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Be inspired by others sharing their stories of creative bravery. Each speaker will provide provocations and challenge our perspectives. Listen, engage discuss and be inspired to take on your own creatively brave actions.
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Monday, October 4
Inner Bravery Space
Carbon Cafe
Play – why do we do it and why do we stop doing it?
Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Daydream Believers
The creatively brave process of making decisions differently
Maker Monday and the Brave Times
Speak Easy: The Evening Ruckus
Lets talk about trauma responsive practice.
Tuesday, October 5
Inner Bravery Space
Carbon Cafe
#GetOnWithIt – PechaKucha and Daydream Believers
Permission to Play?
Little Big Things - The Art of Getting On With It
Human Habitat Challenge - LEGO Group - Build the Change
Speak Easy: The Evening Ruckus
This much I know about love...
Wednesday, October 6
Inner Bravery Space
Carbon Cafe
Springhouse Regenerative Investment Model
Still Winging It?
Getting on with Performing: Reimagining Performance in Lockdown
High Rise - Beauty or the Beast?
Coffee and Conversation Campfire - Love chat!
Speak Easy: The Evening Ruckus
Thursday, October 7
Inner Bravery Space
Carbon Cafe
System change not climate change. The politics of COP26 in Glasgow
Global Social Leaders Youth Hub @ Creative Bravery Festival
Rediscovering Joy – journeys towards playful connectedness
Re-sourcing one of our greatest resources. Our educators.
Urban Crofting - Cultivating How We Live and Learn
Festival Finale - Come join us as we share the creatively brave sparks from this year's online festival.
The creatively brave process of making decisions differently
Innovative democratic processes are inherently creatively brave as they push us into uncomfortable spaces where dialogue and deliberation seek to answer the wicked questions that trouble our communities and systems. Join Oliver Escobar, Senior Lecturer in public policy at the University of Edinburgh and academic lead for democratic innovation at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, for a stimulating and provocative conversation about the current proliferation of democratic innovations in Scotland and around the world.
Oliver has been involved in research and development of democratic innovations, including participatory budgeting, digital processes and citizens’ assemblies. Most recently, he co-led the research team for the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Scotland and is a member of the Stewarding Group for Scotland’s Climate Assembly. His work also includes the development of ‘socially smart cities’ and arts-mediated public dialogue on social and criminal justice, including the forthcoming Distant Voices Festival: Bridging the Void. In this session, Oliver will share insights from over a decade of research and practice, focusing on processes and impacts, and exploring implications for the future of governance and democratic life.
For more information, please see Oliver’s profile here: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh