Serious Fun for Global Change: Lessons from Climate & Antiracism
Summary: Great Presenters
When: Mar 08, 2023
Time:00:30 - 01:45
Description
Hybrid event. Attend in person (hurry: limited slots left) or via Zoom. For both, you must register here.
How can we harness the power of humanity to understand and address changing risks? In this intensely interactive workshop, we will explore new modalities of learning and dialogue, integrating creativity and innovation, opening difficult conversations that matter - to Wayland and our world.
Participants joining in person and online will experience serious fun in a range of approaches developed by Janot and Pablo to elicit insights and breakthrough collaborations, from African villages to the White House and from the Vatican to NASA.
Janot Mendler de Suarez and Pablo Suarez work together as researchers, humanitarian practitioners, game designers, and influencers of the discourse on equitable and climate resilient development. They are both Visiting Research Fellows at Boston University’s Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, work globally with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and frequently serve as consultants with the World Bank Group, numerous governments, and UN agencies. They have worked for over 25 humanitarian and development organizations, in over 80 countries. They bring together advanced degrees in water engineering, planning, environment, and diplomacy. Their current endeavors address complex risks, including disasters, food insecurity and racism, working with unconventional partners from data scientists and funders to professional humorists and aerial acrobats.