![Aif23 Guzman Monica](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b17c1658-b203-42cf-986e-8c32c932880a/AIF23_Guzman_Monica.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C14%2C4000%2C4005&w=290)
Mónica Guzmán
Senior Fellow for Public Practice, Braver Angels
Mónica Guzmán is a senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels, a cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America, and founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world. A bridge builder, journalist, and author, Guzmán co-founded the Seattle newsletter The Evergrey and advises Starts With Us and the Generations Over Dinner project. Her latest book is I Never Thought of It That Way. Guzmán was previously director of digital and storytelling at Braver Angels, a Henry M. Jackson Foundation fellow studying social and political division, and a fellow at Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism. She has been named one of Seattle’s 50 most influential women and was twice a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes.
Previously
![What Makes Life Good?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2859e0e6-c155-4aa4-a61f-c5abf0c60c0f/53007491708_beda3f6450_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C344%2C8256%2C4644&w=400)
The search for meaning is at the crux of the human condition and the basis of Life Worth Living, a new book emulating one of Yale’s most popular courses. In this lively “hot s...
![Can We Learn to Talk to Each Other?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ef192ae8-6a5d-46c3-9177-64ae6918ec8d/53002218948_e08e671929_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C333%2C8256%2C4646&w=400)
Americans of all political leanings and ideological persuasions can agree on at least one thing: In this era of hyperpolarization, we don’t know how to talk about the things o...
![Opening Session: Crossing Divides](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/235bbb34-e72b-4dfe-8da7-8303443c8875/52999387144_3fd48e27d1_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C998%2C5504%2C3098&w=400)
The festival kicks off with thought leaders sharing fresh ideas about bridging divides, having better conversations, and encouraging creativity. A conversation with Saudi Arab...