From Mission to a compass of action

At Melbourne Knowledge Week last year Regen Melbourne launched the Towards a Regenerative Melbourne report. This was a massive milestone where we were joined by Kate Raworth and 100s of people in the room and online to put our Mission out into the world - getting into the safe and just space as defined by the Melbourne Doughnut.

As Melbourne Knowledge Week rolls around again for another year? - it’s time to mark the moment, but in a different way - now that the mission has been launched, we are tasked with the arguably more complex job of figuring out how to get there.…?

So this year we are convening a series of conversations to plot our compass of action towards the Mission.?

Why a compass??

A compass is used for orientation. For finding your way.? Getting into the safe and just space as defined by the Melbourne Doughnut is not going to be a straightforward, linear, one-dimensional journey from A - B. So how might we take some steps towards emerging coordinates of action, while being forewarned about some of the obstacles in our way? And from there, set the next course.??

In setting a compass of action we’re looking through some lenses we think are important to plot out some coordinates on the map towards the mission (be honest, am I dragging on the metaphor too long?). They are of course partial lenses, but all journeys start by starting!?

So pack your head torch, raincoat and trail-mix-with-the-chocolate-bits and join us for a series of conversations as we ask:?

• What strengths of the student climate strikes can we orient towards as we ask how our democratic institutions need to be reimagined??
• What are different models of purpose led business and capital investments orienting us towards as we grapple with the needed economic transition???
• What are we oriented towards (or perhaps inwards) when we stop and listen to different voices across the city sharing their stories of what regeneration is all about???
• What do we need to pay attention to when looking ahead to the spaces and environments we live, play and make within???
• What new coordinates on the map appear when we join up all the intersections of health and care (income, food, transport, arts, social equity, and on!)?????

They are not all the answers, this is not the only map, but by paying attention to some emerging pathways we can at least start the journey.

Full event details:?

Monday 9th May 12:30pm - A regenerative Melbourne?

Tuesday 10th May 12:30pm - Regenerating business and capital?

Wednesday 11th May 12:30pm - Regenerative Places?

Wednesday 11th May 7pm - Centering the Care Economy?

Thursday 12th May 6pm - Reimagining Democracy?

We'd love to see you there!