Let's play Apophany!? - Finding meaning when apparently there is none.

This event is part of Greaterthan's Annual Solistice Jamboree, taking place from June 21 - July 21, 2023. See all events

About this event

Apophany is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. Along with our ability to predict, it can be thought of as a critical cognitive process that we possess to make sense of the world and act in it.

In these 2 workshops, we shall uncover insights using clean language, adopt different perspectives and create new connections by sharing our experiences and acting them out via improvised constellation

You’ll be invited to navigate a story, your own story, in one case the story of an accident, in the second where you have over-reached yourself. These challenges bring out automatic responses and mindsets, but if we dig a little deeper they present new ways of seeing and allow us to break free of our biases.

We shall give two sessions - to cater to different timezones.  You only need to attend one, but you are welcome to both!

• In the first one, on July 14th, 2023 (US/AF/EU), we shall ask you to think of an accident that happened to you recently, which you are happy to share, that people are psychologically ready to hear. Think life admin more than crisis, politics, or diversity.

• In the second, on July 21st, 2023 (EU/AF/APAC), you’ll be invited to think of an overreach, a situation where you overdid something, over extended yourself because the estimate didn’t match reality; a deadline, a distance, a size/weight, a social awkwardness.

Instead of learning from your mistakes, we invite you to learn with your mistakes. Gathering, sharing, interacting and discovering the creative power of the apophany. Let’s play!?

#new-ideas-and-ancient-wisdom

Who is this for?

Any Anyone who engages in group activities. Designers, social workers, managers, parents, facilitators, front line workers, coaches, and therapists...

ATTENTION THERE ARE ONLY A TOTAL 8 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION

What to expect

In this workshop you will:
- Digest your stories using clean questions
- Make sense of underlying themes, blocks & opportunities on a digital canvas dreamscape,
- Plan how to re-imagine your story
- Embody these strategies in a game of improvised constellation work

And then the magick happens but you have to be there... 

Your Hosts

Mark McElhaw: Framemaker.

Mark's sweet spot lies somewhere between making sense of the world and letting go completely. His interest currently resides in the Mindstates Framework and BuddhaBrella, a local project in India.

Philip Clark: Catalyst.

Philip likes to cook up recipes that accelerate change and innovation through participatory learning & doing in organizations. He also believes wisdom is next.