State of the World Forum

Name

State of the World Forum

Legal name

State of the World Forum

Website

https://stateoftheworld.forum

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit global convening and thought leadership

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Virtual summit platform
• Global convening services
• Consciousness education programs
• Nonprofit thought leadership
• Community engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Forum Registration Fees: Registration fees for the annual State of the World Forum virtual summit. Online access includes webinar features, interaction with delegates, and access to content.
2. Community Membership: Free community access model providing Forum recordings, interactive community spaces, and ongoing engagement through the Sutra App.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Forum is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Additional charitable donations beyond registration fees are tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers.
4. Multi-Intelligence Award: $100,000 annual grant awarded to fund innovative ideas combining multiple forms of intelligence. Applications closed for 2026 cycle with winner announcement pending.
5. Educational Courses: Partnership with Ubiquity University for consciousness education courses including Extraterrestrial Studies and The Art, Science, and Spirituality of Water.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

State of the World Forum is a nonprofit virtual summit and community platform convening global leaders, researchers, indigenous elders, and changemakers around the "Four Intelligences" framework (Human, Nature, Artificial, Cosmic). Its core offerings are the annual multi-day virtual Forum summit, year-round community access via the Sutra App, the weekly Humanity Rising podcast, strategic initiatives on AI-NHI convergence and consciousness education, and grant programs such as the $100,000 Multi-Intelligence Award.

Product overview

The State of the World Forum is a virtual summit and ongoing community platform that organizes its offerings around four intelligences: Human, Nature, Artificial, and Cosmic. The core product is the annual Forum (a four-day virtual summit) combined with year-round community access via the Sutra App. Supporting products include the Humanity Rising weekly podcast, the Language of Consciousness educational program (offering telepathy and interspecies communication courses through Ubiquity University), the AI × NHI Convergence Initiative (a strategic think-tank addressing AI and non-human intelligence), and the Multi-Intelligence Award ($100,000 annual grant). The Chris Bledsoe Center for Planetary Intelligence (proposed 1,500-acre North Carolina campus) represents a planned physical expansion. The Forum also runs campaign initiatives including the Nobel Peace Prize for Palestinian and Jewish Youth and the Convergence of Prophecy and Science program. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with Dr. Jim Garrison as President.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Humanity Rising: A podcast hosted by Dr. Jim Garrison, running since May 2020 with over 1170 episodes, representing a movement of people coming together to explore how to leverage global crisis into opportunity for human renewal.
• State of the World Blog
• AI × NHI Convergence
• Convergence of Prophecy and Science
• Chris Bledsoe Center for Planetary Intelligence
• Multi-Intelligence Award
• Nobel Peace Prize for Palestinian and Jewish Youth

Products and services

• State of the World Forum Community A virtual community platform hosted on the Sutra App providing ongoing access to forum recordings, interactive community spaces, curated content, early event access, and cross-forum dialogue beyond the annual summit.
• Humanity Rising Podcast Weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Jim Garrison featuring global leaders, researchers, and changemakers discussing planetary transformation, global crises, and emerging futures. Running since May 2020 with over 1,170 episodes, released weekly on Fridays at 8 AM Pacific / 11 AM Eastern via Zoom and YouTube.
• Chris Bledsoe Center for Planetary Intelligence Proposed 1,500-acre retreat, research, and educational campus in coastal North Carolina designed as a global beacon for exploring human, nature, artificial, and cosmic intelligences. A collaboration between Chris Bledsoe, State of the World Forum, and Ubiquity University.
• AI × NHI Convergence Initiative Strategic initiative (2025-2030) convening AI alignment and UAP/NHI research communities to build shared frameworks, concept atlases, and governance playbooks. Includes annual summits and working groups addressing AGI liftoff and NHI disclosure convergence.
• Language of Consciousness Program Educational program offering courses on telepathy, clairvoyance, and interspecies communication. Partnered with Ubiquity University to provide certificate and degree pathways including Extraterrestrial Studies and The Art, Science, and Spirituality of Water.
• Multi-Intelligence Award $100,000 annual grant recognizing visionary ideas combining Human, Nature, Artificial, and Cosmic Intelligence for positive planetary impact. Open to all disciplines from idea stage to early implementation. Winner receives mentorship, networking, showcase opportunity at annual forum, and global media exposure.
• State of the World Forum 2025 Virtual Summit Four-day virtual summit held December 14-17, 2025 exploring four fundamental truths: accelerating ecological collapse, global instability, exponential AI growth, and reality of non-human intelligences on Earth. Includes paid registration with webinar features and delegate interaction, plus free community access to recordings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,170 weekly podcast episodes since May 2020 demonstrating sustained engagement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SutracoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration and learning utility designed to build community through group interaction and deliver empathic learning experiences focused on dialogue and authentic connection. Sutra enables transformation of online courses into communities of students who learn from each other.
• Contact In The DesertcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's leading event for those intrigued by UFOs, UAPs, and extraterrestrial life since 2013. Provides platform for open discussions, cutting-edge research, and firsthand experiences in unexplained phenomena.
• Paradigm Research GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington, D.C.-based advocacy organization focused on promoting formal disclosure of extraterrestrial phenomena information and ending the 'truth embargo.' Founded in 1996 by Stephen Bassett.
• Children Of The EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational nonprofit fostering spirituality and conscious leadership among young people since 1990. Recognized by the United Nations as an NGO since 1992. Works locally and globally to inspire youth through reflection, connection, and action.
• Hollywood Disclosure AlliancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst nonprofit 501(c)(3) uniting Hollywood content-creators with UAP/ET researchers to prepare for extraterrestrial life revelation. Empowers writers, producers, and filmmakers with reliable research and expert voices.
• Partnerships For ChangecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNonprofit at intersection of strategy, impact, and creative change. Works to support long-term systemic transformation through fiscal sponsorship, empowering media projects, films, advocacy initiatives, and organizations.
• Ubiquity UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal learning community preparing people to meet today's challenges with wisdom and compassion. Weaves ancient wisdom with leading-edge science, consciousness studies, and human development. Offers courses including Extraterrestrial Studies and consciousness programs.
• Humanity RisingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal movement of people and organizations responding to post-pandemic era as opportunity for renewal and resilience. Convening voices worldwide through ongoing Summit to chart new models rooted in sustainability, equity, and ecological awareness.
• The WOW! SignalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUAP/UFO, ET, paranormal and transformational-experience research news service launched in early 2025. Distributes news from voices across entertainment, science, and consciousness to targeted media outlets worldwide.
• Radical GuideminorStrategic or Co-development Partner501(c)(3) nonprofit building global network of activists, researchers, and community-builders. Curates thousands of listings from historic radical locations to grassroots projects, channeling donations into movements.
• Global Governance Philanthropy NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorks to increase and improve philanthropic investment in international cooperation and governance. Maps philanthropic sector, conducts research, and builds collaborative opportunities for grantmakers and allied organizations.
• TransDimensional MappingcoreTechnology or IntegrationPioneering remote viewing method created by Birdie Jaworski after decades of research and practice. Advances remote viewing using dynamic, large-scale 'maps' that organize and analyze data with exceptional precision. Partner for Extraterrestrial Studies program.
• e2k Events for ChangecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEvent production company combining creative design, advanced technology, and meaningful collaboration. Creates transformative experiences turning visionary ideas into events fostering personal growth and community.
• California Institute for Human ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFully accredited (WASC) mind, body, spirit university bridging science and spirituality. Graduate school and research center illuminating humanity through programs in Integral Health, Integral Noetic Sciences, and Psychology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wisdom 2.0: Wisdom 2.0 convenes dialogues on mindfulness, technology, and human consciousness — directly comparable to the Forum's intersection of consciousness research, Indigenous wisdom, and emerging technology themes.
• Bioneers: Bioneers is a nonprofit media and conference organization convening thought leaders on regenerative culture, Indigenous wisdom, and ecological intelligence — directly comparable to the Forum's Nature Intelligence programming and Indigenous elder engagement.
• Contact in the Desert: A Core strategic partner of the Forum and itself an annual UAP/extraterrestrial conference — directly comparable in the cosmic intelligence domain and an active channel for the Forum's UAP/NHI programming.
• Summit Series: Summit Series hosts invitation-only gatherings for young leaders, founders, and creators along with year-round community programming — comparable to the Forum's executive/changemaker summit format and ongoing community engagement model.
• Singularity University: Singularity University convenes executives and technologists around exponential technologies including AI — comparable to the Forum's AI × NHI Convergence initiative and AI/intelligence theme, though with a more conventional AI-safety focus and corporate training revenue model.
• TED Conferences: TED operates the world's most recognized idea-focused conference and media platform, distributing talks globally via TED.com and YouTube — directly comparable to the Forum's annual virtual summit + Humanity Rising podcast distribution model.
• Humanity Rising: A Core strategic partner hosting ongoing virtual convenings on post-pandemic renewal and planetary challenges — comparable convening model with overlapping leadership and audience base to the Forum's Humanity Rising podcast ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• World Economic Forum: The WEF convenes global leaders around systemic risk and planetary challenges (including AI governance and ecological transition) at Davos and via year-round initiatives — comparable in mission framing and senior-leader audience, though much larger and more establishment-aligned than the Forum.

Emerging players

• Ubiquity University: A Core strategic partner delivering accredited consciousness, telepathy, and extraterrestrial studies courses — comparable as a learning platform serving overlapping audiences, with overlapping leadership (Dr. Jim Garrison).
• Paradigm Research Group: A Core strategic partner advocating for formal UAP/extraterrestrial disclosure — comparable as an advocacy-driven organization working the same UAP/NHI disclosure frontier the Forum addresses through its AI × NHI initiative.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PL_W7NJicztMvFiCT015AHcBfTvK5owjnc
• Xx.com/SoTWForum
• Facebookfacebook.com/State-of-The-World-Forum-61578832887173
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/state-of-the-world-forum

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Profiles7 records

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