In a city like London, where innovation and culture have intersected on every street corner for centuries, one question persists: why do we behave the way we do? Despite remarkable advances in medicine, technology, and education, humanity continues to wrestle with the same fundamental challenges that have shaped societies for millennia. Conflict, fear, division, and self-doubt remain constant companions, reflected in today’s rising rates of anxiety, depression, and social tension. So our ongoing efforts to better understand human existence are not philosophical indulgences but a pressing necessity.
This is precisely the challenge that Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith, via the not-for profit World Transformation Movement, is tackling through his ground-breaking, first-principle-based analysis of the ‘human condition’.
In short, the World Transformation Movement addresses the human condition by disseminating Griffith’s unique insights into our species’ instincts and intellect, and the conflict between them, some 2 million years ago, that created the patterns of behaviour that have tormented us ever since.
While many wellness and mental health initiatives focus on treating symptoms like stress or aggression, Griffith’s approach seeks to go to the source of such behaviour, helping people comprehend why humans act in ways often described as “good” or “evil”, and how this understanding can guide us toward reconciliation, compassion, and personal and societal transformation.
Londoners have always embraced the latest tools to manage stress and cultivate awareness. Mindfulness workshops, community meditation, and urban wellness programs are now part of daily life for many, helping residents navigate the pressures of a fast-moving city. Yet even the most dedicated mindfulness practice reaches its full potential only when paired with insight into the deeper workings of human behaviour. It’s suggested that by understanding the biological and psychological drivers that Griffith’s work uncovers, individuals can move beyond coping to genuine self-understanding, and communities can progress from reactive measures to proactive, harmonious living.
The urgency of such work has never been clearer. Mental health challenges, social fragmentation, and political polarisation, which have significantly amplified over the last decade, all point to the consequences of leaving human behaviour unexplored. Without a framework for understanding the source of human conflict, societies risk endlessly repeating cycles of misunderstanding, aggression, and fear. Griffith’s research – and the Fix The World Movement it inspired – offers a path out of this cycle. By tackling the human condition at its core, it provides a way for people to reconcile instinct with intellect, fear with compassion, and division with connection.
The potential impact is profound. Addressing the human condition is not only about individual well-being but about global transformation. It offers hope for communities where conflict is reduced, understanding is deepened, and human potential can be fully realised. In London, where history and modernity collide, where cultural diversity is both a strength and a challenge, Griffith’s insights are particularly relevant. They encourage reflection not only on how we live but on how we can actually coexist, fostering a vision of society where personal insight becomes the foundation for collective harmony.
Ultimately, progress is more than infrastructure, technology, or policy – it is deeply human. It requires a willingness to understand ourselves, our instincts, and the underlying causes of our behaviour. The World Transformation Movement demonstrates that this understanding is achievable, by offering what it calls a “road map for the complete transformation of our lives and world”. Through Griffith’s work, the Movement reminds us that true transformation must begin with insight into the human condition, and that by facing these truths, humanity might finally unlock its potential for compassion, cooperation, and collective success.
