The Magic of Ethical and Cultural Wisdom

Ethical and cultural wisdom are ideas that challenge the status-quo in what we believe about power, work, love, creativity and more. 

  • Ethical wisdom is more than just knowing right from wrong. It encompasses a deep understanding of human nature, our relationship with others and the world around us, and the cultivation of character and insight to make values-driven decisions.
  • Cultural wisdom is the collective knowledge, insights, and practices developed and refined over generations that contribute to a group's ability to navigate life, solve problems, and maintain harmony within their environment and social structures.


This community helps you explore these diverse ideas to better navigate the complex moral challenges of our time, through a weekly newsletter, and monthly mastermind. It's more than a book club -- it's a learning journey informed by neuroscience, overlooked history, psychology, and a bit of elbow grease to help you find clarity and confidence to lead change, build deeper multi-cultural relationships, and use new strategies to achieve socially-conscious goals.

Welcome! Grab a beverage. Relax. Ponder. Meditate. Do a jig. Sing in your head (or maybe out loud). Read on if you're curious for more.

Meaningful Goals Are Achieved Through Ethical and Cultural Wisdom

Whether your meaningful goal is better relationships with people who are different from you, new daily practices that better express your values, or identifying and using your unique strengths to lead a shift in the status-quo at work or in the world, we're here to inspire your transformation.

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This learning community will help you discover:

  • Clarity and Confidence: Expand your influence and deepen relationships with the people you care about.

  • New communication and goal setting practices: Adopt new habits that better express your values in what you say and do.

  • Your unique strengths: Identify and utilize your unique strengths to lead a shift in the status-quo at work or in your community.

Content Topics Covered

Each type of content covered provide insightful, actionable information for better decision-making, relationship building, and leadership practices:

  • Under-told History - stories of traditional ecological knowledge, moral guidelines, conflict resolution techniques, and cultural healing practices, and innovative community and business models. Example: A Forgotten Cultural Practice for Handling Conflict and Fostering Forgiveness
  • Media and News Analysis with an Equity Lens - learn about the impacts of media on bias and belief and ways to leverage story to change behavior for the better. Example: The Narratives That Change Democracy
  • Reviews of tools and strategies in social justice books targeted by bans - ideas that help with empathy and perspective taking, critical thinking, self-awareness and practical tools for addressing social issues. Example: Pleasure Activism 
  • Original Prose examining social issues - inspiring poems and prose that deepen problem solving and innovative thinking. Example: Swans and Sires: All About Love


 

Let's Get Down to the $

There are various ways to join the community to fit your budget. The Content Tier is $10 monthly and provides access to weekly content and the online hub. The $70 tier offers all content, the online hub, and additional benefits like live training, events, and coaching. The monthly subscription model can be canceled at any time.

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    Content Tier (includes weekly content and online hub)

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  • $70.00 / month

    Advocate Tier (mastermind)

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This learning community has all the fun stuff covered, including:

  • Weekly Inspirational Content For Creating Change

    Inspiring and engaging audio and written content, including original interviews from incredible activists, authors, creators, and leaders, reviews and lessons from social justice books unfairly targeted by bans, stories of under-told history and social movements, original prose/poetry and more.

  • Online Community Hub

    You'll have access to an online hub to download audio content of the weekly newsletter to engage with anytime is convenient for you.

  • Writing Exercises and Actionable Tactics:

    You’ll get tips and activities to build better multi-cultural relationships and set values-aligned goals for meaningful achievements at work or in your community.

  • Bonus: Live Storytelling Events, Facilitated Conversations, and Coaching (Advocate Tier)

    If you sign up for the advocate tier you'll have access to live virtual monthly sessions to meet other community members and learn from monthly workshops facilitated by Christina Blacken. These monthly masterminds are a space to share ideas and stories, learn tips and communication tools to better connect and inspire, and uncover your unique strengths, and will help you create a communication and goal-setting practice that expresses curiosity, belonging, justice, and innovation in action. Additionally, you'll receive a quarterly customizable roadmap of reflection exercises for creating socially impactful goals that reflect your values and your own unique leadership story.

I'm the Founder of The New Quo, nice to meet you!

Founder, Status Quo Shaker Christina Blacken

Reclaiming the wisdom and purpose within my life story became my secret weapon, like finding a cheat code for connecting with and motivating others toward change. I’m an expert in how story rituals and habits shape our beliefs and behaviors within relationships, cultures, and societies. As a performer and storyteller, my trainings, public speaking, and workshops don't just inspire participants - they leave them with actionable insights that change their beliefs, perspectives, and work going forward. I’ve helped 14,000 leaders across 9 industries discover the unconventional wisdom within their own and others stories. Your story is your power to create change, and I’m here to show you how.

Ethical and Cultural Wisdom Changed My Life, It Can Change Yours Too

Guidance and inspiration from overlooked history and underrepresented creators helped me become who I wanted to be. It can do the same for you! In times when transformative ideas are under attack, we need ethical and cultural wisdom to envision a better future. Plus, it's way more fun than conventional wisdom, which got us into the social and cultural challenges we face today. This is the place for change-makers and potential leaders who want to better express their values in what they create, say, and do.

What's Covered

A dynamic curriculum to create a new mindfulness and leadership practice for achieving equitable and innovative goals. This learning journey uses self-reflection exercises, discussions, compelling storytelling and more to inspire you and won't bore you to death.

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A unique and fun training model

Our trainings combine a variety of disciplines, making them impactful, memorable, and tactical.

What people say about The New Quo Approach:

"It was such a pleasure to work with Christina recently, as she led an absolutely fantastic session with our board team on inclusivity, breaking down the traps of affinity bias and changing behaviour at both a personal and leadership level. I've been in many sessions on these topics over the years, and I can say without exaggeration that this was the most effective one I've been part of. From the way Christina blended story telling with hard data and research, open discussion on challenging areas with humour and humility, to the balance of both challenging and supporting the room on these issues, it just worked beautifully. The result was as much about diversity inclusion as it was about leadership and team for this group, really demonstrating a gift from Christina in helping us to become better leaders. I can't recommend Christina enough. Really, really impressive and really down to earth and fun along the way. Thank you!" - Perry, Non-profit CEO

“Christina led me through exercises that not only helped me process and create a finished product, but also helped me uncover elements of my stories and memories I hadn't thought about for years. It was incredible! This whole playful, light-hearted side of me from childhood that I'd forgotten about came rushing back and made its way into my writing. It was such a deepening of the story, of my voice as a writer, and of my confidence in the importance of sharing. I am immensely grateful to Christina and in awe of the deep, subtle, and powerful work she does. I recommend her to the moon and back.” Elissa, Entrepreneur

"Christina held the space throughout the session, working fluidly and ensuring everyone felt safe and heard, as well as taking on important topics head-on - just what we needed as a group. I'll include some quotes from the team they provided via a final evaluation form: “Christina was so open and well prepared for the powerful exercises she took us through. Very non-judgmental and the right amount of humor and authenticity." “Christina is a wonderful facilitator. Thoughtful balance of information and participation.” "Christina has a great voice in presenting, great pace and gets an important message across, particularly about fear, change, and who we are.” - Lorraine, Non-Profit Senior Manager

"The New Quo was a fantastic and beautifully narrated course that included real, actionable steps for thinking about and implementing inclusivity in the workplace. Every organization should have to take this course! Highly recommend." - Alicia, Social Media Supervisor

Change is possible.

We change the status-quo and create a better future when we lean into our collective knowledge and wisdom.

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The New Quo has worked across many types of company sizes and leadership styles from Fortune 500 Companies, VC backed firms, to small local organizations and extending these insights in The New Quo Learning Community.
The New Quo has worked across many types of company sizes and leadership stylesThe New Quo has worked across many types of company sizes and leadership styles

FAQs

You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers

  • What's the cost of joining?

    The content tier is $10 monthly to access the content and online hub for individuals. The advocate tier is $70 monthly for all content, online hub, and live virtual events, training, and coaching sessions. The subscription can be cancelled at anytime.

  • When does the this start?

    Enrollment is open on a rolling basis and begins now, and the community officially opened January 13th 2025. When you join you'll have access to all the archival content that has been produced so far.

  • I'm not a formal leader, will this program still be a fit for me?

    We're not for the non-sense of believing leadership is solely about title or status. We define leadership as the practice of influencing or inspiring a group towards action. If you do that in any capacity, you're a leader, and this learning community will be a great fit for you.

  • How does the training work, what's the commitment?

    You'll receive the weekly inspiration content directly to your email inbox as well as within the online community hub that will take about 15-20 minutes of your time. If you sign up for the advocate tier, each live session will be on zoom and scheduled ahead of time in monthly 1 hour increments, but also can be accessible through replays you can access anytime.

  • If I can't attend the sessions live, can I still join?

    Yes! All Live sessions will be recorded and can be replayed at anytime for folks who sign up for the advocate tier.