A poetic speech on universal harmony

A life mission · A body of work · A universal quest

Reveal the poetry within us.
Co-write a future in harmony.

Harmony is my essential word, my Genius Spot and my life mission: seeking the right balance within ourselves, between people, in organisations and with the whole living world — then turning that horizon into poems, speeches, journeys and collective experiences.

Watch the four TEDx talks Explore the works

One word, a lifelong compass

Harmony is not stillness.
It is the search for living balance.

For more than twenty years, through two world tours and 80 countries to international stages, this quest has kept returning: how can we be fully ourselves while contributing to something greater than ourselves?

Poetry does not erase tensions. It gives them rhythm, a listening space and a horizon. It connects the intimate and the universal, economic life and living systems, personal voice and collective destiny.

“Harmony is the final chapter.”
“From a poetic revolution to a world in harmony,may fluidity become the symbiotic way of life.”

Five circles, one horizon

From inner alignment
to universal harmony.

01

Within

Finding one’s true place, revealing one’s genius spot and bringing thoughts, words and actions into alignment.

02

With others

Turning difference into dialogue, and cultures, religions and music into a shared score rather than a border.

03

In organisations

Giving leaders and teams a clear voice, a shared story and the desire to create useful, living prosperity.

04

With the living world

Moving from domination to interdependence, and making every decision an agreement with life.

05

For Humanity

Choosing a common horizon where poetry, fraternity and responsibility help us inhabit the Earth together.

Verses and passages from the quest

Words to tune
our inner and shared worlds.

01 · Inner harmony
« I am myself, therefore I live well. »

The most poetic act in life is to be oneself — to lay down the armour, awaken the mature soul and open ourselves to love.

02 · A poetic way of life
« Poetry is an active and vital quest for harmony. »

Finding the right word in the present, opening a field of possibilities for our common horizon, and speaking from soul to soul in a universal language.

03 · Harmony with the living world
« Move from win–win to win–living. »

Science helps us understand the present, poetry makes desirable futures attractive, and collective action gives us the courage to reach them.

04 · Poetic leadership
« We are all responsible for the living world. »

A poetic leader brings imagination, vulnerability and a soulful presence to the service of Humanity, helping reality transcend itself.

Two world tours · 80 countries

The world as a school,
harmony as a compass.

Before becoming a body of work, harmony was a lived journey: encounters, cultures and landscapes that taught me to connect inner transformation with the future of Humanity.

World tour I · 2005

Harmony

A first initiatory journey: going far away to listen to the world — and discover harmony as a life compass.

« One Earth, many faces, one human family. »
Enter the journey
World tour II · 2015

Human Odyssey — Les « 12 travaux des Reculs »

The art of living together, told through a French wordplay on the Twelve Labours of Hercules: an initiatory remix of Homer’s Odyssey and Alice in Wonderland, shaped by poetry, encounters and a journey around the world.

« Change yourself to change the world. »
Enter the journey

Harmony speeches in English

One language,
the same horizon.

Original English poetic speeches — composed and performed internationally — in which harmony becomes an ecological, human and political horizon.

Poetic narrative · Madrid

ONE with the Living

Enchant the future as poetic leaders
« One Humanity, one living world — one future to enchant together. »
Poetry · Gaia

Gaia in Harmony

With Satish Kumar
« Happiness is the vital partner. Harmony is the final chapter. »
Poetic speech · OGP

Harmony 2020

A worldwide win-win
« The poet remembers the future — so let us build our common-good spaceship. »
Poetic performance · Living soils

The Universal Poetree of Life

From soil to soul
« We are not only rooted in the Earth — the Earth is rooted in us. »
Keynote · Sustainable Brands Turkey

A World Poetic Revolution

Poetic intelligence for a living future
« Change the words, re-enchant the world — and let the future become desirable again. »
Closing ceremony · SB Oceans

OCEAN’S 30 — The Rise of Atlantis

We are Plan SEA
« From the oceans that separate us, let us make the living source that reunites us. »
Poetic resistance · ChangeNOW

Humans, We Have a Poem

A poetic call for climate justice
« There is no climate justice without human poetry — no common future without a common voice. »
Poetic duet · San Diego

The Re-Generation of L.I.F.E.

Love Is For Ever
« Let love regenerate life — and life regenerate our future. »
Poetic speech · Istanbul

The Return of Pangea

The Gala of GAFA and Gaia
« Beyond the continents that divide us, Pangea reminds us that we belong to one living Earth. »
Poetic speech · Sustainable Brands

Change the World by Changing the Words

A founding poetic manifesto
« Change the words. Change the world. Make tomorrow worth desiring. »
Explore all the works in EnglishHarmony speeches, poems, keynotes, videos and writings

Four TEDx talks · One essential quest

Twenty years of searching,
four stages to share it.

“Open hearts to release our fears,one for all and all in chorus.”
From the song Human Odyssey

Poetic speeches & living performances

Words spoken aloud
to move the lines.

Poetic speech

The Square of Harmony

The Springtime of Peoples
« Let us change ourselves to change the world — for the Earth welcomes us without borders. »
Poetic speech

The Republic of Harmony

A political reinvention
« Our world is wonderful: let us make the common good the compass of the living. »
Live performance

From poetic revolution to harmony

Festival Anticipation
« At the crossroads of our world, which trajectory shall we choose for tomorrow? »

Poems, songs & utopias

Verses that open
a common horizon.

Poem · 2025

A great circle of poets

New World Foundation
« Take care: every living being deserves a life worth living. »
Poetic utopia

The Decade of Harmony

A joyful ‘Universary’
« Poetry and utopias can save the world — if they become ways of living. »
Song

1001 Rhymes at the Heart of the World

Written around the world, recorded in Mexico
« Open hearts to release our fears — one for all and all in chorus. »

A poetic destination for Humanity

Invitation H.O.M.E.
Destination H.O.M.E.

A poetic performance connecting our inner home, our human family and the Earth we share — from Humanity On Mission Earth to Heaven On Mother Earth.

Poetic performance · Humanity

H.O.M.E.

An invitation to place Humanity On Mission Earth — and make Heaven On Mother Earth our shared destination.
« Hello Humans, we have a poem. »

Books · One philosophy of life

From the genius within
to the harmony of the world.

Book · 120 poetic punchlines

CAP — Co-writing the Future with Poetry

A collection of the finest poetic punchlines on harmony, together with rituals and practices to inspire a desirable common future.
« The figures set objectives. Stories create collectives. »
Book & philosophy

Finding Your Genius Spot

Harmony as a compass through wonder, fulfilment, commitment and enchantment.
« What will be your gift to the world? »
Book

Poetise Your Life

A poetic art of living to align one’s inner world, relationships and place in the living world.
« Why live your life in prose when you can live it in poetry? »
Collective book

The 101 Words of CSR

A poetic revolution to bring imagination, empathy and soul back into organisations.
« Let us re-enchant the world — so that the planet remains habitable. »
Founding book · 2017

Harmony — The Genius Spot of Mankind

A poetic journey to design the future and make harmony a compass for Humanity.
« Harmony is the Genius Spot of Mankind. »
The full Harmony archiveVideos, poems, speeches and reflections on the Human Odyssey blog
ESPACE poetic symphony with a harpist

Poetry · Music · A shared future

E S P A C E.
A poetic symphony towards harmony.

The Elegant Poetic Symphony of Our Common Future Beneath the Stars: words and harp weave individual voices into a collective score, until the future becomes something we can hear — and desire — together.

From a supernova is born a superb aura.
Discover the poetic symphony

Conversations on harmony

A quest shared
through dialogue.

Podcast

From the Genius Spot to harmony at work

How to reveal one’s originality and place it at the service of a living collective.
« Find your word. Find your flow. Find your place. »
Metamorphosis podcast

Find your Genius Spot — and serve the world

A conversation about vocation, fulfilment and the gift each person can offer the world.
« Your singularity becomes meaningful when it contributes to Humanity. »
Interview · AFD

Re-enchant the world through poetry

How poetic imagination can move us from crisis to co-building and from fear to a desirable horizon.
« Change the words to re-enchant the world. »

Listen · Watch · Inhabit poetically

Harmony in albums,
voices and images.

One same quest= HARMONYWithin ourselves · with others · in organisations · with nature and the living world
The Harmony Game

From philosophy to collective experience

The Harmony Game.
Find your word. Find your place.

A poetic journey through four circles — harmony within, with others, at work and with the living world — culminating in a shared manifesto and a future the team wants to inhabit.

Discover the Harmony Game

Verses to gather us in the Universe

May planets align and poets come alive,before unease harms us and comets arrive.From a poetic revolution to a world in harmony,may fluidity become the symbiotic way of life.

Because it is wonderful to be harmonious — let us aim for the heavens.

And you — how does harmony resonate within you?

The horizon remains open

Let poetry become
our way of being in the world.

A keynote, a poetic speech, a manifesto or a collective experience can open the next chapter of this quest — within your organisation and beyond.

Create a project in harmony