So true Christina Adane "there's tons of imagination, it's just not getting into the right places" #ImaginationInfra Joseph Rowntree Foundation

A new way of thinking about public service from #imaginationinfra Shift from a patronizing approach to one that sees that what's good for the individual is good for the collective One that supports bottom up intelligence with top down resources Teddy Cruz & Fonna Forman

Before transforming cities, we must transform social norms. We need cities that are in charge of their own public spaces. Investing in public spaces is a shared responsibility across sectors. Must be done with intention, won't just happen Teddy Cruz #ImaginationInfra

What are the skills required to re-imagine public spaces? Empathy and interdependence as practices Teddy Cruz #ImaginationInfra #civiceducation #urbanpedagogy #FutureOfWork

How creativity exists in the interactions between people, not just individual - in the elsewhere, the nowhere Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra #plurality #multiplicity

Impossibility studies = the coordination between real, possible & impossible! whhhhhaaaaa? Do I need to go back to school? School of life?! possibilitystudies.org #imaginationinfra

Is innovation the colonization of creativity? Arturo Escobar #ImaginationInfra

Is creativity being co-opted? Is it only tied to the future? Is it becoming deracinated from the past, from it's roots? Is there such a thing also as "Possible pasts" How do we decolonize the past? Keri Facer, Arturo Escobar & Vlad Glaveanu in convo #ImaginationInfra

What's the role of place in fostering different kinds of imagination? Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra #plurality #multiplicity #possibilities #temporality

How do we reconstitute place without being place-bound? Referencing regenerative design (my fave topic) Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra #plurality #multiplicity #possibilities #temporality

How do we build perspectives? What's the interplay between immersion & detachment? Navigating the balance between being in and looking through Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra #plurality #possibilities

Questioning the detachment of the observed from the observer, which is the standard in science, referencing Varela and his notion of embodied reflection Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #ImaginationInfra

Where do hope and despair come up in your work? Referencing the amazing buddhist, eco-feminist Joanna Macy - active hope - we can't have hope in the abstract, we need hope oriented in action Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra

Hope is dangerous for authoritarian power Ref. Rebekah Solnit - hope in the dark Emotion and possibility...Emotions of the possible - despair & anxiety also interesting motivators Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra

What if the cure for anxiety is care? We need to get out of individualistic mindset, putting ourselves in interdependent context betsy thomas Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra

Where is the joy in not-knowing? So much of futures work seems tied to mitigating risk, fixing, creating security Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra

What are the ritual practices of being part of, being in relationship, connection with, the world in a secular day? Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra

Arts & Science The third way - craft & creativity of everyday living 💚 Listening to convo with Vlad Glaveanu, Arturo Escobar & Keri Facer #imaginationinfra

Inspiring presentation with poetic delivery from fellow canuks Tara Campbell and Cheryl Hsu was a highlight of #ImaginationInfra today for me. Amazing and inspiring work happening through Toronto Imaginal Transitions!

So excited for my dear friend Tim O'Loan 's new initiative to inspire ReconciliACTION! If you can't join in person, join Facebook LIVE: facebook.com/events/5073895… #reconciliation