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With Amanda Ravenhill, executive director, Buckminster Full Institute This workshop will present Buckminster Fuller Institute’s think tank research on ocean health indicators and initiatives that are well-positioned to repair ocean ecosystems. Followed by an...

By Tom Atlee, Co-Intelligence Institute 3 20-minute rounds of World Cafe dialogue. We’ll explore the question ‘What are the most creative, life-affirming things you can imagine being done regarding the growing migration crisis?’ When thinking about this, keep in mind...

by Anthony Sirios West WORKSHOP OVERIEW In this talk and the following discussion, I will discuss the potential of emerging technology from a decolonized and pre-imperialist perspective. – What happens when the desire for power, prestige, and the pursuit of capitalism...

by Lorenzo Kristov A framework for exploring strategies for building resilient communities. Complex living organisms and natural ecosystems embody layered architecture. We live in human-made ecosystems that also embody layered architecture. Resilience is the ability...

The Governance Hackathon at Pollination 2019 explores the questions: How do regenerative collectives work? How do we make wise decisions across multiple organizations and communities? And finally, how does the regenerative collective of Bloom Network function as a...

Trust is at the root of all successful human interactions. The Terran Collective is building a set of tools that help people map trust across all their relationships, creating a social graph owned by we the people instead of big, abusive corporations. Making visible...

Fireweed Lead: Mansi Kakkar When a forest is burnt black with wildfire,a wildflower blooms slowly but surelyaccepting, forgiving, birthing, regeneratingthe pitch black of the forest with its bright purple We need a fellowship of human fireweed to blossom their purple...

Process During the Labs Each team will receive a briefing at the start of their first session, to a) set the context for the topic: who is affected by it, what questions and blocks are there and b) get to know your teammates for the weekend. From there, the remainder...

Post-Pollination: The Year-Long Cycle Following Pollination, Bloom Network and partnered organizations will facilitate an ongoing process to nurture the regenerative relationships that have formed through Pollination. All participants receive a one-year membership to...