An Exploration of Energy Systems Practice for Just and Thriving Futures
An Exploration of Energy Systems Practice for Just and Thriving Futures
Explore "energy systems science," a trans-disciplinary field focusing on the movement and exchange of energy in creating and regenerating living systems.
This session will highlight how energy systems practices can support the resurgence of equitable well-being in education, food, health, economic, and other systems, fostering just and thriving futures.
Facilitators:
- Curtis Ogden (Senior Associate, Interaction Institute for Social Change)
- Keith Bergthold (Urban planner and community organizer, Regenerate California)
Why Energy Systems Practice Matters:
Energy systems practice emphasizes understanding and harnessing energy flows—information, ideas, nutrients, monetary currencies, emotions, and more—to create and sustain health-producing systems. We can develop strategies to promote holistic regenerative development by sensing and working with critical flows and what supports them.
What You'll Learn:
🌱 Experiential Understanding: Explore the principles of energy systems practice and how energy movement and exchange support the creation and regeneration of living systems.
🌐 Field Co-evolution: Share and learn about practices for facilitating energetic flows in food, public health, education, economic development, and other systems.
🤝 Network Connections: Meet others interested in becoming adept “energetic weavers” to support a more beautiful world.
🛠️ Personal Practice Development: Gain insights to apply energy systems practice to your projects, evolving your work with new approaches for energy management that foster holistic and sustainable development.