AGENDA (actual)
You can find a visual overview of the design here.
Workshop design by Nicole Anne Boyer with input from Vanessa Timmer, Dagmar Timmer, Shawn van Sluys, and Cheryl Hicks
Workshop design by Nicole Anne Boyer with input from Vanessa Timmer, Dagmar Timmer, Shawn van Sluys, and Cheryl Hicks
Sunday Evening
Arrival and welcome Themes: Connecting, arriving Welcome from Volker Hann, Breuninger Foundation Day 1: Monday 23 June Themes: Connecting people, practices, projects Island tour with Volker Facilitator: Nicole Welcome by hosts: o Vanessa Timmer, One Earth o Shawn van Sluys, Musagetes o Stephen Huddart, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Introductions by participants Overview and Guidelines – Nicole Anne Boyer, Adaptive Edge / One Earth Shared Purpose Dialogue - World Café format o Round 1: Why is it important to you that we explore this potential field of disruptive imaginings—i.e. more positive alternative possibilities for the public? Why do this now? o Round 2: What concerns do you hold about this shared inquiry? o Round 3: What’s the one question you’d like addressed by the end of our five days together? LUNCH Sharing our Work: Project Posters o Creating a poster of 1 work sample and sharing it in groups of 3 (2 rounds) o Discussing commonalities, differences, any questions that emerge Experiencing the Work - Part I o Presentation by Stuart Candy, OCAD University – Situation Labs o Playing "The Thing from the Future" game Adjourn and Check Out Day 2: Tuesday 24 June Theme: “Experiencing” and “Connecting” Facilitator: Nicole Overnight thoughts and reflections – key insights from the day Mini “Talks” – Presentations o John Robinson, UBC – Sustainability in an Imaginary World o David Maggs, UBC o Shawn van Sluys and Alissa Firth-Eagland, Musagetes o Michael Robinson, artist LUNCH Facilitator: Vanessa Experiencing the Work - Part II o Presentation by François Jegou and Christophe Gouache, Strategic Design Scenarios o Day in a Sustainable Life – Mash-up Exercise What works / Challenges o Brainstorm and silent clustering of key elements – What works? What doesn’t / what are some tensions? o Pairs dialogue – what struck you about the brainstorm? Check out and adjourn |
Day 3: Wednesday 25 June
Themes: “Catalyzing”, “Crystalizing”, “Creating/Doing” Facilitator: Vanessa Overnight thoughts and reflections Summary of the ‘What works’ / ‘Challenges’ brainstorm Projects Forum o Nuclear Disarmament – Erika Gregory o Sustainability in an Imaginary World – John Robinson, David Maggs, Roy Bendor, Michael Robinson Dialogue about the Alberta Social Innovation Endowment LUNCH Facilitator: Nicole Modeling Exercise o In groups of 5, building whatever we think best reflects the emerging “field” that we are trying to build together using materials and starting in silence Check out and Adjourn o What do we want to still talk about or do together? Evening – Show and Tell – host: Shawn - Presenters: Ami Muranetz, Am Johal, Vanessa Timmer, Dagmar Timmer, Ryan Doherty, Michael Robinson, Alissa Firth-Eagland, Jenny Hoang, François Jegou, Roy Bendor, and Shawn van Sluys Day 4: Thursday 26 June Themes: “Creating” and “Catalyzing” What’s next Facilitator: Nicole Overnight thoughts and reflections Facilitator: Cheryl Needs and Offers Facilitator: Vanessa Dialogue about “What’s emerging? What is our offer?" Debate: The Role of the Artist, the dangers of instrumentalization LUNCH Facilitator: Dagmar Synthesis: Mapping what’s next o Identifying key actions, projects, resources o Initial prioritization – what are the top 5 things to do in the next six months Facilitator: Nicole Commitments and Gifts o Find an artifact that represents the gift that you are holding in reserve, that you are willing to give, to help whatever we are doing together grow and thrive? Adjourn Evening – storytelling, singing, playing, limericks – host: Vanessa - Featuring: Alyssa Becker, Joe Tankersley, Dagmar Timmer, Vanessa Timmer, David Maggs, Matt Boden, John Robinson, Alissa Firth-Eagland, and Roy Bendor Day 5: Friday 27 June Themes: “Communicating” and “Collaborating” Facilitator: Vanessa Check-in Communicating o What are our key messages to communicate? (taglines, metaphors, mottos, mascots, long-term potential Next steps o What are 2-3 next steps? Check-out o How do you feel about the week? Adjourn |