From Davos to Calgary! Wordfest presents renowned “Big Thinker” Adam Kahane in a life-changing conversation about his groundbreaking book Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems.
This is a rare opportunity to engage with one of the world’s leading organizers, designers, and facilitators of processes through which business, government, and civil society leaders can work together to address such challenges. Kahane has worked in more than 50 countries, in every part of the world, with executives and politicians, generals and guerrillas, civil servants and trade unionists, community activists and United Nations officials, clergy and artists. This is your chance to profoundly refine your approach to collaborative leadership and, in the process, shift how you engage with the most pressing, multi-faceted issues facing the communities, workplaces, and organizations you serve.
Your ticket includes the conversation, hosted by community leader Leor Rotchild, and an audience Q&A. Owl’s Nest Books will be on site with pre-signed copies of Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems. You can also pre-order copies of the book here.
Thank you to Odem’s World Foundation for enabling Wordfest to connect you with Adam Kahane.
Leor Rotchild
Life-Changing Conversation
Audience Q&A
Pop-Up Bookstore
Libations Bar
75 minutes. No intermission
Penguin Random House Canada
Adam Kahane is a renowned group facilitator. A director of Reos Partners, he helps diverse teams of leaders from across government, business and civil society collaborate to find common ground and to move forward together on their most important and intractable issues. He has facilitated such processes in Canada and abroad, notably contributing to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the civil war in Colombia. A prolific author, with six best-selling books about this work, he has helped build the capacity for peaceful progress worldwide. Kahane is a Member of The Order of Canada.
In a world crying out for change, Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems is your guidebook for action. Adam Kahane, the best-selling author of Collaborating with the Enemy and a global authority on solving tough problems, delivers game-changing advice for anyone ready to make a difference.
This is a manifesto for world-changers. Drawing on decades of work with leaders from national and organizational presidents to front-line managers and grass-roots activists, Kahane distills seven potent habits that enable ordinary citizens to become extraordinary agents of transformation.
Imagine:
Whether you’re battling climate change, reinventing healthcare, or simply trying to make your community better, this book is your essential guide. It’s time to stop feeling powerless and start creating the change you want to see.
Don’t just survive in a changing world—step in to transform it.
Leor Rotchild
Life-Changing Conversation
Audience Q&A
Pop-Up Bookstore
Libations Bar
75 minutes. No intermission
Penguin Random House Canada
Leor Rotchild is a sustainability consultant, author of How We Gather Matters, and Executive Director for Calgary Climate Week. He brings a unique blend of storytelling, curiosity, and systems thinking to every conversation. As a former Executive Director of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility and a longtime advocate for responsible business and Reconciliation, Rotchild is deeply committed to fostering safe and brave spaces for dialogue and collective action.
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