Multi Species Worlding - Imagination & Design for Thriving Futures

Sympoiesis

Connect with and learn from the more-than-human world through the power of imagination, storytelling, and design.

Atelier Gardens

<h3>What can humans learn from other species? How can we work with and alongside them to imagine thriving futures?</h3><h3> </h3>At the end of October, the Celts would celebrate Samhain. On this day, the veil between this world and the Otherworld is thinnest. It's a time when humans can more easily come in communion with and honor their human and more-than-human ancestors.Sympoiesis developed an immersive imagination practice that supports participants in deeply connecting with another species and learning how they perceive, sense, feel, and shape their worlds. Through a guided, sound-assisted visualization and group conversations, participants practice more-than-human empathy and futures thinking. Combining this ecosystem of perspectives, the group will co-create an emergent story of a regenerative future — and find their unique role in making it real.Over 150 people joined past workshops — ranging from designers, storytellers, educators to entrepreneurs, architects, communicators, and policy makers, dedicated to bringing the voices of the living world into their work and design practices. A smaller version of our workshop has been included in Joseph Rowntree Foundation's new <a href="https://www.collectiveimagination.tools/toolkit-index#more-than-human" title="https://www.collectiveimagination.tools/toolkit-index#more-than-human" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Collective Imagination Toolkit</a>.This time, Sympoiesis joins forces with <a href="https://atelier-gardens.berlin/en/" title="https://atelier-gardens.berlin/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Atelier Gardens</a>: the former 6-acre film campus overlooking Tempelhofer Feld, now transformed into a creative space for change makers, working to regenerate life in the city. The campus already hosted Satish Kumar and Nora Bateson, among others. We have put together a carousel that explains the core concepts and ideas behind our workshop. <a href="https://www.sympoiesis.world/publications/multi-species-worlding" title="https://www.sympoiesis.world/publications/multi-species-worlding" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to learn more!</a>

<blockquote>“The workshop has sparked new ideas and creative insights on how to incorporate multi-species understanding in my work as a way to enhance people’s connection with the natural world.” — Anne P.</blockquote> <blockquote>“My species' imagination stays with me all the time. A connection with a being that opened my mind and heart to the world.” — Dorothe L.</blockquote>

<h3>Why Join?</h3> Multi Species Worlding workshop is created with the intention to:<ul><li>Learn about the theoretical and philosophical context of imagination and more-than-human futuring and design, with readings and case studies;</li><li>Connect participants more deeply to themselves and the more-than-human world;</li><li>Perceive, think, and design relationally and systemically, for the well-being of all lifeforms;</li><li>Help each other see the world not as singular and static, but as always alive and always transforming. We want to inspire a heightened ability to imagine alternative futures and shape one’s unique contribution to such futures. Participants feel more confident in their ability to devise strategies to realize them;</li><li>Network with individuals who align with your purpose.</li></ul>

Tickets' SupportThanks to the generous support of the <a href="https://medium.com/imagination-practice" title="https://medium.com/imagination-practice" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Collective Imagination Practice Fund</a>, we are now able to offer reduced tickets to participants and scholarships to those who would not be able to join us otherwise. Write us an email at niels(at)devisscher@gmail.com <h3>Are you unable to attend this workshop? We are offering an ONLINE version of this workshop for our global audience, on November 12. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multi-species-worlding-imagination-design-for-thriving-futures-online-tickets-1038820238297?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multi-species-worlding-imagination-design-for-thriving-futures-online-tickets-1038820238297?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Register here!</a></h3><h3> </h3><a href="https://sympoiesisworld.substack.com/" title="https://sympoiesisworld.substack.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sign up for our newsletter</a> to receive updates about upcoming 2024-2025 workshops in Berlin and online.

Rūta Žemčugovaitė is a co-founder of Sympoiesis and Regenerative Research Lead.Rūta is a freelance writer, facilitator, and multi-disciplinary artist, based in Berlin. She explores regenerative design practices and works with systems change facilitation through the lens of more-than-human perspectives. She has a background in psychology and has trained in trauma facilitation.Niels Devisscher is the co-founder of Sympoiesis and Communications Lead. He works as a freelance communications designer, writer, and imagination facilitator. He is a visual artist and award-winning landscape photographer.Learn more about Sympoiesis Experience and Design Lab <a href="https://sympoiesisworld.substack.com/publish/post/145802493" title="https://sympoiesisworld.substack.com/publish/post/145802493" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sympoiesis.world/" title="https://www.instagram.com/sympoiesis.world/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@sympoiesis.world</a>

<h3>Further readings:</h3><ul><li>Sympoiesis’ contribution to Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s <a href="https://www.collectiveimagination.tools/ympoietic-self" title="https://www.collectiveimagination.tools/ympoietic-self" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Collective Imagination Toolkit</a></li><li><a href="https://sympoiesisworld.substack.com/p/imagination-generates-empathy-and" title="https://sympoiesisworld.substack.com/p/imagination-generates-empathy-and" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Imagination Generates Empathy and Devotion</a> (Substack article)</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7212479483348463616" title="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7212479483348463616" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Imagination as a Source of Life</a> (LinkedIn post)</li></ul>

Agenda

Warm welcoming of the workshop participants. Introduction to more-than-human imagination practices across time. What is multi-species worlding? What is the role of imagination in co-creating worlds that center the lives of all species? We will introduce the flow of the workshop, our intentions, and why multi-species perspectives are crucial to our thriving in the coming years. 

Welcome + Introduction

An immersive visualization guides participants to let go of a human identity and assume a new form: transforming from human, into another species. The audience wanders into new bodies, ecosystems, landscapes, and communities of other beings it belongs to. Deep empathy is born from the capacity to experience and relate. 

Shapeshifting: Becoming More-Than-Human

Through a mindful intimate group enquiry, participants will deepen the perspectives of other species. In this part of the workshop, we will learn how relationality plays a key role in multi-species imagination practice. Later, participants will be able to share their experiences in a larger group context.

Relational Sensemaking: Group Inquiry & Co-Creation

10 Min Tea Break

The final part of the workshop will invite participants to co-create a story of multi-species futures —woven as a rich technicolor tapestry. How does the relationship to what we build, create, and design change when we are transformed by more-than-human encounters?

Larger Group Conversation, Integration Practice, and Closing

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