BACK TO EVENTS

DATE: Tuesday 21

TIME: 13-4:30PM BST

LOCATION: Saïd Business School, Classroom 2

CAPACITY: 150

KEY CONTACTS: Ursula & Stella (Kite Insights)

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CO-HOSTS: Kite Insights, Moonshot Platform, Echoing Green, Dasra

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PURPOSE:  This opening session is designed especially for first-time delegates (but open to all registered Forum delegates), using short narrative prompts, light movement, and peer exchange to set the tone for the week ahead.

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SPEAKERS

Project Dandelion Co-Founders

Sophie Lambin, Kite Insights

Novia Sagita, Planet Indonesia

Mayfereen Ryntathiang, Grassroot

Inés Palacios, Chaka

Raju Kendre, Eklavya

Andrea de Remes, Erandi Apprende

Hakim Kakooza, MariTest

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RUN OF SHOW

2:30-3PM | Pre-Event Prep

• Please arrive by 2:30pm latest - our speakers and partners are arriving between 2:15-2:30pm. 

• As attendees arrive, Project Dandelion team will organize audience into a circle 5-10 mins before the session begins. Speakers will be in the center of the circle.

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3-3:10PM | Opening Remarks

• Project Dandelion (Ronda, Hafsat, and Pat) will give opening remarks to welcome everyone to the session. TALKING POINTS: 

  • Welcome everyone to SWF

  • ​Outline the partners that are bringing this to life

  • Describe the theme and purpose of the session, and how it relates to the theme of Skoll.

  • Briefly touch on our closing musical performance with Kiran / Madame Gandhi

• Sophie, the moderator, will briefly describe how the session will run including a brief background on Donella Meadows.  

• Sophie will then describe the format of the session; there will be three rounds of speakers, followed by a provocation to ‘Let in’ ‘Let Go’ and ‘Let Loose’ and a musical performance. 

• Sophie will introduce Madame Ghandi to the group, who will be guiding the final part and closing the session. 

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3:10-3:55PM | Dancing with systems, reflections, & reactions rounds

Led by Sophie Lambin

• 6 Speakers in total have been preselected for the session from the co-host delegations. 

• There will be three rounds of conversation and movement.  

• Each round will spotlight two speakers who will respond to a prompt given by Sophie. They will each have roughly 3 minutes to respond. Once finished, Sophie will lead the room through reflective discussion and movement.  

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3:55-4:20PM | Let in, let go, let loose

Led by Madame Gandhi

• Sophie will then encourage the audience to think about what they need to ‘Let In’ ‘Let Go’ and ‘Let Loose’. Followed by this, there will be movement, a small group discussion and share back of their findings. This will include Madame Gandhi’s musical performance.

• The audience will go towards the side of the room that most resonates with them: ‘Let in’, ‘Let go’, or ‘Let loose’. Kiran will then lead the group through a moment of grounding to inwardly connect with what this means for them. The audience will then cluster in small groups of 5 to share their thoughts and reflections. Lastly, there will be a short share back of audience reflections.

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4:20-4:30PM | Closing remarks & performance

• Project Dandelion and Sophie will give closing remarks

• TALKING POINTS:

  • Discuss the courage it takes to participate in this session and how this will lead into the Skoll Forum.

  • Prompt the audience with questions to reflect upon throughout the forum, including how you now see yourself within the wider system shifts and what you can let in through this forum. 

• Madame Gandhi will close the session with 3 songs.