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.
As the world grapples with the climate crisis, the pandemic, technological revolution, and social injustice and inequality, the co-creation of a desirable future relies upon creative and collaborative minds, like yours.
Join the legendary Margaret Atwood, an all-star lineup of special guests, and a global community live online for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to collectively design the possible.
Collaborate within the world's most creative virtual classroom to tackle big questions and unlock practical solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges.
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You see the world as it could be, not as it is, and you take action to make that happen. You champion the causes that need to be grappled with; you are a thinker, an entrepreneur, an NGO leader, an ESG advocate, a leader, and a learner. You are any age, any gender, and living anywhere.
You're a leader in your field, and have exceptional expertise. You're ready to apply that skillset in a whole new arena. You might be a scientist, a materials engineer, a technologist, a food expert, a clothing designer, an architect.
Artists, creatives, designers, and change-makers who love designing the future and creating materials, art, experiences and solutions that can make this world better.
Spots are limited. Scholarships are available.
Application deadline is Jan 31, 2022.
Margaret’s work has been published in more than fifty 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. She is also the inventor of the Long Pen, now Syngraffi, a virtual signing technology.
Margaret's latest book of essays, Burning Questions, is slated for release in March, 2022.
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.
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
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.
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.
“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."
“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.
“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, fashion, politics, technology, medicine, community, education, traditional knowledge, and the role of women and children.
You’ll join a small group of global participants led by an expert facilitator and be invited to generate and propose concepts for your practical utopia.
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.
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!
February 22, 2022
April 14, 2022
Tuesdays at 12 pm ET in addition to one session in the last week of the course on Thursday at 12 pm ET
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
Two ways to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience:
Spots are limited!
Enrolment as 1 of only 200 participants with full access to an 8-week, interactive, virtual live learning experience
Full access to the 7 live learning sessions with Margaret and special guests, including participation in Q&As
Assignment to a small team supported by a facilitator and visual artist to co-create a practical utopia
Participation in 10 virtual, live, facilitated collaboration sessions with your small team
Opportunity to present your team’s co-created utopia concept to Margaret and a panel of special guest evaluators
Access to all virtual virtual course materials and workbooks
Access to a global learning community of creatives, innovators, and changemakers
Access to all recordings from Margaret’s live sessions with special guests
Get limited access
Stream 7 live sessions with Margaret and special guests and participate via moderated chat
Access to all recordings from Margaret's live sessions with special guests
Access to all virtual course materials
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No assignment to a small team to co-create a practical utopia
No participation in the small working group sessions or voting process
No opportunity to present your concept for utopia to Margaret and a panel of special guest evaluators
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
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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
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How can we live on our planet?
Is it true? And is it fair?
What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?
Find answers to these questions and more in Margaret's new collection of essays, Burning Questions, which will be released in March 2022.
