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We've heard about problems. How about solutions?
Don’t miss your chance to collectively design the possible with Margaret Atwood, special guests, and a global community in this virtual live learning experience.
“There isn't ‘the future’ that we're doomed to enact. There are all kinds of possible futures. And which one we're going to get is going to depend on what we do now.” — Margaret Atwood
If we want to make a change or create something new so we can bring about a better future for all, we have to be able to imagine what’s possible. Not sci-fi epics or fantasies, but real, better living plans that could actually work.
That’s just what we’ll be doing together in Practical Utopias led by the legendary Margaret Atwood!
As society grapples with many complex challenges — the climate crisis and social inequalities being foremost — we need creative and collaborative people like YOU to inspire action and catalyze needed change.
Join Margaret, an all-star lineup of special guests, and a global, virtual learning community for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to collectively design the possible.
You'll collaborate within the world's most creative virtual classroom to unlock practical solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges while developing crucial skills to be a more creative, innovative, and effective change agent today. You'll also receive a commemorative, exclusive, eco-friendly NFT of your co-created practical utopia.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT
Join us live for a free, virtual event where Roger and Disco Co-founder, Candice Faktor, have a conversation about the real risk of sticking with the status quo and how to use strategy to create new winning possibilities.
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Spots are limited with rolling admission. Scholarships are available.
Margaret has an extraordinary ability to imagine the possible and a deep hope that the future isn't all doom and gloom.
Margaret’s work has been published in more than forty five countries. She is the award-winning author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, The Testaments, is the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, now an award-winning television series. Margaret's latest book of essays, Burning Questions, was released in March, 2022. She is also the inventor of the Long Pen, now Syngraffi, a virtual signing technology.
This is your chance to contribute your unique perspective and learn how to create a future we all want to live in alongside Margaret, an all-star line-up of special guests, and a global community.
Award-winning geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki co-founded the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990. He has 29 honorary degrees from universities in Canada, the US and Australia.
Yasmeen Hassan has spent her career eradicating gender discrimination in the law and advocating for the rights of women and girls. Driven by her experiences as a girl growing up in Pakistan, Yasmeen Hassan has become a leading legal voice in the global women’s rights movement.
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“I was lucky to have a father who believed in education and the capacity and dignity of the girl child and all women. This has been my life’s work. Children need education and equality to thrive. It is a guiding principle for Nashulai.
Bill McKibben is an author, environmentalist, and activist. In 1988 he wrote The End of Nature, the first book for a common audience about global warming. He is a co-founder and Senior Advisor at 350.org, an international climate campaign that works in 188 countries around the world.
Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
“This is the land of my boyhood. The land of my people. And the land of my children. It’s a critical place in the whole Mara Serengeti ecosystem. And it was about to be lost forever. Our community rose up to save this place and become its stewards for the generations to come."
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Engage in a series of collaborative and guided explorations into what is possible around food, energy, fashion, politics, technology, medicine, community, education, traditional knowledge, and the role of women and children.
In the final weeks, a visual artist will join your team to illustrate your shared vision. Together, you will present your co-created practical utopia to Margaret and a panel of special guest evaluators for feedback.
Receive a limited edition copy of your own utopia as a clean NFT on the eco-friendly Tezos blockchain. Your co-created work will also be included in a special 1-of-1 NFT to be auctioned off with a portion of proceeds going towards projects actively focused on building a better world.
Join a small group of global participants led by an expert facilitator and be invited to generate and propose concepts for your practical utopia - not a sci-fi epic or fantasy, but a possible future that really be brought to life.
You’ll walk away from this unique 8-week live learning experience having contributed to a global conversation of the possible and co-created an anthology of practical utopia designs, with an NFT to prove it!
September 20, 2022
November 10, 2022
Tuesdays at 12 pm ET in addition to one session in the last week of the course on Thursday at 12 pm ET
(for those unable to attend live, recordings will be posted within 24 hours of the event)
Thursdays at 6 pm cohort time zone with additional sessions on Mondays at 6 pm cohort time zone for the last 3 weeks of the course
You’ll work together with other amazing changemakers, a skilled facilitator, and talented illustrator to co-create a vision of the future - a practical utopia complete with a set of illustrations to help bring your concepts to life.
Not only will you receive a copy of your own utopia as a clean, green NFT on the eco-friendly Tezos blockchain.
Two ways to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience:
Spots are limited to join the fully guided experience
Enrolment as 1 of only 200 Fellows with full access to an 8-week, interactive, collaborative, virtual learning experience
Full access to the 7 live learning sessions with Margaret and special guests, including participation in Q&As
Access to all recordings from Margaret’s live sessions with special guests within 24 hours of the events
Assignment to a small team supported by a facilitator and visual artist to co-design a practical utopia
Participation in 10 virtual, live, facilitated collaboration sessions with your small team
Opportunity to present your team’s co-designed utopia concept to Margaret and a panel of special guest evaluators
Access to all virtual course materials
Access to a global learning community of creatives, innovators, and changemakers
Take home a clean, green NFT of the utopia you've co-designed
Follow along independently or self-organize a group to co-design your own practical utopia
Stream 7 live sessions with Margaret and special guests
Access to all recordings from Margaret's live sessions with special guests
Access to all virtual course materials, so you can work on your own or self-organize a small group to build a practical utopia
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No assignment to a small team to co-design a practical utopia
No participation in the small working group sessions
No opportunity to present your concept for utopia to Margaret and a panel of special guest evaluators
No clean, green NFT of the utopias
We are grateful to our generous partners for making the scholarship program possible.
To inquire about how you can get involved, contact us at hello@disco.co
We're grateful to the team at Project Drawdown, the world's leading resource for climate solutions, and their incredible work. Project Drawdown's trusted resources have informed the Practical Utopias curriculum development.lo@disco.co
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Our Community partners are integral to igniting discovery, expanding reach, and enriching our global learning community. We appreciate our in-kind partners for their collaboration in sharing this opportunity worldwide.
To inquire about how you can join as a Community Partner, contact us at hello@disco.co
Practical Utopia NFTs will be minted on the energy-efficient Tezos blockchain. On this blockchain, NFT minting
uses up energy similar to that of a tweet. Learn more about Tezos’ energy footprint here.
Get the latest updates, announcements, and behind-the scenes look at the development of Margaret’s live learning experience.
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Find answers to these questions and more in Margaret's new collection of essays, Burning Questions.
