Emotional intelligence has never mattered more — and the question is no longer whether to develop it, but how to bring it to scale.

We're in a time of compounding uncertainty: AI is reshaping work faster than most leaders can adapt, trust in institutions is fragile, and the data from Six Seconds' State of the Heart shows a multi-year decline in collective emotional wellbeing. At the same time, something hopeful is happening — EQ is moving from a "nice to have" to a strategic priority in organizations, schools, and communities around the world. So how do we meet this moment? How do we move from individual insight to collective practice?

Join Daniel Goleman — the psychologist whose work introduced emotional intelligence to the world — and Joshua Freedman — CEO of Six Seconds, the global network that has engaged 10 million people across 150+ countries in EQ practice — for a candid livestream conversation about what it actually takes to grow emotional intelligence at scale. Dan and Josh will ask each other the questions they're each wrestling with right now, and invite you into the conversation.

We’ll explore:

• Why this moment demands EQ at scale: Understand the forces — AI, uncertainty, the global wellbeing decline — that are making emotional intelligence a strategic priority, not a soft skill.
• What leaders most need now: Hear from two of the field's longest-standing practitioners on the specific EQ capacities that matter most for navigating complexity, and how leaders can actually build them.
• From individual insight to collective impact: Explore practical pathways — community, certification, measurement, daily practice — for moving EQ from a personal aha to organizational and societal change.

Panelists:

Daniel Goleman, PhD - Psychologist. NYT Bestselling Author. Science Journalist.

Joshua Freedman, MCC - cofounder and ceo of the world's largest network dedicated to growing emotional intelligence, Six Seconds