In the face of a planetary crisis, many of us experience a growing tension between the realities of climate breakdown and social decoherence, a deep yearning to do something meaningful about them, and the business as usual of our work.
In this workshop we’ll step out of this business as usual for half a day to:
- take an honest look at the mess we’re in,
- identify constraints that prevent adaptive responses to it,
- imagine practical utopias that ignore, contradict or dissolve these constraints, and
- explore our contributions to these utopias as adjacent possibles – next steps on our individual paths through possibility space.
We will make sense, develop ideas, and gear up for action together – to turn the tension we experience into a source of energy and creativity.
Who is this for?
Open to all University of Bath staff who are concerned about climate breakdown and interested in building practical, resilient responses.
When
15 October 2026 from 09:30 – 13:00, followed by lunch.
Where
Wolfson Lecture Theatre, 4 West 1.07, University of Bath.
Facilitation
The workshop will be facilitated by Wolfgang Wopperer-Beholz. Wolfgang is a philosopher by training and a facilitator by trade. He helps teams and organisations make sense of their situation, develop strategic options, and implement them in their day-to-day work. He prioritises work with social movements and in education.
Registration
Register by 10 October via the Utopian thinking workshop registration form.
Questions
If you have further questions about this event, please email IMI.