Dear Conference Organisers

Thank you so much for the sImulaIng and relevant Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, that shared current thinking and exploraIons in different fields of anthroposophically-inspired acIvity.

One of the most inspiring things to emerge was a strong sense that the different fields - whether to do with economy, philosophy, biology, farming, educaIon or stewardship of the land - are all concerned deep down with going beyond what some speakers described as the 'localised I' or 'localised self'. Even when their presentaIon did not explicitly emphasise this quesIon, if one 'listened' carefully one could hear this focus on developing new understandings of community or forms of collecIve organisaIon that do not negate the localised self. In fact, they all depend on increasing individual consciousness as part of an expanded social field. It was very encouraging that this dimension and intenIon became 'audible', which in turn, underlines the value of having such reflecIve, cross sector, research gatherings.

Lengthening the duraIon of breakout groups could better enable genuine exchange and thinking together. Also, some presentaIons tried to fit in too much informaIon. PresentaIons that disIlled their informaIon and shared underlying principles in relaIon to their aims and pracIce, were able to get across much more, and there was more space to receive and to think whilst the presentaIon was happening.

Thanks very much again for all the careful work in pugng this very worthwhile event together.

Warm greetings Shelley Sacks

Prof. emerita in Social Sculpture and ConnecIve PracIce Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, UK

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