What if we lived in a world that revolved around the quality of life, rather than economic winners and losers? What if there was a way out of the isolation and polarization that so many of us find ourselves in, toward authentic connections with others, across all divisions and borders? What if we could step out of the culture of blame and victimhood, into a reality that gave us freedom and agency to pursue our dreams?

In-Person to Person, Joeri Torfs and Pim Ampe describe this world and chart a clear path to travel toward it. It’s not a utopia they describe, nor is it a fantasy. Instead, grounded in research and rooted in reality, Person to Person presents an environment that incentivizes goodness, fairness, sustainability, and freedom. It begins with the individual, then moves toward our collaborative relationships; finally, Person to Person proposes a financial environment that would enable this Quality of Life World to flourish—one that is already underway.

Alongside the book’s theory, we meet Jake, Leon, Lana, and Alex: four fictional college students that illustrate the Person to Person concepts as they interact together in their dorm rooms and on campus. Their narrative reminds readers that all of us humans—in spite of our pitfalls, in view of our potential—have the power to make a better world for ourselves: one that is richly satisfying, deeply connected, and truly free.