Michael Garfield is a philosopher and artist dedicated to helping navigate our era of crisis and innovation, midwifing new myths to suit an emerging planetary renaissance. As a public speaker, essayist, avant-guitarist and songwriter, and live painter, Michael has performed and spoken at events on four continents and contributed to countless publications. His fiercely pluralistic, multidisciplinary work addresses major evolutionary transitions (like the one we're living through right now). By day, he works in complex systems science communication for the Santa Fe Institute.