Communicate, transparency, acceptance

Day 2 started with Ginny Kim, from Seoul, talking about her work as Producer, Associate Producer and co-Founder of a restaurant.

The similarities between her different work became clear, creating experiences that people would value so highly they would give time, travel to and leave with new memories. She spoke about her work giving fresh perspectives on ingredients – whether these were the literal ingredients of the food served in the restaurant, or working with creative teams to ensure work was culturally relevant, or in supporting team members to see their strengths.

Ginny shared many inspiring insights – “never negotiate what you truly believe in” and taking a pragmatic approach to risk. She shared that she had learned to share her vulnerable moments, as well as achievements, and that strong collaborations were built on Communication, Transparency and Acceptance.

Jim Pope from Playing On delivered a workshop to support us to find ways to ensure people often marginalised found a voice. Ensuring this was through authenticity, co-creation, creativity, personal growth and communities.

Two words keep resonating this Festival, Kindness and Community – finding your community, honouring it (and the community’s history and all members) and bringing work to them. Kindness through compassion, empathy and an active response to what is possible.

Tomorrow, Day 3, we will hear from Rose Kue – a designer and death doula and Daniel Carpenter from Heritage Crafts.