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24 HOURS OF SENSEMAKING
On Thursday April 15th to Friday April 16th the Grey Swan Guild held a series of back-to-back 1-hr events developed and hosted by our members.
With a focus on sensemaking, learning and networking, the events were conducted as panel discussions and/or interactive workshops via audio, video and chat.
Missed it? Watch the replays below.
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PRE-EVENT: Global Perspectives Workshop - Sensemakers In Action

April 15, 2021

11:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

PRE-EVENT: Global Perspectives Workshop - Sensemakers In Action

What does a "perspectives without borders" set-up look like? Join us to see how we approach it.

The Future of Work

April 15, 2021

1:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

The Future of Work

How will technology, innovation, and cross-industry insights shift in tomorrow's world of work? What will work be?

AI - The End of Work?

April 15, 2021

3:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

AI - The End of Work?

A discussion of the forthcoming wave of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on work and how to prepare.

Launching Virtual Journal

April 15, 2021

5:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Launching Virtual Journal

This session will be used to provide prompts and a safe space to collaboratively design a time capsule!

Doing Justice

April 15, 2021

7:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Doing Justice

Exploring cutting edge legal innovations that are increasing access to justice by empowering people to act.

Memory Making is Sensemaking - The Year of the Swan

April 15, 2021

8:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Memory Making is Sensemaking - The Year of the Swan

The importance of making memories as part of making sense.

Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.

April 15, 2021

9:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.

Understand what it means to be a Catalyst and how to move fast without losing people, break shit with intentionality, and lessen the intensity of the burnout cycle.

Diversity and Inclusion for More Sustainability in the Future of Work

April 15, 2021

10:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Diversity and Inclusion for More Sustainability in the Future of Work

Diversity and inclusion is not and cannot be a fad. It is and should be part of the sustainability agenda for a company.

Not available
The Swan Cocktail Hour

April 16, 2021

12:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

The Swan Cocktail Hour

Kick up your feet, raise your glass and learn from an experienced mixologist during the Grey Swan Cocktail hour. Our host from Levenswater Inc will share flavourful recipes as well as his thoughts on the year past and year ahead.

Not available
Late Night Sensemaking

April 16, 2021

3:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Late Night Sensemaking

The night-time is a metaphor for life. What waits for us in the dark? What are we dreaming of? Let's explore.

Not available
Spanning Conversations: Five Generations

April 16, 2021

5:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Pre-recorded

Spanning Conversations: Five Generations

The Spanning Conversations series attempts to break down barriers by sharing perspectives across the many divides that separate us. Join us for a replay of the inaugural session, Spanning Conversations - Five Generations.

Lifting the Veil on Post-Pandemic Problems

April 16, 2021

7:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Pre-recorded

Lifting the Veil on Post-Pandemic Problems

Listen to this in-depth sensemaking discussion on the pandemic & post-pandemic. Our expert panel tears though and helps unravel 12 questions we likely all have on our minds with EVIDENCE.

The Great Grey Swan Debate

April 16, 2021

9:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Pre-recorded

The Great Grey Swan Debate

In our first ever debate, we convene a group of 8 thought leaders, 3 topics and 1 goal to sensemake around some subjects and challenges that really matter to people in 2020 and beyond. Tune in for a bunch of edu-tainment and see who the declared winner is.

Highlights from the Day of The Swan - 2nd hour

April 16, 2021

11:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Highlights from the Day of The Swan - 2nd hour

We cover off the highlights and sound bytes from our Day of the Swan.

Not available
Leadership in a Post-Pandemic World

May 25, 2023

1:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Clubhouse event

Leadership in a Post-Pandemic World

How do we spearhead ourselves, our teams, our companies and countries into the future?

Not available
Coming AI: 3 Key Scenarios Explored (in Spanish)

April 15, 2021

12:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Coming AI: 3 Key Scenarios Explored (in Spanish)

We debate Alexandra Whittington's coming AI scenario futures (in Spanish) with Angelica Arana, Fabian Szualinski & Alexandra Whittington herself.

The Death of National Income Taxes?

April 15, 2021

2:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

The Death of National Income Taxes?

Is there enough abundance in the world that we really don't need to worry about deficits and taxes?

Future Grey Swans - What will 2021 bring?

April 15, 2021

4:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Future Grey Swans - What will 2021 bring?

2021 has already had some interesting new movements crop up - let's talk about the next Grey Swans.

Pandemic: A Brain Doctor Turned COVID-19 ICU Frontliner’s Perspective

April 15, 2021

6:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Pandemic: A Brain Doctor Turned COVID-19 ICU Frontliner’s Perspective

Based on an emotive and informational book written this past summer, this session will explore COVID-19 from the perspective of a Neuro ICU doctor turn COVID-19 ICU frontline hero.

Grey Swan Point/Counterpoint

April 15, 2021

7:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Clubhouse event

Grey Swan Point/Counterpoint

We invite thought leaders on opposite sides of the fence to weigh in on 2021 casting ahead in six areas: culture, economy, future of work, technology, cities and entertainment.

Not available
VoxCX - The Voice of Customer Experience

April 15, 2021

8:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Clubhouse event

VoxCX - The Voice of Customer Experience

Sharing and making sense of the outstanding and outrageous experiences companies deliver to customers.

Not available
Stories for Sensemaking

April 15, 2021

9:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Clubhouse event

Stories for Sensemaking

How do we use stories to make sense of the world?

Not available
Sensemaking Powerpoint Karaoke

April 15, 2021

11:00 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Sensemaking Powerpoint Karaoke

Comedians and seasoned speakers are challenged to give impromptu sensemaking presentations on slides they have never seen before.

Not available
Lessons from the Pandemic

April 16, 2021

2:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Lessons from the Pandemic

Without learning anything, trauma is just trauma. What have we learned and how have those lessons changed us?

Not available
Modes, Models & Moments of Adaptable Business

April 16, 2021

4:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Modes, Models & Moments of Adaptable Business

Change is no longer inevitable - it's mandatory. How is the pandemic & post-covid activations affecting business in how they interact with their audiences, and do they need to adapt their ambitions?

Not available
Post-Pandemic Solutions & Outcomes

April 16, 2021

6:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Pre-recorded

Post-Pandemic Solutions & Outcomes

In this episode of Sensemaking Premiere, we stay positive and challenge ourselves to consider the short and long-term solutions that are now possible through reappraising how we lead, learn, liminal (change), live and love through this time epoch.

Hope, Hard Truths and Where We Are Going Next

April 16, 2021

8:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Pre-recorded

Hope, Hard Truths and Where We Are Going Next

A lively discussion of the results of the survey "Making Sense of a Pandemic" - the first public-facing event of the Grey Swan Guild.

Highlights from the Day of The Swan - 1st hour

April 16, 2021

10:00 a.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

Highlights from the Day of The Swan - 1st hour

We cover off the highlights and sound bytes from our Day of the Swan.

Not available
The Magic of a Regatta of Swans

May 25, 2023

12:30 p.m.

(Local time)

Zoom event

The Magic of a Regatta of Swans

It's magic time building the mystery with Durgy Spade, Canada's premiere Zoom magician.

Not available
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