Grey Swan Guild's CRAFT-BUILDING SERIES - LEARN, RELEARN, UNLEARN

Chasing and pursuing your craft as a thinker, doer, builder, leader, maker or expert is an extraordinary noble endeavor. Our guild is populated by members who realize learning has no finish line. The fast twitch world we live in demands continuous learning, relearning and sometimes, unlearning. Audaces et sapientes fortuna iuvat — “fortune favours the bold and wise”.

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We designed the series back in Sept’21 and we have performed nearly fity epiusodes-to-date. They’re really good. We sometimes colloquially call it the smartest hour on the internet, and recognize that at times, that can be a low expectation bar to jump over.

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The events have been designed to improve our craft and get behind the making of our work. They have been well-attended, they have been sharp, they maximize learning, they harness collective intelligence and they bring passionate people around the notion of getting better, not just stealing attention oxygen which accompanies many of these open forums.

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We want to continue in that spirit, to embrace the post-modern mission of a guild and build our repertoire of skills for the future. We want to introduce you to our year long commitment to The 2023 Craft-Building Series:

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Deep Dive Three Hour Craft-Building Explorations - Planned for January 2024.

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Current Schedule and Historical Events:

GSG #64 - Motivation — Hedonic, Cognitive & Growth-Based, December 12th, 2023

GSG #63 - Mood, Arousal and Receptiveness- November 28th, 2023

GSG #62 - Multidisciplinarity, Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity- November 14th, 2023

GSG #61 - Meaning, Semantics and Semiotics - October 25th, 2023. - Event A or B 

GSG #60 - Listening, Filtering & Comprehension- August 16th, 2023

GSG #59 - Lying, Cheating & Half Truths - July 11th, 2023

GSG #58 - Learning, Unlearning & Relearning- June 18th, 2023

GSG #57 - Deconstructing Leadership; Fantasy, Reality & Theory - May 16, 2023

GSG #56 - Know-How, Craft & Intuition - April 11, 2023

GSG #55 - KISS (keep it simple stupid), Simplicity & Minimalism- March 28th, 2023

GSG #54 -  Kinesthetics, Physical Learn, Embodiment & Muscle Memory March 21st, 2023

GSG #53 - Knowledge Management, Mastery & Models, January 17th, 2023 

GSG #52 - Jokes, Humour & Memes - Dec, 2022

GSG #51 - Juxtaposition, Contrast & Linking, Nov 2022

GSG #50 - Jokes, Humour & Memes - Oct, 2022

GSG #49 - Judging, Anchors & Acceptance - Oct, 2022

GSG #48 - Influence, Persuasion & Advocacy - Sept 30, 2022

GSG #47 - Insight, Discoveries & A-Ha Moments - Sept 23, 2022

GSG #46 - Innovation, Business Models & Ventures - Sept 16, 2022

GSG #45 - Identity, Tribalism & Pluralism - Sept 9, 2022

GSG #44 - Hypnosis & Suggestibility - Sept 2, 2022

GSG #43 - Heuristics, Probability and Mental Shortcuts - Aug 29, 2022

GSG #42 - Game Theory, Risk & Reward - Aug 29, 2022

GSG #41 - Hindsight & Retrospection - Aug 19, 2022

GSG #40 - Growth, Development & Mindset - Aug 12, 2022

GSG #39 - Groupthink, Conformity & Polarization - July 29, 2022

GSG #38 - Forecasting, Prediction and Modelling - Aug 5, 2022

GSG #37 - Flow, Synchronicity & Happiness - July 15, 2002

GSG #36 - Framing & Reframing Problems - June 24, 2022

GSG #35 - Futures Thinking, Possibilities & Wild Cards - June 17, 2022

GSG #34 - Emotional Intelligence & Quotients - June 3, 2022

GSG #33 - Emerging Technologies & Convergence - June 3, 2002

GSG #32 - Experimentation & the Power of Doing - May 27, 2022

GSG #31 - Economics, Choices, Incentives, Value & Costs - July 15, 2022

GSG #30 - Data Science & Analytics - May 17, 2022

GSG #29 - Decision Theory & Decision Making - May 15, 2022

GSG #28 - Design Thinking, Desirability, Feasibility & Viability - May 13, 2022

GSG #27 - Divergent Thinking & Originality - May 9, 2022

GSG #26 - Complexity & Systems Thinking - May 6, 2022

GSG #25 - Cognitive Science & The Mind - May 4, 2022

GSG #24 - Creativity & Imagination - April 29, 2022

GSG #23 - Change & Transition - April 28, 2022

GSG #22 - Biomimicry & Bipophillic, Natural design - April 8, 2022

GSG #21 - Behavior & Attitude -April 12, 2022

GSG #20 - Belief & Dogma - April 10, 2022

GSG #19 - Bias & Stereotyping - April 14, 2022

GSG #18 - Ambition & Drive - April 1, 2022

GSG #17 - Ambiguity & Managing Uncertainty - April 1, 2022

GSG #16 - Attention & Concentration  —  March 29, 2022

GSG #15 - Adaptability & Flexible thinking  — Mar 25, 2022

GSG #14 - Complexity, Sensemaking & Systems - Sources of Inspiration - March 18, 2022

GSG #13 - Futures, Foresights & Forecasts - Sources of Inspiration - March 4, 2022

GSG #12 - Applied Sensemaking - Knowledge Map, Threat Detect and Opportunity Assess with Situational Awareness Feb 18, 2022

GSG #11 - Actionable Futures - Anticipate, Innovate and Act on 3, 10 & 20 Year Futures Feb 4, 2022

GSG #10 - The Five Whats of Sensemaking - Understanding, Synthesizing, Interpreting, Giving Meaning and Sharing Insights Jan 21, 2022

GSG #9 - The Six Whats of Futurism - Explaining, Exploring, Considering, Determining & Quantifying Futures Jan 7, 2022

GSG #8 - The Daily Habits of Sensemakers, Critical Thinkers, Change Agents & Liminalists Dec 17, 2021

GSG #7 - The Daily Habits of Futurists, Foresighters, Trendoids & Strategic Planners Dec 3, 2021

GSG #6 -  Making Better Sense in a Fast Changing Liminal World Nov 19, 2021

GSG #5 - Nurturing Futures & Foresight in a Short Sighted World Nov 5, 2021

GSG #4 - How Tos & Approaches in Sensemaking & Critical Thinking October 22, 2021

GSG #3 - How Tos & Approaches in Futurism & Foresight October 8, 2021

GSG #2 - The 20 Reasons Why Sensemaking & Critical Thinking Matter - Sept 24, 2021

GSG #1 - The 20 Reasons Why Futurism & Foresights Matter - Sept 10, 2011