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In order to help people utilize their imaginations in service of a desirable future, we are planning a 2 hour workshop designed to help people ground themselves in the present, build connections, and stretch their imaginations towards a sensorial experience of the future we could co-create together. This project is hosted by Kate Leftin, Claudia Menasche and Kathryn Korfonta and the outline of activities is below:
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Open networking with suggested discussion topics (20 minutes)
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Intros and opening script, how it relates to antidotes to toxicity and ecological collapse or repair (10 minutes)
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Sound bath (30 minutes)
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Break into small groups (2 minutes)
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Imagination warm up: 30 circles (3 minutes)
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Break into different small groups and do future visioning exercise (15 minutes to group up and do exercise)
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Discuss experiences (5 minutes)
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Prompts on how we can move towards this future today. (15 minutes)
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Is there any work currently in the space that we can build on?
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Are others doing similar work that we can collaborate on?
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How do our skills contribute to the future we’re envisioning?
Larger group discussion (15 minutes)
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Brainstorm 1 thing we can do in the next week
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How can lean into connections to build resilience against current toxicity
Closing (5 minutes)
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