Working with Uncertainty

So much about the future now seems horribly uncertain – economically, ecologically, and technologically. But how do we adapt and build resilience, when we don’t quite know what we’re facing?

Risk theorist Ulrich Beck famously stated that, in this century of acute risk and uncertainty, there are three basic options: denial, apathy, or transformation. The first two are easy because we can just keep doing what we always do. The last one needs some work.

Join us for a transformative workshop day designed to help participants reflect on key challenges, reconnect with core values, and develop practical tools for navigating turbulent times.

‘Working With Uncertainty’ is a day-long, participatory workshop designed for leaders, facilitators, and changemakers who are grappling with difficult choices.

What to Expect:

Morning

Welcome, Introductions, Provocations
Storytelling performance: The Boxer’s Guide to Climate Resilience – a modern fairy tale unpacking four key stages of resilience: Awareness, Adaptation, Response, Recovery.
Reflective response: through safe, facilitated group discussion, participants share some of their own personal and professional challenges, using Boxers Guide as a touchstone.

Restorative practice: a guided visualisation exercise enables participants to process complex thoughts or emotions – calming the mind and resetting the nervous system.

Afternoon

Forward thinking: building on the morning’s learning, participants collaborate on actionable, flexible strategies for responding to personal or organisational challenges.
Rehearsing for change: emerging strategies are tested and critiqued through role-playing scenarios or other creative gaming methods. (You may choose to participate either through critical spectatorship or direct involvement.)
Closing action points: summary reflections on the day enable participants to leave with a renewed sense of purpose and connection.

Who Should Attend:

Professionals, community leaders, and individuals looking for tools to reset and build resilience.
Anyone seeking to reconnect with their values and purpose in a restorative, supportive environment.·         Corporate teams and leaders·         Community organizations
·         Educational institutions

·         Mental health professionals

·         Nonprofits and NGOs

·         Anyone interested in personal development and resilience

Key principles:

“Working with Uncertainty” is underpinned by the following core convictions:

1. Reframing resilience.

Too often, the word “resilience” is simply used to mean “suck it up and push on through.” Sometimes it is even deployed to excuse the removal of support systems (“you just need to be more resilient”). But such approaches are unhealthy, unsustainable, and fundamentally unkind. A more productive approach to resilience acknowledges that adapting to change requires a whole-systems approach, and thus a careful reassessment of priorities.

2. Welcoming uncertainty.

Many of us feel most comfortable playing out established ‘scripts’ in our personal and professional lives. In a given situation, we know how to act, because we’ve been there before. In times of uncertainty, we might need to come off-script, or rewrite it completely – and that can be unsettling and disorientating. Yet embracing change creatively, when we can still play with possibilities, is better than being forced into rapid change by a crisis we’ve been ignoring.

3. Valuing Body Intelligence.

When we’re worried, or stressed, we can feel it in our bones. Literally. Humans are complex, ecological systems in our own right: our minds, bodies, and emotions are interdependent components. So “pushing on through” will do us more harm than good, if we’re not also attending to the need for rest, reflection, and recharging. We need to listen to our bodies, and feel what we’re feeling, if we want to respond meaningfully and creatively to challenges in the wider world.

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