More Exciting Conversations from the SELFestival!

Another day down in the festival and there are certain themes that continue to emerge through these conversations. Discussions around power, and shifts in power, shifts in potential, and what it means to do something well. The importance of the work that is created around an audience – and the responsibility of those community relationships.

We are inspired by Karl from Purple Door and his approach to building new ways of leading, supporting and creating work. His focus was around building trust with people who have not been served that well by the arts and other parts of society. Later in the afternoon Susan from Homes for Good picked up this same thread, in a different approach, that was both joyous and inspiring.

We thank both Susan and Karl for giving us such reasons to be optimistic. With each noting the difficulties and nuances of certain societal positions. Through both conversations, each speaker created a poignant magnitude of inspiration, leading the charge of possibility when it comes to change. They both, in their own humble ways, showcased their keen resourcefulness in understanding that with what they have there can be change beyond themselves and beyond their organisations.