Getting to Maybe: A Social Innovation Residency 2018

From June 18 to July 15, SRC's board chair Prof. Frances Westley and her colleagues in social innovation, will be leading the third year of the Getting to Maybe: A Social Innovation Residency program at The Banff Centre in Canada.<br /><br />Application Deadline December 19, 2017<br />Programme: June 17 - July 14, 2018 Banff, Canada<br /><br /><a href="https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/getting-maybe-social-innovation-residency-2018/20180617" target="_blank">https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/getting-maybe-social-innovation-residency-2018/20180617</a><br /><br />This residency focuses on a broad spectrum of social and/or environmental justice domains. Therefore, participants are recognized as the experts in their challenge areas. <br /><br />We invite nominations of, or direct applications from, enthusiastic, self-reflective, committed individuals. Leaders from the private, social benefit, government, or philanthropic sectors with a passion and vision for change are invited to apply. We also welcome applications from innovators within arts and culture, and Indigenous communities.<br /><br />This residency will benefit you most if you are:<br /><br />Passionate about refining your ideas that aim to address a<br />complex problem<br />Committed to finding ways to impact the relationships and energy<br />flows within whole systems, even if that means changing how you work, who you<br />work with, or what your project's impact looks like<br />Ready to challenge your assumptions about your self, as well as<br />your project – and the connections between the two<br />Interested in deepening your understanding of the systems in<br />which you live and work<br />Eager to develop the self-awareness that leads to both internal<br />and external transformation<br />Open to exploring social innovation concepts through the<br />powerful lenses of creative practices, collaborative thinking, and inspired<br />learning, all rooted in Banff’s physical environment and Indigenous<br />perspectives<br />Sensing that in order to go ‘forward’, you may have reached the<br />point where you need to go ‘deeper’<br />This residency is an outstanding opportunity for those holding the capacity and/or authority to catalyze others to join systems change efforts. We are particularly interested in impactful social innovators who also have experience with Indigenous leadership, creative practice, and/or environmental stewardship.<br /><br />Webinars<br />Join us for a free, one-hour live informational webinar and Q&A period on Friday, October 27 at 12:30 p.m. MST or on Tuesday, November 21 at 10:30 a.m. MST.<br /><br />To register for this webinar, please email: gettingtomaybe@banffcentre.ca.<br /><br />Residency Partnership<br />Getting to Maybe: A Social Innovation Residency is a collaboration between Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the faculty and staff affiliated with the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience at the University of Waterloo, with the generous support of Suncor Energy Foundation.