Are you working on challenging projects in an uncertain environment…
Where there isn’t only one right answer and solution…
And you realise that the traditional approaches are failing...
Join us for Lab Stories - a series of online meetings with practitioners of various novel systemic & participatory approaches- also known as Social Laboratories or Innovation Laboratories (Labs). In an informal conversation, we will inquire deeper into the practice, ask provocative questions, and seek lessons and inspiration for our own work.
Our March guest Maria Scordialos will share her experience with the Social Lab approach for dealing with complex challenges. Through the stories of the Finance Innovation Lab and the Citizens Lab we will:
explore why project management and planning do not work when we are faced with highly interconnected, unpredictable and uncertain contexts;
reflect on new, more adequate and sustainable ways of working and collaboration;
discuss ideas on the application of the Social Lab approach in our contexts
About Maria
Maria Scordialos is a process artist, host and social entrepreneur, creating the conditions for humanity to live its fullest potential. She offers her natural ability to see patterns, create structure and design processes so that new solutions and forms can be co-created. Maria has applied this through working as a corporate director in the public sector in the UK, a consultant, a co-initiator of the Art of Hosting as well as a founder of Axladitsa-Avatakia and the Living Wholeness Institute. She is currently also co-founding AoH-Athina in Greece, an initiative bringing participative leadership in time of collapse and crisis. She has worked for a diverse organisations - institutions (European Commission, European Council, European Parliament), local governments (Harrogate Council, Nottingham City Council, North Wiltshire District Council, Wiltshire County Council), international non-profits (Digital Futures, Ralph Wallenberg Institute, Heschel Institute, Mit-Ost, The Center for Emerging Futures), businesses as well as local communities and citizens groups. She has been involved with several long-term social labs and lab-type projects: Finance Innovation Lab, Citizens Lab, Nile Forum. Maria has supported the introduction of the Art of Hosting practice to Bulgaria as a steward of our trainings in 2014, 2017 and 2018.
Please note that the timing of the event is in Eastern European Time.
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The conversation will be in English
About Lab Stories
Lab Stories is part of Collaboratory where we explore the power of experimental multi-stakeholder processes and the Social Labs methodology for addressing complex (wicked) social, environmental and business challenges.
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