From late 2020 until early 2022, we offered the following formats, some of which were co-created by our community – thereby also cultivating our skills as practitioners and co-facilitators:
Open Conversation
These meetings are gently facilitated open spaces for welcoming new members, reconnecting with each other, and engaging in open conversation on themes that participants bring. Structure, flow, and themes are more emergent in these community gatherings.
Mindful Co-creation
With a mindful approach to co-creation, we explore the current interests and foster the creative potential within our community.
Through such collective inquiry, we intend to harvest insights from our collective practices and to integrate them into the ongoing development of our community.
We are a community of practice born from the connection between individuals who share a common need: cultivating the human dimensions of our professional lives.
Is this going to become a concrete vision for a different “academia”? How will this community evolve, and what purposes will it serve?
What specific practices, projects and initiatives are ready to emerge from or evolve in this ecosystem?
Through a series of co-creation sessions, we cultivate our skills as participant-researchers, exploring both established and novel ways of co-designing and inquiry grounded in contemplative practice.
Listening Circles
In our Listening Circles, we practice diving deeper into the themes of our shared inquiry. The circle is an intentional space that we set together, based on mindful presence, sharing stories from personal experience, deep listening, witnessing, and confidentiality.
Playful Academic
The “Playful Academic” sessions bring a playful approach to inquiry and collaboration. In the words of facilitator Annika Lübbert:
The playful academic is all about drawing from diverse resources to support alive inquiry and collaboration. You can imagine the 1.5 hours as a series of games that involve explorations of space, writing and reading, as well as reflections on your intentions, motivation or desired outcomes. And while this may sound like a lot, each element is intended to be light and easy.”