Participate in the Collaborative Open-Space Month-Long Summit “A World That Works”
starting Tomorrow (28 June 2024)
I was so excited to learn about this Summit. There have been so many Summits lately, on topics of great importance: Ancestral Healing, Trauma Recovery, Mitochondria, Brainwaves, Earthkeepers, Animal Communication… those are just a few I can remember that I’ve attended off the top of my head (and a quick search through my email inbox history)… but they have all been of the “lecture” sort, watching videos of interviews with already-recognized folks in a specific field. Very educational, but very unlike what a real-life Summit or Conference would be, in the sense of that there is no mutual or group engagement, and although all attendees learn something, there’s no collaboration or co-creation.
Over the past couple of weeks I was reminded of Open Space Theory, which I know enough about to patch together a few of the 5 Principles from memory:
Whoever appears are the right people
Wherever it happens is the right place
Whatever happens is the only thing that could have happened
Whenever it starts is the right time
Whenever it’s over, it’s over
I “squeed” when I learned about this “Theory,” which is basically another way of describing Yintegrity, my preferred and actually only legitimate way of life, and squeed again when I learned about the summit: myself and some of my colleagues in the Intuitive Public Radio Network had been, for a few years, vocalizing and letter-izing about how we need a Summit of people to discuss and weave new and uncharted ways, ideas, and solutions for the myriad of “wicked problems” that we have been observing… in other words, how can we create a world that works for all? And, lo and behold, as Magic, here one is!!!
This Necessarily Participatory Summit is free (they accept donations too though, if you’re in a position to offer). I accommodates all time zones by offering three different 5-hour session options over two days (so, six “circles”).
Then, there will be a “Phase Two” which will develop out of what happens during Phase One.
Here’s what Ben Roberts wrote on Linkedin sharing the summit:
We are just 24 hours away (editor note: as I write this, it’ll be about 10.5 hours, but there are staggered sessions 7 hours after, then 8 hours after that) from the start of the Co-creating a World that Works for All Summit. Please consider joining the over 450 people who have already registered and will be developing the summit agenda together using Open Space Technology. Info is at https://lnkd.in/e5iyi5-F
The summit runs through July 25, starting with 48 hours of intensive gathering and then stretching out into a second phase that lets you adapt your participating to your schedule and interests. It is designed for you to participate as much or as little as you wish, and to be an excellent opportunity for gaining insights, making new connections, seeking support for existing work, and seeding new collaborations. Plus it will be a welcoming space to simply hang with a diverse group of people who are working in service to LIFE.
The summit is also a grand experiment in extending and reimagining large group convening for a hybrid world. For a while now, we’ve had these new “instruments” for connecting across space and time. We’ve learned to play them (remember having to explain the mute button?!) and gotten good at playing “simple tunes.” Are we ready for big band jazz? I’m super-excited to find out.
What we’re prototyping can be applied in many contexts, including post-conference engagement, network weaving, and collaboration labs. Come check it out and help us develop these capacities to their fullest potential!
This is some next-level Intergalactic Federation stuff :) I’ve spent a few days adjusting to and familiarizing myself with the designs so I may go through the technological and psychic portals. This process has also aligned with a relocation to a radically beautiful private lodging location that is perfect for my participation in this event and the work I’ll be doing afterward. I can already feel that what is happening in this summit is Wild & Passionate Magic. I hope to see you there and on the other side!
Brava!!!!!!!