Si Bristol Hub - Newsletter #7

Hello everyone, welcome to the 7th edition of our bi-weekly newsletter, where we share what we have been doing in the past couple of weeks.

Recently, we haven't been too busy to enjoy the August month and use this time to slow down and reflect on what we have been doing as well as what is future we want to see in the hub.

Last week, we had our Second P&A group session, where we explored topics such as skills for future learning such as innovation, understanding of AI, and much more. In this discussion, we explored some learning tools, one of which was the Bloom Taxonomy, which "draws attention away from the somewhat static notion of “educational objectives” and points to a more dynamic conception of classification." (https://www.bloomstaxonomy.net/).

In this conversation, we had the understanding that acknowledging that innovation requires a specific skill set, we could baseline these skills as a means to support the successful completion of innovation projects. We appreciate Dom Sheppard-Baker's input and excitement on this topic.

In the future, the idea is to create a space to discuss and share information with more people during a couple of sessions to discuss innovation as a fundamental skill and how to bring such a topic in an easy format for more people to join and share their insights. During 5 lunchtime sessions, we want to create a space for more people to participate in this conversation. Essentially, one question that could summarize the actionable steps to enhance this discussion was: "How to turn principles of Si, simplify, and create 5 lunchtime bite-size sessions to enhance participation in this discussion?" More on this topic coming up in the next weeks!

In general, we appreciate the participation of Katie Dick , Carl Quinn , Dom Sheppard-Baker , Hannah Mahoney and Yasmin Medeiros in our last P&A session!

Other resources to share with our community:

• Books we recommend: "Designing Regenerative Cultures" by Daniel Christian Wahl

Summary: "In this remarkable book, Daniel Wahl explores ways in which we can reframe and understand the crises that we currently face, and he explores how we can live our way into the future. Moving from patterns of thinking and believing to our practice of education, design and community living, he systematically shows how we can stop chasing the mirage of certainty and control in a complex and unpredictable world. The book asks how can we collaborate in the creation of diverse regenerative cultures adapted to the unique biocultural conditions of place? How can we create conditions conducive to life?"