2024 Program
Day One – 21 August, 2024
Registration Open
Lanyard collection, cloakroom service and morning cuppa.
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Forum Opening
with Thane Garvey, Lex Empress & Berry Liberman
Welcome to Wurundjeri Country.
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Sensemaking in the Meta Crisis
With Indy Johar, Mission Steward at Dark Matter Labs
Sensemaking in the Meta-crisis. How do we find a shared sense of reality?
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Finding a Shared Sense of Reality
with Indy Johar, Frances Haugen, Dr Tyson Yunkaporta & Danny Almagor
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Break
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into rooms.
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Sensemaking Circles
Follow what resonates and gather in smaller groups to listen, reflect, and engage in one of the sessions below.
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Shifting Baselines
With Rachel Lowry, Simon Holmes à Court & Berry Liberman
How do we make sense of our natural world when the baselines are shifting so much?
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Faith in Sensemaking
With Ariel Burger, Khalid Malik & Tamsin Jones
How do we make sense of a world with competing belief systems? Does faith make it easier to make sense or harder?
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Peace & Conflict
With Jo Brick, Dave Ritter & Danny Almagor
How do we make sense in a world of polarisation and conflict? How can we contribute to the pathways for peace?
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Technology & Artificial Intelligence
With Damon Gameau, Frances Haugen & Eleanor Gammell
How do we make sense in a world of social media bubbles, artificial intelligence, bots and deep fakes?
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The Meta Crisis
With Indy Johar, Kaj Löfgren & Ingrid Burkett
How do we make sense of a world in crisis, where many different threats are interacting with each other to form a meta crisis?
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Lunch
Local and Seasonal nourishment from Chef Chase White and the Slow Food Catering team
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The Magic of Improvisation
With Lex Empress, Immersion Artist
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Why is Systems Change so Damn Hard?
With Daniel Schmachtenberger, Co founder of the Consilience Project (Virtual)
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Changing Systems Across Sectors
With Daniel Schmachtenberger, Benson Saulo, Ingrid Burkett & Berry Liberman
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Break
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into conversation circles
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Systems Change Circles
Follow what resonates and gather in smaller groups to listen, reflect, and engage in one of the sessions below.
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Balancing Self and Community
With Ronni Kahn, Tavale Ilalio, Gayle Hardie
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Navigating Environmental Crisis
With David Ritter, Amanda Sturgeon & Eleanor Gammell
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Should Business say More or Less?
With Alison George, Geoff Manchester & Patrick Langrell
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Is Democracy the Right Form of Governance?
With Benson Saulo, Dasho Lhatu & Mele-Ane Havea
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Building Islands of Sanity in a Sea of Chaos
With Indy Johar & Nicole Barling-Luke
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Day One Concludes
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Evening Drinks & Mingling
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An Artistic Integration of Our Day
With Lex Empress, Berry Liberman & Danny Almagor
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Forum Feast
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Day 2 – 22 August
Rise and Shine Optional Morning Activities
5km Yarra Trail Run, Wild Birrarung River Swimming or Meditation
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Lunch
Local and Seasonal nourishment from Chef Chase White and the Slow Food Catering team
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Turning Wisdom into Collective Action
Various Rooms & Topics
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Welcome to Sensemaking and Systems Change Day Two
With Lex Empress & Khalid Malik
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Meditating on Happiness
With Dasho Lhatu, Director of the Centre for Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
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Systems Leadership and Agency
With Frances Haugen, Civic Integrity Advocate and Facebook Whistleblower
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Being an Agent of Change in an Interconnected World
With Frances Haugen, Ronni Kahn, Ariel Burger & Tamsin Jones
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Break
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into conversation circles
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Break
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into conversation circles
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Masterclasses
Follow what resonates and gather in smaller groups to listen, reflect, and engage in one of the sessions below.
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Gross National Happiness
With Dasho Lhatu & Wesel Dama
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Rites of Passage
With Dr. Arne Rubinstein
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Brave Conversations
With Danny Almagor & Tamsin Jones
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Emotional Health
With Gayle Hardie & Malcolm Lazenby
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Money Disorders
With Cindy Ko & Eleanor Gammell
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Systems Thinking
With Kaj Löfgren & Nicole Barling-Luke
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Storytelling for Social Change
With Ariel Burger
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Finding your Courage
With Lex Empress
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Botanical Printmaking
With Deborah Wace
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Creating Space for Emergence
With Kaj Löfgren, CEO of Regen Melbourne
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Stepping into the Arena
With Kaj Löfgren Lex Empress
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Yindyamarra an Australian Wisdom
With Stan Grant
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Leadership for a Hopeful Future
With Stan Grant, Berry Liberman & Mele-Ane Havea
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Forum Close
With Danny Almagor
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2024 Wisdom & Action Forum Concludes
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Looking for Further Connection? Not Ready for it to End?
Optional evening gathering
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