who have been training for years to understand human
beings and learn how to help them connect and begin healing
processes. These experts can share their insights and help us
figure out how to apply them to our new digital habitats. “Peace
moves at the speed of trust, and trust can’t be fast-tracked,”
says Shamil. Real change is possible, but as he explains, it
takes patience, care, and creativity to get there.