The Great Shift Gathering

The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Catalyzing the Second Renaissance
In the next decade we will be challenged as never before as individuals, professionals and in our
organizations. The convergent economic, ecological and cultural crises we are in mark the
beginning of a great shift in our economy, culture and biosphere. Are you ready for what
comes next?
Between October 22nd and 26th 2009, Renaissance2 is holding the “Great Shift Gathering”
following our highly successful Great Shift Partner Event in June 2009. Join in an ongoing
conversation with living legends such as Barbara Marx Hubbard, Michael Braungart, Ervin Laszlo,
Don Beck, Andrew Cohen and Neale Donald Walsch. We will also be launching the groundbreaking
Worldshift Alliance on 26 October.
This is your personal invitation to attend one or both of the two ground breaking events
which comprise the Great Shift Gathering:
Event 1: Designing a Resilient Civilization- 22-24 October
At this event we will continue to prototype the new models which form the basis of Capitalism
2.0, while launching new projects that help accelerate their adoption. Join some of the world’s
leading innovators who are already doing pioneering work in the R2 Innovation Crucibles:
o transforming the world of renewable energy, including solar, wind and electric powered
transport;
o creating resilient environments including urban, industrial and service habitats around the
world, using cradle-to-cradle and integral approaches;
o developing enlightened enterprises driving social innovation and accelerating human and
social development around the globe;
o making the connections which enable new forms of integral governance systems to align
the efforts of business, government, NGO’s and communities.
Event 2: Conscious Evolution- 25-26 October
Conscious Evolution enables us to use our creative power to guide our own lives and the evolution
of the systems and the communities in which we live and work. It is a process by which
individuals and groups, families, organizations, and societies can envision and create images of
what should be, and bring those images to life by design.
Living legends such as Barbara Marx Hubbard, Don Beck, Andrew Cohen and Neale Donald
Walsch will be joining us along with a host of experts on human cultural and spiritual
development to map out the way ahead, and highlight what we can each do to shift ourselves,
our organizations, families and communities in:
o Developing ourselves to the next level of conscious creative power in our own lives;
o Developing our communities and organizations to co-create aligned collectively intelligent
human systems.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Agenda: Designing a Resilient Civilization- 22-24 October
Key Features & Benefits
The Great Shift Gathering is about action! So rather than creating a conference where participants simply sit,
mingle and consume information, our process capitalizes on all the bright minds joining us to co-create the
next steps for themselves, their organizations and R2. We have created a flow designed to build the platform
for both your and R2's impact on and service to the world. We will follow an Appreciative Inquiry inspired
process, where each day starts with key speakers in the four innovation crucibles setting the stage, giving the
entire gathering the essence of their speciality in a concise talk or panel session.
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to attend inspiring panel sessions, including 15-20 minute
speeches plus questions and discussion. Each panel will be moderated by a moderator who will guide the
overall process and timing of the session. The panel discussions will then lead into work in tracks where we
have a closer look at the different crucibles. In the working groups, we will move through a process of
Dream: drawing a picture of inspiring 2020 scenarios
Design: comparing the 2020 scenarios to what is happening now and what needs to be done by
the members of R2 to contribute to achieving the vision
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Deliver: Action planning and next steps to Developing the capabilities and becoming a role model
in R2
Additionally, we will hear success stories of what is already working to learn from and build on. The perfect
mindset during the Gathering is a mix of curiosity, urgency and active creation.
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“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Speakers: Designing a Resilient Civilization- 22-24 October
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Agenda: Conscious Evolution- 25-26 October
Key Features & Benefits
The goals of the Conscious Evolution program are to take the next steps required to:
o Develop ourselves to the next level of conscious creative power in our own lives;
o Develop our communities and organizations to co-create aligned collectively intelligent human
systems.
We will do this by engaging with global thought leaders through short talks and panel sessions
followed by experiential learning around specific practices to accelerate conscious evolution in
small groups. Our experienced facilitators will demonstrate these practices and support
participants in their exploration of and learning about how they can benefit from their use during
the fun and enlightening conscious evolution experiences and practice sessions.
Our experience of the methods we are using in the Great Shift Gathering is that they generate a
powerful form of collective intelligence which enables amazing things to happen both in the
smaller breakout sessions as well as in the plenary gatherings. At a personal level you will have
the opportunity to experience energizing, joyful connections with the other participants.
The Second Renaissance Cultural Explosion on the evening of day 1 will provide all of us with the
opportunity to “let it all hang loose” with a party atmosphere prevailing as we explore the
possibilities of cultural fusion through music and spontaneous entertainment including
performances by speakers, facilitators and organizers as we celebrate the emergence of worldcentric human consciousness.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Speakers: Conscious Evolution- 25-26 October
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Venue
Chateau La Tour Apollinaire
15, rue Guillaume Apollinaire, 66000 Perpignan, France.
Tel.: 0033 4 68 64 45 72
Located 10 minutes from the centre of Perpignan with its hundreds of restaurants, and set in over an acre of
private, walled gardens, Chateau La Tour Apollinaire is an inspiring event location. Plenary sessions for 60-80
people and break outs will all take place in the Chateau and its gardens inside a massive, weather proof
marquee and the elegant salons of the Chateau. Relaxation and connection space, lunches and the closing
dinner will all be set in the gardens. The ambiance and setting create an excellent learning and networking
atmosphere helping us build an effective community of innovative leaders working together to co-create a
thriving meshwork of projects and programs.
Accommodation & Travel
There are many accommodation possibilities open to participants. Google ‘hotel Perpignan’ for dozens of
options.
Chateau La Tour Apollinaire (www.latourapollinaire.com) is the venue for the Renaissance2 Great Shift
Gathering. The chateau is divided into rooms and apartments. For further information please send an email to
[email protected] or call +33 4 68 64 45 72 and mention that you will be participating in the
Renaissance2 Great Shift Gathering.
The Kyriad Hotel (http://www.kyriad-perpignan-centre.fr/fr/index.aspx) This central hotel offers special
business packages and can be contacted on +33 4 68 59 25 94
The Mercure Hotel (http://www.mercure.com/fr/hotel-1160-mercure-perpignan-centre/index.shtml) This
hotel overlooks the town’s park. For further information please call +33 4 68 35 67 66.
The Hotel Victoria http://www.hotel-victoria-perpignan.com/index_gb.asp, is just around the corner from the
event location. Room prices start at 46 euro per night for a double room. For further information please call
+33 4 68 61 17 17
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Citéa Perpignan proposes 100 air-conditioned apartments from the studio for one person to the studio for two
people of approximately 20m ². The convivial and functional apartments entirely furnished and equipped offer
a choice of hotel services included or as individual options. A double bedroom studio in October is 50 euro per
night (including a kitchen and Wi-Fi Internet access). See their website:
http://www.citea.com/hotel/en/ListItems/62/Perpignan.html for more information.
Other websites offering apartments and B&B accommodation include:
http://www.visitfrance.co.uk/france.cfm?town=perpignan
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/search/keywords:Perpignan
http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/perpignan.htm.
How to get to Perpignan
Flight Information:
Perpignan airport is served by several direct flights a day from London (Ryanair), Paris (Airfrance), Manchester
(Bmibaby), Birmingham and Southampton (Flybe), while nearby Girona airport (1 hr away) is served by 250
Ryanair flights a day.
Perpignan is also under two hours from Barcelona (Easyjet), Toulouse, Montpellier and Carcassonne airports.
For those flying to Girona airport, Spain, there is a new bus transfer service to Perpignan and back, the
Frogbus. With 6 buses a day and prices starting from €5 euros this is an easy and quick (85 minutes) way to get
to Perpignan if you don’t feel like renting a car and don’t want to spend a small fortune on a cab. For further
details check out the website: http://www.frogbus.com/en/
Train Information:
Trains run regularly to Perpignan station from Paris, Barcelona, London, Brussels, Italy, Switzerland and other
parts of Europe, with the longer routes benefiting from high speed TGV trains. You can also catch the
overnight sleeper train from Paris to Perpignan- a wonderful experience.
Fast trains from Paris and Barcelona as well as other major European cities can be found at www.sncf.fr Train
times vary from a few hours from Barcelona to just over 4.5 hours to/from Paris. Both the airfares and train
fares are very reasonably priced, particularly if you book ahead.
The websites http://www.voyages-sncf.com and http://www.tgv-europe.com may also be helpful.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
Car Rental:
Numerous car rentals options are available in Perpignan, There are dozens of great deals if you search around
on the internet using Google to ask for 'low cost car rentals Perpignan'. Make sure in book in advance on the
Internet to get a better deal. In case you fly to Spain (Barcelona or Girona) we recommend you hire your car
there as it is cheaper in Spain than in France.
A word of advice to those arriving at the local airports - to avoid long queues at peak periods for your car,
avoid booking with the car company which is offering a 'special deal' with your flight. And, while everyone else
is waiting for their bags on the carousel at Perpignan airport, quickly pop out to the care hire desk of your
choice to collect your keys and avoid any queuing at all. All major car hire companies are represented at
Perpignan airport and station.
To get you started here are details for four of the major operators:
Avis: www.avis.com
Tel in Perpignan airport: +33 (0) 468 61 58 97 Perpignan train station:
+33 (0) 468 34 26 71
Budget: www.budget.com
Tel in Perpignan airport: + 33 (0) 468 61 38 85 Perpignan train station:
+33 (0) 468 56 95 95
Europcar: www.europcar.com
Tel Perpignan airport: + 33 (0) 468 61 05 43 Perpignan Polygone:
+ 33 (0) 468 52 95 29
Hertz: www.hertz.com
Tel in Perpignan airport: + 33 (0) 468 61 18 77 Perpignan train station:
+33 (0) 468 52 90 90
Taxi Information:
From Perpignan airport or train station we would recommend “Accueil Perpignan” on +33 4 68 35 15 15.
Please do not hesitate to contact us on 0033 4 68 64 45 72 or email: [email protected] if you require
further information
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller
The Great Shift Gathering
October 22nd to 26th 2009 in Perpignan France
The Great Shift Gathering Design & Delivery Team
Here are some of the initial members of the core Renaissance2 event design and delivery team.
As we gather momentum moving toward the event we will be adding several other faces to this
group in order to ensure a superb and memorable experience for all our participants. If you are
interested in working as an intern or a volunteer on this event and in joining the R2 team, please
contact us at [email protected].
Robin
Wood
Graham
Boyd
Elena
Wood
Renaissance2 President, convener of the gathering and partner co-ordinator. Evolving
and sharing the vision and strategy.
Renaissance2 Vice-President and speaker co-ordinator. Strategic connections and
enabling flows between the elements of the big picture.
Renaissance2 finance and logistics. Responsible for the well-being of the speakers and
participants.
Allodi
Founder, IntegralVision. Gathering co-designer and speaker. Leading European
practitioner of Cradle to Cradle, Integral and Holocracy.
Terry
Patten
Founder, IntegralHeart, author & coach. Delivering beautifully transformative, integral
experiences as our Lead Facilitator & Coach.
Eric
Matthias Gathering co-designer and track facilitator. Deep experience organising transformative
Lehman gatherings.
Kevin
Groen
Gathering co-designer and track facilitator. Deep experience catalysing shifts in
mindset.
Robert Gathering track facilitator. Deep experience facilitating flawless conference flow.
MacKenzie
Dee
Dwyer
Renaissance2 gathering administrator: registration, payments and accommodation.
Keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller