Discovering Your “Why”

Oct 9, 2013 Guest host Stephen Shedletzky led a full house for the October 2013 DwD.  The session convened on a simple and powerful idea: “Our “Why” is our cause, purpose or belief that guides our every thought, action and behaviour. All individuals have one Why, as do organizations. The challenge is that our Why […]

Dating by Design

Dating by Design Navigating the complexities of modern relationships We spend a lot of time perfecting our craft at work – striving for that 10,000 hours. But when was the last time you spent dedicated time on getting better at relationships? Perhaps because designers are often tasked with solving “wicked”, complex problems, the language of design […]

Facing our Future Challenges with Authentic Hope: The Work that Reconnects

The Work that Reconnects was an evening of dialogue and experiential exercises based on teachings and practices developed over the last 40 years by eco-philosopher Joanna Macy and colleagues. The workshop offered an inspiring context for action and   participation in the Great Turning toward a life-sustaining society and world. Joanna spoke June 21st to a […]

Designing a Future for our Future: Personal Foresight

Get ready for The Multiplicity. This workshop engaged participants to co-create multiple personal futures in large and small group collaboration. This social design experiment in personal foresight generated the creation of possible personal scenarios for the challenging next-future term possibilities. We started by creating a personal profile for the Low Tech Social Network. Communities listed […]