Events

Conference

Planning is underway for our 2010 institute. We expect to hold a series of workshops in San Francisco, CA during the spring. Contact us if you want to be notified when plans are finalized.

See below for information about our 2006 institute.

PEOPLE CHANGING THEIR WORLD® 2006
Sustainability Quest: The Journey to Sustain Ourselves, Our Organizations,
and Our Communities
October 28-29, 2006
Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado

Peakinsight LLC is pleased to announce our third annual “People Changing Their World” event. We want to impact the ideas, dialogue, and actions taken today to ensure a future that is both sustainable and equitable for generations to come.

Our 2006 fall institute will address sustainability at multiple levels: personal, professional, organizational, and community. Participants will examine their own ecological footprint and share best practices for changing lifestyle and consumption patterns. We will examine how several different companies and communities are addressing sustainability issues. We will explore ways to influence and shape the strategic direction of our organizations, and identify places where we can intervene in community affairs.

We are not acting alone in this work. People are working around the world to bring sustainable practices into their communities. Participants will share stories about activities in their own regions – and hear about what is happening in places such as Las Gaviotas (a model community in Colombia), Kufunda Village (a learning centre in rural Zimbabwe) and Kobunaki (an eco-village being developed in Japan).

Great change requires multiple levels of involvement, commitment, and most of all: Action! We invite you to join the Sustainability Quest, to contribute what is working in your own life and be inspired by what others are doing.

Our learning journey will focus on the following 3 themes:

(1) Quest for Personal Sustainability:

"A Quest for Sustainability Beginning with Human Development"
"Making Local Choices for Food, Transportation, Housing and Energy"

(2) Quest for Organizational Sustainability:

"Using Systems Thinking in Our Work"
Nike case: "Sustainable Manufacturing Takes a Village"
Wal-Mart case: "Business vs. Community Show-Down"

(3) Quest for Community Sustainability:

"Using Appreciative Inquiry for Community Visioning"
"Disaster Recovery on the Gulf Coast"

The institute will begin at 8:30am on Saturday, October 28. It will officially end at 5pm on Sunday, October 29. While the event will include some presentations, the major format will be small-group discussions. Participants will grapple with issues in their own personal/professional lives and communities - and develop keener insight about available options (as well as tools) for change.

Who should attend?

Environmental leaders seeking to address sustainability from multiple perspectives
Managers wanting to better understand sustainability issues and how change can be implemented
Change agents working to shift organizations onto a more sustainable path
Community organizers involved in building more sustainable communities
Anyone wanting to be part of a dialogue about creating a more sustainable world

What will you take away?

Best practices for living more sustainably in a world dominated by consumption.
Case studies to help you evaluate sustainability efforts in your own organization.
Tools for implementing sustainability in your own community.
Storytelling and experiential activities that will inspire your imagination.
Opportunities for networking and collaboration to help you sustain momentum after leaving the event.

Registration

The institute fee is $145. This does not include transportation or lodging. You can register for the entire institute ($145), for Saturday only ($90), or Sunday only ($55).

Please register early to reserve your place. We are organizing a virtual dialogue for participants to start networking online before the event begins. Most activities will be held in the Student Memorial Lounge at the College Union Building at Fort Lewis College which is located on the mesa overlooking Durango, Colorado.

Choose from four easy ways to register:

Use our on-line, secure service for immediate registration.
Download and mail registration form with your check.
Download and fax registration form to 970-247-1182 with your credit card information.
Call 970-247-1180 to register by phone.

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Download Registration PDF: Registration Form to Fax or Mail

Hotel Accommmodations

The Leland House Bed & Breakfast Suites is one of Durango's Green Hotels and is offering a special rate of $89 per night (queen) / $99 per night (king) for our conference. Call their reservation department at 1-800-664-1920 to make your own reservation. Be sure to request the Peakinsight group rate. A full gourmet continental breakfast is included.

For other Durango area lodging choices, go to www.durango.org.

Conference Brochure

You may download the conference flyer in PDF format. If you do not have a copy of the Adobe Reader for viewing and printing PDF files, you can download a free version at www.adobe.com.