EVENTS
we. are. msls.
ART OF HOSTING TRAINING | 14 - 17 JUNE 2020
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We live in an interconnected world and we are experiencing greater uncertainty, increased complexity and major challenges. The new era is depending on us to promote positive systemic change in our society. As social beings, we have in our hands the capacity to design a new way to cohabit this world by learning how to have meaningful conversations, to co-create and to take wiser actions together.
For this year, Art of Hosting will address the need to explore a new collective leadership paradigm. In this paradigm, leaders are shifting from 'me' to 'we', embracing shared values and working towards a higher common purpose. Everyone is a leader. We need everyone's voice, so together we can act in service of the greater whole. This is why we are calling the 11th Art of Hosting Karlskrona training and inviting you to participate in a conversation around the question: How do we move towards a thriving society driven by collective leadership? We will explore together how meaningful connections can empower authentic, conscious action by the individual and in the collective. Together we will practice participatory leadership in service of learning how to co-create processes that nurture the conditions for people to learn, grow and create a desirable future. We are inviting all who feel called to explore how to build our capacity to move towards a thriving society driven by collective leadership. |
BIOMIMICRY SUMMER SCHOOL | 22 - 26 JUNE 2020
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Come join us to learn about bio-inspired innovation! The Department of Strategic Sustainable Development is excited to offer a 3 ECTS summer course on bio-inspired innovation in collaboration with FU Burgenland and others. In an intensive one week summer school in beautiful Karlskrona (with online pre and post work) participants are introduced to Biomimicry - an innovation practice inspired by nature - and will then address a particular design challenge through a hands-on project.
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PAST EVENTS
MSLS OPEN HOUSE WEBINAR | 20 MARCH 2020
This session was geared towards prospective students, though alumni and friends were most welcome to attend. You had a chance to learn about our curriculum and how it equips graduates with the knowledge, skills and global networks necessary for leading the transition to a sustainable society. Current students provided a glimpse into what life is like here in the Learning Lab and on the Karlskrona archipelago, and alumni shared their path from MSLS into the field.
FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS
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Susan Otuoma, Kenya, MSLS 2020
Current MSLS student Susan is passionate about social justice and protection of vulnerable groups. She has a track record of over 15 years of professional experience in different capacities in the non-profit sector. She has specific expertise in Non-Profit Leadership and Management, child protection (specifically alternative care for children deprived of parental care), social work, and community development. In her last engagement, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of Little Angels Network, a Child Protection Organization in Kenya. After MSLS she will support governments and organizations in policymaking, strategic planning, and programming towards sustainable social development.
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Wietse Slob, The Netherlands, MSLS 2020
Current MSLS Student Wietse joined the MSLS class directly after his undergraduate studies in Global Sustainability Science. Alongside his studies, Wietse worked as a self-employed entrepreneur, supporting several Dutch food-related companies to move towards sustainability. After MSLS he wants to continue learning how to speak the language of change and contribute to solutions that reverse global warming.
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Vihra Dincheva, Bulgaria, MSLS 2015
Co-founder, Tierra Verde Bulgaria In 2018, Vihra co-founded Tierra Verde Bulgaria, a social enterprise aiming to raise awareness and offer an alternative to people who want to live without toxins and plastic waste in their households. Vihra is also an Art of Hosting practitioner. She believes that the quality of our conversations defines the quality of our actions. That is why she creates spaces for meaningful conversations. Before joining MSLS in 2014, Vihra was working as a management consultant in Germany. She combines all her skills before and after MSLS in order to contribute to a healthier ecosystem, in which she wants to live.
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Ben Kneppers, Chile, MSLS 2008
COO, Bureo Inc Ben directs Bureo's social and environmental programs and leads all operations in Chile. During his career, he has managed sustainability research projects and programs in five different countries with his last being at Fundación Chile in Santiago prior to starting Bureo in 2013. He is internationally recognised for his project management work in the field of sustainability and has received accolades from the United States Secretary of State and the greater environmental community.
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Dana Bergman, Germany, MSLS 2014
MSLS Program Team Dana is a member of the MSLS program team at the Department of Strategic Sustainable Development at BTH. She holds a BA in Social and Cultural Studies from the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, and a Master´s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability from BTH. Before joining the MSLS program team she has worked in the high-voltage cable business
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ART OF HOSTING TRAINING | 16 - 19 JUNE 2019
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In a world with increasingly big challenges such as climate change, water scarcity, migration, poverty and general divisions between people, it is vital we come together to make sense of and address them. We face these challenges as individuals, citizens of the Earth, and as communities and organisations. Engaging and energizing ourselves at these different levels requires skills in dialogue, working in complex systems, and helping the whole be more than the sum of its parts. This is why we called the 10th Art of Hosting Karlskrona training with the question:
How can we build our capacity to co-create the world we want to live in as humans, communities, organisations, and citizens of Earth? What capacities are required to work with these diverse groups within a complex and rapidly changing world? What is the individual’s role and how can we empower each other? The Art of Hosting training provided us with the space for such inquiries. It gave us the necessary methods and practices to explore our individual and collective roles in the world through meaningful conversations. |
MSLS REUNION | 24 - 26 JUNE 2019
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“Will there be enough leaders in time?” It is this simple yet powerful question that Dr. Göran Broman and Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt put out in the world in 2004 and lies at the core of MSLS.
Over the years more than 700 of us - sustainability leaders from 86 countries - have said yes to this invitation to embark on a journey of transformation on the beautiful archipelago of Karlskrona. And now it´s time to come home! Our intention for the reunion was to renew and strengthen the sense of our community - to celebrate life and the work we do in the world. |
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ARE YOU THE NEXT SUSTAINABILITY LEADER?
MSLS 2020/2021 APPLICATIONS OPEN!
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ROUND 1 - TIMELINE
OPENS: OCT 16th, 2019 DEADLINE: JAN 15th, 2020 |
ROUND 2* - TIMELINE
OPENS: JAN 16th, 2020 DEADLINE: TBA *NOTE: Round 2 Applications open if there are still seats left to be filled from Round 1. All applications in this round are assessed on a rolling basis. The sooner you apply, the higher your chance of success.
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