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How human intimacy
will shape our future
Kylie Savage
Intimacy?
How is intimacy defined?
What does intimacy mean to people?
What does intimacy mean to people?
Love, Sex, Connection, Closeness
How does intimacy show up for you?
Where does intimacy show up?
With whom?
What are the qualities 

present in intimacy for you?
What are the conditions you need
that enable you to be intimate?
This is how we think about creating intimacy
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
This is how we think about creating intimacy
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Do we have understanding?

Trust & consent
This is how we think about creating intimacy
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Do we have understanding?

Trust & consent
How am I being?

Present & vulnerable
This is how we think about creating intimacy
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Do we have understanding?

Trust & consent
Is this context appropriate?

Physical & emotional
How am I being?

Present & vulnerable
Applying the intimacy framework
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Do we have understanding?

Trust & consent
Is this context appropriate?

Physical & emotional
How am I being?

Present & vulnerable
Why do we care about intimacy?
“The opposite of Loneliness is not Togetherness, It’s intimacy”
– Richard Bach
Why do we care about intimacy?
From current paradigm
Scientific materialism
Hierarchical
Competitive
Individual
To emerging paradigm
Humanistic sociocentric
Network-centric
Collaborative
Collective
Why do we care about intimacy?
From current paradigm
Scientific materialism
Hierarchical
Competitive
Individual
Trigger for change
Loneliness, isolation
Material wealth ≠

happiness
Why do we care about intimacy?
From current paradigm
Scientific materialism
Hierarchical
Competitive
Individual
To emerging paradigm
Humanistic sociocentric
Network-centric
Collaborative
Collective
Why do we care about intimacy?
Trigger for change
Loneliness, isolation
Material wealth ≠

happiness
From current paradigm
Scientific materialism
Hierarchical
Competitive
Individual
To emerging paradigm
Humanistic sociocentric
Network-centric
Collaborative
Collective
Connection
….intimacy creates connection.Connection
Why do we care about intimacy?
Trigger for change
Loneliness, isolation
Material wealth ≠

happiness
From current paradigm
Scientific materialism
Hierarchical
Competitive
Individual
To emerging paradigm
Humanistic sociocentric
Network-centric
Collaborative
Collective
Intimacy framework
“There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
– Brad Meltzer
Intimacy framework
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Worry
“There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
– Brad Meltzer
Intimacy framework
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Worry
Violated
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
“There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
– Brad Meltzer
Intimacy framework
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Worry
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
DisappointedViolated
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
“There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
– Brad Meltzer
Intimacy framework
“There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
– Brad Meltzer
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Worry
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
DisappointedViolated
AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ACTION
Break any one of these and people shift from 

OPEN to CLOSED and a level of intimacy is lost.
Intimacy framework
“It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone.

Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, 

and seven days are more than enough for others.”
– Jane Austen
Intimacy framework
MUTUAL
AGREEMENT
APPROPRIATE

ENVIRONMENT
ALIGNED
ACTION
“It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone.

Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, 

and seven days are more than enough for others.”
– Jane Austen
All three are required 

as the foundation of intimacy.
An intimate relationship is

developed through cadence 

and proximity.
Intimate relationship

Proximity & cadence
Example: Apple retail
“I don't care how advanced technology gets. I don't think that there's anything 

that can replace looking someone in the eyes, touching their hand, you know?”
– Angela Ahrendts
Intimacy
What sort of future do we want?
MUTUAL
AGREEMENT
APPROPRIATE

ENVIRONMENT
ALIGNED
ACTION
Intimate relationship

Proximity & cadence
Physical & emotional


Trust & consent
Present & vulnerable
Thank you
Kylie Savage
wearehuddle.com
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Kylie savage how human intimacy will shape our future local heroes stage 7th feb2019 final

  • 1. How human intimacy will shape our future Kylie Savage
  • 3. How is intimacy defined?
  • 4. What does intimacy mean to people?
  • 5. What does intimacy mean to people? Love, Sex, Connection, Closeness
  • 6. How does intimacy show up for you? Where does intimacy show up? With whom? What are the qualities 
 present in intimacy for you? What are the conditions you need that enable you to be intimate?
  • 7. This is how we think about creating intimacy AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION
  • 8. This is how we think about creating intimacy AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Do we have understanding?
 Trust & consent
  • 9. This is how we think about creating intimacy AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Do we have understanding?
 Trust & consent How am I being?
 Present & vulnerable
  • 10. This is how we think about creating intimacy AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Do we have understanding?
 Trust & consent Is this context appropriate?
 Physical & emotional How am I being?
 Present & vulnerable
  • 11. Applying the intimacy framework AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Do we have understanding?
 Trust & consent Is this context appropriate?
 Physical & emotional How am I being?
 Present & vulnerable
  • 12. Why do we care about intimacy? “The opposite of Loneliness is not Togetherness, It’s intimacy” – Richard Bach
  • 13. Why do we care about intimacy? From current paradigm Scientific materialism Hierarchical Competitive Individual
  • 14. To emerging paradigm Humanistic sociocentric Network-centric Collaborative Collective Why do we care about intimacy? From current paradigm Scientific materialism Hierarchical Competitive Individual
  • 15. Trigger for change Loneliness, isolation Material wealth ≠
 happiness Why do we care about intimacy? From current paradigm Scientific materialism Hierarchical Competitive Individual To emerging paradigm Humanistic sociocentric Network-centric Collaborative Collective
  • 16. Why do we care about intimacy? Trigger for change Loneliness, isolation Material wealth ≠
 happiness From current paradigm Scientific materialism Hierarchical Competitive Individual To emerging paradigm Humanistic sociocentric Network-centric Collaborative Collective Connection
  • 17. ….intimacy creates connection.Connection Why do we care about intimacy? Trigger for change Loneliness, isolation Material wealth ≠
 happiness From current paradigm Scientific materialism Hierarchical Competitive Individual To emerging paradigm Humanistic sociocentric Network-centric Collaborative Collective
  • 18. Intimacy framework “There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” – Brad Meltzer
  • 19. Intimacy framework AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Worry “There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” – Brad Meltzer
  • 20. Intimacy framework AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Worry Violated AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION “There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” – Brad Meltzer
  • 21. Intimacy framework AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Worry AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION DisappointedViolated AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION “There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” – Brad Meltzer
  • 22. Intimacy framework “There’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” – Brad Meltzer AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Worry AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION DisappointedViolated AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENT ACTION Break any one of these and people shift from 
 OPEN to CLOSED and a level of intimacy is lost.
  • 23. Intimacy framework “It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone.
 Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, 
 and seven days are more than enough for others.” – Jane Austen
  • 24. Intimacy framework MUTUAL AGREEMENT APPROPRIATE
 ENVIRONMENT ALIGNED ACTION “It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone.
 Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, 
 and seven days are more than enough for others.” – Jane Austen All three are required 
 as the foundation of intimacy. An intimate relationship is
 developed through cadence 
 and proximity. Intimate relationship
 Proximity & cadence
  • 25. Example: Apple retail “I don't care how advanced technology gets. I don't think that there's anything 
 that can replace looking someone in the eyes, touching their hand, you know?” – Angela Ahrendts
  • 26.
  • 28. What sort of future do we want? MUTUAL AGREEMENT APPROPRIATE
 ENVIRONMENT ALIGNED ACTION Intimate relationship
 Proximity & cadence Physical & emotional 
 Trust & consent Present & vulnerable