Originally published at: People Need People: An Online Version of a Warm Data Lab, with Lisa Maroski | Cosmos Cooperative
Date/Time: 30 Apr 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
“We, as humans, need community, but before community we need to commune.” —Nora Bateson
With the increase in loneliness among all people, but especially among the young, and the concerns about the future of Life on Earth, it is imperative that we slow down and listen to each other, really listen. There’s nothing to fix, solve, or summarize.
On April 30th, Monterey Friends of Jung are conducting a free, online version of Nora Bateson’s Warm Data* Labs. Host Lisa Maroski received training in this methodology last year, so now she will be putting it into practice with support from the Warm Data community.
This online-only session, called People Need People, explores a question from multiple contexts. We don’t approach it from the head, however, but from the heart, through our shared stories and conversations. We wander through the deeper patterns and contexts that shape our lives and relationships. There’s no pressure to perform, debate, or fix anything—nowhere to get to, only the opportunity to be in relationship through simple, meaningful conversation that flows.
Mark your calendar. Registration information to come. This event is free and open to all, with a special invitation extended to the Cosmos community. Stay tuned for updates.
“Who can I be when I’m with you? Who can you be when you’re with me?”— Nora Bateson
*Warm data refers to relational information and is therefore strikingly different from information that is acquired by taking things out of their contexts. Because warm data is alive, responsive, and in relationship to other life, it cannot be measured, deliver definitions, or produce results that are repeatable. There is no such thing as objectivity in warm data. For more information about the Warm Data Approach: https://www.warmdata.life/