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SYSTEMIC INNOVATIONS
The speakers in this session are leaders of four different development organizations. Their talk won’t
be the “Let me tell you about something I know that you don’t” imparting of wisdom that typically
characterizes panels.
Instead, these speakers will each admit a failure during this session.
Divided into two teams, the audience will help these CEOs address the root cause of their failure (by
joining the “Un-Panel” and via twitter) in an experiment to see what happens when we all put our
minds towards a common challenge and leave ourselves open to learning.
Come prepared to be involved!
Be a part of making magic happen when a failure is shared with a huge group of people who want to
help.
Encourage our speakers to open up to the vulnerability and humility that comes along with
admitting failure.
Participate in the effort to learn about and tackle some of the core issues hindering learning in the
development sector.
The Un-Panel promises to be like no other session you’ve seen.
The primary language of this session is English.
Become a Better Learner in 3 Easy Steps
Location: Richelieu
Learning can be so much more than in the absorption of information. According to Peter Senge,
learning means the continuous testing of experience and the transformation of that experience into
knowledge that is relevant to your core purpose.
This means learning by doing (adaptive), being open to tough questions and challenging your
assumptions (integrative) and enhancing your ability to create and take relevant effective action
(generative).
Come join in on this interactive workshop designed to explore and expand the definition of what it
means to learn.
The primary language of this session is English.
The Other Things
Location: Pinnacle
We make time for learning. We know it happens anywhere, and in different ways. We make room for
it, because we know that without learning our work will be stagnant, irrelevant or even damaging.
But is learning enough to drive the massive change we need
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