Chris tackles the challenge of overviewing the history of the enneagram, discussing all nine types, and explaining how understanding the enneagram can help us gain a deeper understanding of belonging, wholeness, and community–all in just 18 minutes. Chris spent nearly three decades in community organizing and international humanitarian work before co-founding Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism in 2012. He’s authored five books, including the award-winning and best-selling The Sacred Enneagram. In his TEDxACU talk, Chris will tackle the challenge of overviewing the history of the enneagram, discussing all nine types, and explaining how understanding the enneagram can help us gain a deeper understanding of belonging, wholeness, and community — all in just 18 minutes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx