Provocations & Iterations for June

June is for imagining a brave new world. How do we move from 'what is' to 'what could be'?

Provocation: #outcomes #narrative #purpose
In search of vision ...

We've fallen into the innovation trap - into conflating innovation with vision. Innovation isn't vision. Innovation is a relentless optimism in something better, without reference to what that something better is. Surely we don't just want better social services. We want more human interactions and meaningful relationships. Read more.

Provocation: #R&D #obsolescence #funders
The two-loop model for getting from best to next

How do we both improve 'what is' and invest in 'what could be?' We need both best practice and next practice - and we need to recognize that they require different capacities, cultures, and conditions. Jennifer shares one of her favorite frameworks for understanding the balance between the current and the new. Read here!

Iteration: #Grounded Data #Filipino youth #immigration
Best to Next ? Opening up opportunities in North York

We set-up Grounded Space to build organizational capacity to move from the comfort of best practices to the brave but uncertain world of next practices. We like to kick things off with on-the-ground research. Read about our partnership with North York Community House to better understand the lived realities of Filipino youth, and generate early concepts for next practices!

Provocation: #mindset #learning

Finding An Alternative to “Success-Failure” Speak

Embracing failure is one of the central tenets of experimental practice. But, is the language of failure perpetuating an unhelpful dichotomy with success? In this month's provocation, Gord argues that the frame of success constricts the range of available learning. Read more.

Video: #Grounded Space #quick dive #arts #playback
Using data for dialogue

What is ethnography? How does it unfold? Watch this 10-minute video documenting how we collect 'thick data' in two-week Quick Dives.

Iteration: #cohort #Grounded Space
Welcome to our newest Grounded Space members!

After three learning-filled Quick Dives, we're thrilled to welcome Massey Theatre, Options Community Services and North York Community House into the Grounded Space cohort. Read about the organizations jumping into the fray.

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