Green Minds, Healthy Hearts - Social Sustainability Symposium May 30, 2023

Welcome to Green Minds, Healthy Hearts – Social Sustainability Symposium, where we bring together cutting-edge research and practical techniques to help your community thrive! This event is all about community engagement and transformation, resilience, community building, and embodied intelligence. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights, exchange ideas and networking. Get ready to discover new ways to support your community and create a brighter future for all!

Green Minds, Healthy Hearts features speakers with expertise from various fields related to sustainability, wellbeing, and social transformation. Otto Scharmer (M.I.T.) will talk about the importance of co-sensing and co-creating the future (remote presentation). İdil Gaziulusoy (Aalto) will discuss systemic change and the importance of changing institutions and value systems in creating a sustainable future. Liisa Postareff (HAMK) will share her research on the connections between teaching processes, learning, and academic wellbeing. Jani Romanoff (Aalto) will discuss how wellbeing is a source of sustainability. 

In addition to these presentations, several workshops will spark conversations on capacity building for social transformation, negotiating safer spaces, and connecting with ourselves through nature and embodied learning. 

On-site participants can join one of four workshops: Fon Krairiksh will facilitate a workshop on negotiating safer spaces. Sanni Saarimäki will lead a refreshing wellbeing walk outdoors, and Viivi Virtanen will facilitate an embodied learning workshop through process drama while Salvatore Ruggiero leads a discussion about inner development goals (IDGs).

Kirsi Hakio and Maria Joutsenvirta will lead a workshop titled "Resilience as a Collective Capacity - What Does It Really Take?"

Social sustainability in higher education is crucial for creating a positive impact in our communities. By bringing together experts and practitioners from various fields, the symposium aims to facilitate a discussion on how we can promote wellbeing and resilience in higher education. This event will inspire and equip participants with practical tools and knowledge to foster a sustainable and thriving academic environment. 

The Green Minds, Healthy Hearts - Social Sustainability Symposium is hosted by Sean Ricks and organized by Oasis of Radical Wellbeing at Aalto. The event language is English. The streaming link for remote participants will be added on this page closer to the event.