On November 4th we add the first layer in our Regeneration stack with a conversation about Regenerative Futures with Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta in the context of his book, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. Together with Bob Stilger (author of After Now: When we cannot see the future where do we begin?) and Jenn Meilleur from New Stories, Solvable will co-host a conversation about how our perspectives of and relationships to time affect our capacities to be custodians of a regenerative future. How do different cultural conceptions of time impact behaviours and futures? How are concepts of time interrelated with models of stewardship? What could a regenerative depth of field about time shift in our cultural condition? How is the capacity to imagine regenerative futures connected to equity & power?
TYSON YUNKAPORTA
Tyson Yunkaporta is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He is an author, academic, educator, Indigenous thinker, maker of traditional tools and weapons, arts critic, researcher, and poet. Dr. Yunkaporta works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges and is currently developing the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University’s NIKERI Institute. He is a prolific contributor to conversations on the cultural sphere through his book Sand Talk, podcast The Other Others, myriad publications, and frequent event appearances. Dr. Yunkaporta holds a doctorate in Education from James Cook University.
REGENERATION NEW WORKS SERIES
We’re in a transitionary socio-cultural moment between systems with a growing recognition of the imperative to change the direction of social and planetary travel. As we let go of sustainability as an insufficient paradigm shift for our flourishing planetary future, Regeneration offers the promise of life-giving ways to inhabit the planet. New Works Regeneration is a knowledge commons that uses conversations as a space for emerging the myriad dimensions of radical improvement. The conversations are free and open to all with the intentions of strengthening connections, expanding perspectives, and championing important contributions. Esteemed writers volunteer to spend time with us, sharing their works as prompts for discussion amongst participants in breakouts. Through eight conversations, we enhance the Regeneration stack that reveres the complexity of the concept through the lenses of: Futures, Reporting, Cultures, Finance, Cities, Agriculture, Design, and Leadership. We request that registrants arrive ready to engage with the content and with others around the globe. With New Works Regeneration, we invite you to join us to help define what is emerging.
This New Works conversation is gratefully co-hosted in partnership with New Stories.
