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Miijmaakijige: ‘bait’ and co-evolution in indigenous natural culture

Yesterday evening I attended my course on Pollinator Stewardship (which I’m attending as part of a grant to create an educational pollinator garden through PollinateTO, Project Swallowtail, LiveGreen & the City of Toronto) (check out our garden here!). This week was focused on the perspective of Indigenous peoples on pollinators which was pretty fabulous. Some […]

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NOT IN KANSAS: CURIOSITY, DISRUPTIVE CHANGE & THE BLUES’ – Workshop

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Using musical structures and techniques, stories and exercises we’ll explore ‘home/safety’, disruptive change, curiosity and courage.

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Transcontext, Unknowing, and a Perilous Suspension Bridge

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On Saturday I had the great pleasure of giving a workshop at Berlin Change Days 2020. The theme of this year’s event (happening simultaneously with Toronto Change Days – BCD & TCD were all together for a while!) was ‘Building Bridges’ and I gave a workshop which reflected on a poem I had written about

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How Disruption Can Open Possibilities for Curiosity, Creativity & Connection – Workshop

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Disruptive situations, which break us out of ‘Who We Are’ – our normal routines, our normal ways of relating, our webs of significance and commitments – can create an opportunity for increasing connectedness.

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The Poetry of Perilous Passages – Workshop

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The Poetry of Perilous Passages is a poetic insight journey into bridges and crossings, and the potential of building resilience in suspense and uncertainty.

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Covid-19: Disruption & Crisis, Possibility & Peril

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Covid-19 is a virulent disruption and a crisis with already tragic consequences. Disruption and crisis strike to the core of an identity, a paradigm, requiring a structural, systemic, transformative adaptation. In the midst of the crisis the direction of that adaptation is uncertain: there is possibility, and there is peril.

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O

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We sow seeds of wild chaos across
your rows of ordered symmetry.
We rewrite blind rites
tying them to meaning.
We reroute ruts so they reach streams,
and dig down deep
so your source
bursts forth.

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TABOO

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TABOO Taboos surround wounds like highway hazard signs: Avalanche Area,Beware of Falling Rocks,Wildlife Corridor,Deer Crossing. Severe Storm Area,Rumble Strips,Steep Hill,No Pedestrians. Fog Area,Road Slippery When Wet,Icy, Hairpin Curve,Circular Intersection. Give Way,Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers: State Prison. One Lane Bridge,No Shoulder,No Left Turn, No Right Turn, No U Turn. Yield,Stop,No Entry,Dead End. Behind and beyond

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Navigating the Disruptive Impact of Technology on Organizational Culture – Workshop

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How technological innovation can be woven into the culture of an organisation through ‘change agency’ and ‘a culture of curiosity’.

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Growing Change Resilience with Curiosity & Mindfulness – Workshop

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The workshop is a journey that passes through practical information, storytelling and curiosity and mindfulness practises. Meaningful questions and thought provoking discussions are encouraged and expected. Great importance is placed on engagement, participation and experiential learning.

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