Trust with Davion Ziere

Denizen

In this episode we're exploring a foundational topic: trust. Our guest Davion Ziere, known as Zi, has been thinking deeply about this topic for years. He's even written a yet to be published book on it. Davion is co-director of Mobius, founder of an online community marketplace called Origyn, a recording artist, and student of many indigenous traditions. This is the first of a two part series exploring Zi's work.

In this conversation Jenny and Zi touch on:

• Trust and grief [2:54]
• Defining trust [5:31]
• Trust in pre-modern cultures [8:10]
• Learning from Zi's study of indigenous groups in Hawaii, Peru, and the Amazon [13:30]
• Why trust is a root issue to address [17:00]
• Trust of self [19:59]
• Defining self worth [26:09]
• Restoring trust and the importance of truth [30:04]
• The importance of listening [41:51]
• The first law of thermodynamics [44:05]
• Zi's values around trust [45:47]
• Moving from transaction to trust [56:08]
• Redefining ownership [57:26]

Resources

• Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Building Trust: In Business, Politics, Relationships, and Life, Fernando Flores and Robert Solomon
• The Truth about Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More, David DeSteno