Johan Karremans: Heroes are Forgiving

Johan Karremans explains the mortal importance of happy relationships and then suggests that forgiveness is the key to opening up heroic action.

Philip Zimbardo: Growth Mindset for Heroic Action

Philip Zimbardo introduces the use of Growth Mindset in the curriculum delivered by his nonprofit, the Heroic Imagination Project.

Daniël Wigboldus: Independent Thinking for Heroism

Dean of Psychology at Radboud University, shares a story and research in praise of heroism and logical thinking.

Clive Williams: Applying the Hero's Journey to Your Life

Clive Williams shares his experience with using Joseph Campbell's hero's journey model in his psychology practice.

Phil Zimbardo: Thoughts on the Hero's Journey

Dr. Philip Zimbardo, famous for the Stanford Prison Experiment, discusses his insight into the hero's journey parallels of starting his nonprofit, The Heroic Imagination Project.

John Hendry: Heroes in Positive Psychology

John Hendry leads the teaching of positive psychology at Geelong Grammar. Here he discusses the position heroes hold in the positive psychology field.

Olivia Efthimiou: Heroism is the Origin of All Life

Olivia Efthimiou describes her study into heroism and its role in the genetic level.

Scott Allison: Heroism as Transformation

Talk Summary

Scott Allison argues that central to heroic action is transformation and harmonization. Hero stories help us harmonize with society by describing transformational heroic struggles.