Community Gathering 2021

Action Research Events

AR+ Transformations Gathering II
March 5-8, 2021

The Gathering starts with a "coffee & cocktails" meeting, followed by "appetizers" in the form of short presentations/video snippets that illustrate ART and raise key inquiries about our practice. 

Group conversations facilitated in the participative style. 

We're co-planning for how ART can nourish a next generation of transformative work in education, politics, organizations, healthcare & community development!


Community Intention: We are called to cultivate capacity as ARTists at this time of eco-social crisis. This Gathering/eCO Retreat is an opportunity to deepen our practice of Action Research for Transdisciplinary Transformations (ART) so we become an evolutionary cluster in service of self and community transformations. 

This is a eCO Retreat for ARTists  - wherever you are on your path of development - to meet & greet, and to weave our stories and resources. We’ll learn by doing, in the practice of relational reflexivity. We’ll also organize as we build on our accomplishments from 2019 AR+ Transformations Gathering.

Note: The term ART is meant to be inclusive, we welcome different “labels” and love to have like-spirited ARTists join us.

 
 
 
 

LOGISTICS: 

  • We meet daily from Friday March 5 - Monday March 8, 2021.
  • UTC 20.00-23.00 i.e., San Francisco noon-3PM and Sydney 7AM +1. 
  • Expect 2 plenary sessions each day, interspersed with movement and breakouts. 
  • Highly interactive – so have water, dancing shoes to hand. 
  • AGENDA updates and program materials are shared with those who register. 

RESOURCES

RESOURCE #1: To attend 4 preGathering zoominars

RESOURCE #2: Review co-participants bio’s - on the final program link.

 Program Outline

The final draft  - with names and times - is shared with registered participants . 

Day 1

Friday March 5th

Day 2

March 6th 2021

Day 3

March 7th 2021

Day 4

Women’s Day

We are called to reflexive learning communities

Relational Space
Relating, Reflecting

Conceptual Space
Inquiring, Reflexing.

Experimental Space
Empowering, (re)Initiating.

Pre-program:
4 preGathering zoominars;
Digestifs on the AR+ blog.

Workshop:
Learning through failures: Transforming self and  learning communities.

4 Concurrent sessions 
Developmental edges for the ARTists’ repertoire:


1. Constellating Systems

2. Virtual Black Sheep

3. Tender Authority

4. Supervision


Interactive Presentation:
ART and the 7 Quality Choice-points: How to respond to eco-social crisis.

Facilitated organizing
What calls (y)our intention? 

BIG Welcome!


4 Theme sessions:

 
1) Embracing arts practice;
2) Developmental friendship;
3) Life enhancing worlds;
4) Feminine/masculine paradox

Meet and Mix!

Jamboard it.

Fishbowl:
Stories and Resources for Transformations:


1) Edges in University transformations – Bringing in the community.
2) Edges in Consultancy work.
3) Edges in NGO work.
4) Writing Transformations – Edges in scholarly- practice.

Show and tell from around the world

In the spaces between:
Learning chronicles;
Dance party with PMP (Principal Movement Maven) Lara Catone;
Meditation;
Journaling;
Small group chat;
Time to think!

Invitations to future
1)coLABs
2)Writing.
3)Book club 
4)Credentialing

Note: Post-Gathering Meeting April 30.

We'll close with co-planning for how ART can nourish a next generation of transformative work in education, politics, organizations, healthcare & community development!

We are bringing an innovative program together!

 
 
 
 
 

Make a Wish!

You don't need to blow out any candles for this wish!

We would love your suggestions and wish list for our 2021 event. We will do our best to make as many as possible, happen at our online retreat.

We also encourage you to send your ideas and expressions of interest for how you want to participate - before, during and after the Gathering.

 

What would you like to see at the 2021 Action Research Event?

Registered Members of AR+
Register here if your organization is a current registered AR+ member - i.e. your organizational logo is on our Stewards page or if you are a Personal Member in good standing.

USD $65

Friends of AR+
Register here if your organization is listed on our Friends page.




USD $105
New Registrants
Bonus! 
Includes participation in an AR+ coLAB.




USD $455
Members Guests
For those who have been invited by a current registered member.
Personal Members may invite 1 guest.
Stewards may invite up to 4 guests.


USD $45