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Convergence Courses projects
Convergence Courses projects
Current Projects
Current Projects
Climate Crossroads – Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network (MBCAAN)
Role-playing decision game that tested governance models in character, connected network members, and led to an equitable vote on which models fit which decisions, in a playful, immersive atmosphere.
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Future Projects - Collaborate with us!
Future Projects - Collaborate with us!
Voices for the Vast – Save Our Shores, PBC, Visit Santa Cruz County, Virtual Planet & partners (gathering partners)
Proposed conference track featuring facilitated interactive dialogue to ignite collaboration, build consent, and design an enduring playbook for ocean stewardship
Future of Blue – California Regenerative Economy Initiative (in development)
Listening journeys and convenings across agriculture, fisheries, tourism, science, and government to co-create regenerative pathways for the Monterey Bay and beyond. Coastal resilience that supports jobs, housing, and economic wellbeing, grounded in regional constraints, data, and governance.
Friendly Friction – Santa Cruz Local Initiative (in development)
A social, low stakes critical thinking gameshow where people practice the phrases, questions, and subtle social moves of critical thinking together, so they can hold cognitive dissonance, be confidently self critical, and thoughtfully disagree while staying connected and resilient to conflict.
Past Projects
Past Projects
Convergence Zone Summit – 11th Hour, Santa Cruz
Sold out half day summit where Santa Cruz creatives, org leaders, and young professionals sampled Convergence methods, practiced them together, and left with concrete actions, shared accountability, and a budding community of practice.
River Rebuild – San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz
Immersive art + river themed social games and dialogues that doubled as an interactive focus group, gathering community stories and steelhead insights to co-design five innovative, citizen led river projects
Ready to explore a custom simulation, strategy session, convening, gamified process, or interactive workshop?
Ready to explore a custom simulation, strategy session, convening, gamified process, or interactive workshop?
Partners
Partners
“Creating a non-threatening space and bringing people in to imagine and decide on the future in a creative way makes a huge impact.”
Kirsten Maynard
Kirsten Maynard
Strategic Advisor
Director @ Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Strategic Advisor
Director @ Wellbeing Economy Alliance
“This recharges our enthusiasm for our work in a way that actually applies to the everyday work itself.”
Emily Franc
Emily Franc
Strategic Advisor
Network Coordinator @ California Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Strategic Advisor
Network Coordinator @ California Marine Sanctuary Foundation
“The positivity this work brings is absolutely what the community needs to build alliances and protect our beautiful natural resources”
Terence Concannon
Terence Concannon
Strategic Advisor
CEO @ Visit Santa Cruz County
Strategic Advisor
CEO @ Visit Santa Cruz County
“This gives a stage to the future and a microphone to the unspoken.”
Justin Cummings
Justin Cummings
Partner
Mayor, County District Supervisor, Coastal Commissioner
Partner
Mayor, County District Supervisor, Coastal Commissioner
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