• It’s a residential, fully-catered retreat – a 30-hour bubble of creativity and ingenuity that brings together a group of awesome people to interact and connect, rather than just sit around and listen to a bunch of speakers on a stage.
• It takes the peer-to-peer learning model that Collective Intelligence is renowned for and amps it up, connecting like-hearted people in all sorts of intriguing and inspiring ways.
• It’s a funky, freestyle conference event where there are no formal speakers and where everyone (including our rangatahi/youth) is considered a worthy keynote speaker with something to share. Anyone can volunteer to host a session around their passion (or vice!) in an open and informal way.

Imagine hanging out with 160 of the most interesting people we know (that’s you, wider Collective Intelligence whānau, and your friends) to share what you’re working on and how you’re making a difference in the world.

Let’s activate this community of ours!

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Every day we ‘mine’ our creativity and inspiration, often without taking time to regenerate it (and ourselves). Deep in the midst of our busy work lives, we can feel adrift and alone – lacking a community of support. Our UNconference offers you the chance to find ‘your people’ and bolster your support network – for changing the world is a team sport!

Collective Intelligence is at the heart of this UNconference and we want to host a collaborative event that helps you harness the power of the collective (beyond your team) and invite others to join in the mix.

What will I come home with?

Connections, connections, connections: you’ll join the dots with other authentic, curious and courageous people who are fun to be with (and you’ll want to see again).

A community: you’ll take away a deeper sense of belonging to your community, having shared, been inspired and activated by, a collective of like-hearted people.

Fresh thinking: you’ll have been exposed to a huge diversity of thought, had your own perspectives challenged, and challenged those of others.

Rangatahi/youth are welcome at this family-friendly event and we will make sure their voices are included.

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UNconference Quick Facts

• Anna Guenther

  Anna’s our UNconference Chief Bubble Blower, un-MC and ideas wrangler, unconference veteran, and courageous person up the front (who will ensure that the “loudest people don’t take over” and we don’t just have a “polite mush of consensual agreement” in the DIY agenda-planning phase). Oh and she’s a little bit famous as the co-founder of PledgeMe and as a #collectiveintelligencemember alumna).
• Dave Craig

  Our event’s ‘Big Chief’ is Dave Craig, who’s steering the UNconference waka and ensuring all parts of the flotilla collaborate and don't conflagrate. He’s a dab hand at this kind of carry on, having run the Innovate business competition for the last 7 years. In true #collectiveintelligencemember style he has, though this event, helped change hundreds of lives and spark all sorts of inspiring connections.
  
  

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• Harv (Ian Harvey)

  #collectiveintelligence founder and Chief Trouble-Maker/Curiosity Officer for this UNconference, Harv is to be found wherever a good idea is brewing and the edgy conversations are to be had. Got an idea for something you’d like to share at the UNconference and want to bounce it around? Get in touch with Harv for a chat about it. He’ll be all ears.
  
  

  E: Email Harv

  T: 027 485 0332

• Karen Duigan

  As an attendee, Collective Intelligence’s Chief People Wrangler, Karen, is your go-to person for anything you need ahead of the event. Desperate for a shoulder to cry on, a quiet room, advice on how to get there, get back, or anything else - she’s your person!
  
  

  E: Email Karen

  T: 06 323 3651

• Alana Crooks

  Rangatahi Ambassador: Alana, a current Koru Scholarship recipient, describes herself as a curious people person and the protective older sister of five in her whānau. She's in her big sis role for this event too, working alongside parents/guardians to ensure our younger attendees get the most out of this event.
• Emily Blythe

  Toybox Ambassador: Emily has just come off a Koru Scholarship with us and as well as being a dab hand at the high-tech art of fog-dispersal at airports, is just a big kid at heart. Emily has volunteered to run the free creche we'll be offering, so all you mamas and papas can feel relaxed about bringing your tamariki along too.

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