Thought this would be of interest to share as applications are currently open for a United World College (UWC)-endorsed online short course “The World as a Village of 100 People.” This online course invites participants to explore global inequality, identity, interdependence, and citizenship through an immersive simulation-based learning experience. Using the imaginative framework of a “village of 100 people,” participants will examine how global systems shape everyday life and how communities make decisions about their shared future. Through dialogue, role-based learning, and a structured Citizen Assembly, participants will practice empathy, ethical representation, systems thinking, and collaborative decision-making. The Geographical Imaginations Expedition & Institute (The GIEI) is an education and civic learning initiative that uses human geography, dialogue, and systems thinking to help young people and communities better understand global interdependence, inequality, and planetary futures. The GIEI designs learning experiences and research projects that cultivate imagination, critical thinking, and collective agency around global challenges. If anyone does sign up it would be fabulous to share your learning back here with the community ☺️

Hi everyone! I’m an organizational consultant, IDG Ambassador, and creator of the Confianza Sistémica framework. I’ve been following the IDG @Work community on LinkedIn and the Global Practitioners' Network for a while, and it's a joy to be here. My work focuses on social regeneration and the ethics of care, bridging internal human development with organizational justice. I’m particularly passionate about strengthening Women’s ERGs and JEDI frameworks, helping purpose-driven organizations (like the B Corp community) build more resonant systems. I'm here to share "maps and compasses" for navigating complex change and to learn from your diverse paths in nurturing the inner capacities we need to heal our collective world. Nice to meet you!

Hello Community ! 👋🕊 We recorded a quick video to walk you through what's on this week — three events in the first week of May. TOMORROW Tuesday, May 5th at 12:30 CET — Sarah hosts the IDG Skill Builder on Interconnectedness & Creativity. We're doing something a little different this time: drawing an Ubuntu tree together and seeing what conversations that opens up. Wednesday May 6th— Nadene hosts a session with Mike Rowlands (he's Canadian 🍁). Details were shared in the previous video. For this one please register by clicking on the Zoom link. Thursday, May 7th, 1pm CET — Nadene's Sales Incubator session, this time on facilitating inner development session with clients — what an introduction could look like, how to make it interactive. This one is recorded and is part of the Premium plan. If you'd like to join, you can upgrade at [innerdevelopmentatwork.com/plans]. We know May is busy — and full of public holidays here in Europe. But we'll be here, and we'd love to see you in whatever session fits your timezone. If you can't make it live, drop a note in the chat. It's always good to know you're there. 💛 Sarah & Nadene

A freshly published paper by Peter Senge and Vanessa Andreotti, et al. https://zenodo.org/records/19958825 Everything Is Nature: Meta-Relationality, Nervous Systems, Systems Thinking, and AI Vanessa Machado de Oliveira and Peter M. Senge This is the first foundational paper of a five-paper series for the Meta-Rationality and Artificial Intelligence Research Project at the University of Victoria. It establishes the ontological ground the rest of the series builds on: that artificial intelligence systems are part of nature rather than outside it, and that what AI is changing in humans must be asked through the same relational frame as what is changing in the rest of the living world. This essay traces an encounter between systems thinking and meta-relationality, asking what artificial intelligence reveals about nervous systems, modernity, and the ontological habits shaping relation in a time of planetary unraveling. Illuminating!

There are currently three open spots in this year’s Caux Scholars Programme, which will take place in Indonesia from May 27 to June 18. The program is for youth between 18-35. The program focuses on narratives and power dynamics, justice and trauma, and conflict transformation. I had the chance to participate last year in Brazil and it was mind-blowing! It is fully sponsored by Initiatives of Change USA, covering tuition, accommodation in Bandung, and all meals throughout the program. Please note that airfare and travel-related expenses are not covered. Participants are responsible for arranging and funding their own travel to Bandung, including visa fees and personal expenses. You can find more information here: https://cauxscholars.org/ If you’re interested in applying, let @Ines Mokdadi know so I can inform the academic director and share the application link with you. If you have any questions, let me know! Thanks ❤️