Perspectives Pop-Up: Fresh takes, big questions, and real-world resonance

Work cultures don’t suffer from a lack of productivity.
They suffer from a crisis of connection.

In today's workplaces, AI is accelerating faster than empathy. People aren't working in isolation anymore. They’re part of complex, interdependent ecosystems. When even one person feels misaligned or disconnected, the whole system feels it, whether they realize it or not. 

When that misalignment spreads, it can be catastrophic. 

So what if your team's greatest advantage isn't a new app or strategy?
What if it's each other?

According to former NASA scientist, Rajiv Mehta, the future of culture is human and camaraderie is mission-critical.

Join us for this is a rare, one-night-only immersive experience with one of the most quietly revolutionary minds in leadership and culture. Rajiv brings an extraordinary depth of both precision and care to how we build culture – together.

But Rajiv Mehta isn’t coming to Chicago to give a dry lecture or talk on a scientific theory.

Think: TED Talk meets Conscious Capitalism Salon. This long-form guided conversation is designed to help you see the invisible dynamics shaping your team.

It’s part insight, part activation.

Rajiv is a globally respected systems thinker who led innovation efforts at Apple, Adobe, and other major tech companies before he eventually walked away from Big Tech to focus on something even more powerful: human connection.

He’s spent the last 20 years leading a movement to develop new methods for people to clearly see their own day-to-day lives and its impact on physical, emotional and social wellbeing.

Now, for the first time in Chicago, Rajiv shares his groundbreaking method, Mapping Ourselves to help you see how people interact, support one another, and move through their day-to-day. 

You’ll leave with practical, human-centered insights that show you how touse the skills you already have to begin strengthening your work culture the very next day.

This isn’t “another leadership talk.”

It’s a paradigm shift you can feel. 

A trust-igniting spark you’ll carry back to your team.

What Is Mapping Ourselves?

Mapping Ourselves is a collective, reflective, visual practice that helps you see what’s going on beneath the surface of your work and life. It’s like a guided check-in with yourself and your people to:

• Understand what’s working, what’s missing, and where to start making change

• Clarify what matters most in your relationships and rhythms

• Step back from the noise and reconnect to the big picture

It’s not about collecting more data.

It’s about illuminating what’s already there—so you can act on it with care and clarity.

Why Mapping Ourselves Matter

Most culture challenges aren’t tactical.

This session helps you:

• Discover how you can see what’s really happening inside your team

• Spot where trust is strong and where it’s breaking down

• Understand how care, stress, and alignment are showing up day to day

• Uncover the patterns you’ve been sensing, but couldn’t quite name

• Realize you can tap into existing skills to lead such exploration

Once you see it clearly, everything changes.

Confusion turns into clarity.
Tension gives way to connection.

Who This Is For

This event brings Rajiv Mehta’s work to Chicago’s most curious and conscious leaders—offering a rare chance to experience his insights live, in an intimate pop-up gathering hosted by Conscious Capitalism Chicago. Rajiv speaks around the world but on May 7, you’ll get to connect with him in person right here in Chicago, in a setting designed for real conversation and resonance.

This experience is designed for leaders—or those who aspire to be the kind of leader people trust and want to follow, this night is for you. Ideal for:

• Founders, C-suite execs, people managers

• Educators shaping the future of work 

• Individual change-makers shaping culture in their organization or community