Past Events

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Carmel Clay Public Library
55 4th Avenue Southeast, Carmel, IN 46032

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When it comes to sustainability, resiliency and climate change, Mayor Jim Brainard is a visionary leader who believes taking care of the environment is a non-partisan challenge we should all be concerned about.  Come hear the Mayor’s insights and takeaways from his travels to climate conferences around the world.  He will also talk about his plans for solar and the greenhouse gas inventory in Carmel.

• Environmentally Sustainable Efforts of the City of Carmel
• Why a GOP Mayor Brainard Was Pushing Climate Change Policies in Congress, governing.com, April 5, 2019
• Mayor Brainard plans to invest in solar to help the environment and save energy costs and taxes.  Current in Carmel, September 26, 2018
• Mayor Brainard attends Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, US is Cutting Carbon Emissions despite Trump policy, Sept 12, 2018
• Mayors pledge to take the lead on fighting climate change, June 2, 2017
• Mayors to abide by climate accord despite US withdrawal, June 2, 2017
• Carmel Mayor puts pressure on president over climate agreement decision, May 31, 2017
• A Republican Mayor’s Efforts to Tame Suburban Sprawl, May 31, 2017
• Republican Mayor, climate adviser says Trump won’t leave Paris climate deal, May 28, 2017
• These people want you to know climate change isn’t just for liberals, May 9, 2017
• As Trump haults federal action on climate change, cities and states push on, March 28, 2017
• Making Climate Change a Republican Issue, July 12, 2016
• Meet a Republican mayor and convention delegate who takes climate change seriously, July 20, 2016
• Most RNC Delagates dismiss climate change, except this guy, July 21, 2016
• GOP climate activists see party developing 2020 vision, July 22, 2016

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Our second guest speaker, Greg Kempf with Citizens Climate Lobby will  provide an update on legislation in Congress and talk about how putting a price on carbon would work.

Greg has volunteered with CCL for almost 2 years, serving as the Indianapolis chapter media coordinator.  Greg has authored several letters to the editor, op-eds, and articles on various environmental issues. He’s also written a novel on climate change and currently searching for a publisher.  Greg retired from General Motors as a mechanical engineer with 15 patents in automatic transmission and electric hybrid design.

• Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
• CCL Indianapolis Chapter Facebook

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Tags: Sustainable Living Seminar, Carmel Green Initiative, Carmel Clay Public Library

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Tags: Marion County SWCD (Soil and Water Conservation District), Eagle Creek Community Garden Tour

We need to shift the way we see our food system. Indianapolis is a Midwestern mecca for entrepreneurs looking to start their own, innovative food businesses advocating a more sustainable culture.

Join the Indy Food Council and Edible Indy at Newfields on May 22 as we discuss with innovative restaurateurs, advocates, and small business owners how they are changing the face of Indy’s food culture and shaping our food system.

Erica Bryant, founder of Beetbox Eatery and the Healthy Food Cafe.

Ashley Brooks, co-founder of Milktooth, Garfield Park Farmers Market, Baby Got Brunch and more.

Hannah Lindgen, film maker and local food advocate.

Katy Rogers, An Indiana native, food advocate and host of Katy on the Farm, a television series on local food in Georgia.

Jason Michael Thomas, private sustainable chef and owner of Urban Awareness Gardens.

Free to attend – Light noshes will be provided
Date: Wednesday, May 22
Time: 11am-1pm
Place: The Beer Garden at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis
*There will be an alternative indoor location for weather consideration.

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Tags: Indy Food Council, Edible Indy, discussion on changing the face of Indy’s food culture and shaping our food system

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Tags: Marion County SWCD (Soil and Water Conservation District), Eagle Creek Community Garden Tour

Help support our longest running artist program by sharing your worst business and design ideas for a horrible prize. Remember that great business you thought you wanted to start? Or that patent you thought you should apply for? We want to hear about it! Attendees get to vote on the worst idea, participants get ten minutes and 5 slides to share their worst idea. Limited to six presenters. Email [email protected] to pitch your most terrible idea. Presenters will be notified one week before the event.

PAY AT THE DOOR ONLY!
$10 Near West Residents
$15 Anywhere else

All ticket sales will support Indy Convergence’s annual artist residency where our participants work on really great ideas with their peers for two weeks.
Learn more indyconvergence.org/residency

Tags: sharing your worst business and design ideas, Godawful TED Talks, Indy Convergence

Just some simple cutting, stretching and easy glue gun application and you’ll go home with a unique scarf for yourself or a gift for someone else. Make up to 3 scarfs (slight embellishments if you chose) time permitting.

Teacher: Cheryl Nimtz

Cheryl Nimtz is a recycle artist residing in Indy. She can’t resist the adventure of finding uses for seemingly useless item, even broken dreams. She lives with her dog MJ and claims that some of her greatest insights in life come from doing art with her 5 year old granddaughter.

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Tags: recycle art, EASY-PEASY RECYCLED T-SHIRT SCARF, Barter School Indy

Arts for All welcomes everyone to take a journey through the world of art. Spend your Saturday afternoon with us and take home a meaningful experience. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. If your group is larger than 6 people, please contact us at (317) 327-7135 so that we can make accommodations.

Oil Pastel Flowers

Make bold flowers bursting with color inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe.

May 4 – 25

Sat. 12:00 – 5:00pm

Free

Tags: Oil Pastel Flowers, art, painting, workshop

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Tags: Indianapolis City Market, The Catacombs

Classes will take place in the Main Art Gallery at the Garfield Park Arts Center, with local exhibits rotating monthly.

Creative, playful classes will offer students of all yoga experiences the opportunity to learn and practice their yoga in a safe place. This class will offer breath work/techniques for relaxation in addition to strengthening, toning, core work, functional movement and yin poses to connect mind, body and spirit.

Props provided; please bring your own mat. Please arrive a few minutes early prior to each class. Class will begin promptly at 9:30 am.

Drop-in participants, please arrive at least 10 minutes before class begins to register and pay at the front desk.

Ages 15+. Minors may participate accompanied by parent with instructor approval. Contact [email protected] for more information.

$35/course, $10/single class

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Tags: the opportunity to learn and practice their yoga in a safe place

Visit Indianapolis’s only Slow Food approved farmers market in historic Garfield Park! We feature sustainable, local food vendors, live music, and activities for kids. Garfield Park is located 10 minutes or less from downtown, Fountain Square, and southside neighborhoods.

GPFM is located near the tennis courts in Garfield Park. We are accessible during Shelby Street construction, and free parking is available.

OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE FARMERS AND PRODUCERS WHILE CREATING A GATHERING PLACE FOR COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS.

Tags: Garfield Park Farmers Market

Wayne Pennington live at Burnside May 17th-9:30-12:30!

Tags: Wayne Pennington, Live Music, The Burnside

Hypnosis is widely misunderstood, but it can be a valuable tool for adjusting attitudes and beliefs for personal healing and growth. We’ll bust some common myths and get examples of its usefulness for personal development.

Teacher: John P Hunckler

John is a dad, grandpa, teacher, coach, and hypnotist. He has lived in Tokyo, Japan; Grand Forks, North Dakota; and Huntington, Fort Wayne, South Bend, West Lafayette, Indianapolis, and Bloomington in Indiana. He likes most people and he can be funny. 🙂

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Tags: Hypnosis, Barter School Indy

Kassie Woodworth is a visual artist in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kassie makes a variety of work including sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media. She graduated from Herron School of Art and Design in 2019 with a B.F.A. in Sculpture. Most of her work investigates patterns, habits, movement, and growth of nature.
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Kassie has exhibited in various galleries in Indianapolis including the Indianapolis Arts Center, the Indiana State House, Gallery 924, Indianapolis Arts Garden, Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Gallery at Herron, Butler University, The Harrison Center for the Arts, and the Tube Factory.

Kassie Woodworth’s work can also be viewed on Instagram @kassiewoodworth.art

Tags: Kassie Woodworth,sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media, art, Storage Space

As agents of personal, business, and social change, many of us understand that we cannot use dominator tactics to create the partnership world we want. However our best intentions to operate with the mindsets and behaviors of partnership can be challenged when we attempt to solve problems or negotiate new agreements with people who come to the table with diverse points of view and power-over tactics.

Join Riane Eisler and Karen S. Walch on Thursday, May 16 for “Partnership Negotiation: How to Be an Agent of Cultural Change Without Resorting to Domination Tactics”, an interactive online dialog on how Quantum negotiation practices, based on neuroscience research, can help us be more effective and more integrated as agents of positive change.

As change agents, we need principles and practices that can help us dismantle the coercive models of domination and rise above outdated negotiation strategies that rely on power-over or win-lose models. In this lively, interactive online event, Riane Eisler, president of the Center for Partnership Studies and Karen S. Walch, Co-creator of Quantum Negotiation Certification programs come together to explore how neuroscience-based Quantum Partnership principles can strengthen our daily personal and professional actions of social change.

Can’t make the live session? No worries— this webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive the full session link + Resource packet.

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Tags: webinar, principles and practices that can help us dismantle the coercive models of domination and rise above outdated negotiation strategies that rely on power-over or win-lose models, Center for Partnership Studies, Rianne Eisler

It’s time to gather and create once again, tribe! We are excited to be hosting the spring Indiana Gathering of the Tribe right here at Sage Valley! This gathering is organized for the Medicine Tribe and beyond.

This gathering is hosted at Sage Valley which is a non-profit organization located in the Wabash River valley of southern Indiana. All proceeds will go into creating the event and growing the projects at Sage Valley. Donations of time, resources, or monetary energy beyond the suggested donation are strongly encouraged ♥

Suggested donation to camp for this entire event is on a sliding scale starting at a suggested $33 per adult, plus a suggested item to donate to Dharma Greens Vegan Kitchen (which provides free meals during the entire event). Day passes are available with a give-what-you-can donation. Children 15 years old and under require no admission donation. Minors must be accompanied by a legal guardian. We do accept alternatives to monetary donations and our list of accepted items can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lXlLmt3BiOfK6FckOlQ8j5zSouwGEaDCURkqN_Mzivs/edit?usp=sharing

There will be co-creative workshops, drum circles, group meditation, live music, vending, sacred ritual and ceremony, community building projects, and much more!

We hope to see you there!
[email protected]

*Music and Workshop Schedule will be updated as we get closer to the gathering.

FAQ

➸WHAT IS MEDICINE TRIBE? CAN I JOIN?

The Medicine Tribe is a collective of like-minded individuals who believe in the power of love and healing, who care for planet Earth, who wish to be the change, and who were brought together by the love of conscious music! Everyone is welcome!

➸GATE HOURS

The gate will officially open at 11 am on Thursday, May 16th, 2019. Early entry will ONLY be allowed for registered and approved volunteers (see info below about volunteer opportunities). The gate will be closed at 9 pm each night to ensure safety. No entry into the event will be allowed after 9 pm. DRIVE SLOW when approaching the gate, the road is curvy at the gate entry and on a hill! No one will be allowed to enter without an admission donation and this can be done in advance or at the gate. Be sure to bring proof of your online donation if contributed in advance.

➸WHY MONETARY DONATION? WHY FOOD DONATION?

The Gathering of the Tribe will be held at Sage Valley a non-profit and a family home property. Admission and kitchen donation are required for entry to ensure we are all contributing to the collective.100% of the donations will go back into creating the most magical Gathering we can now and in the future, as well as furthering charitable projects for Sage Valley. Hosting a gathering of this magnitude takes resources and funding. Our goal is to provide as much as we can and do it in a sustainable way. Donations can be made online and at the gate. If you find the suggested minimum donation unaffordable, there will be VOLUNTEER opportunities so that you may give back through service rather than monetary giving. We also encourage creative alternative donations for admission. A list of acceptable donation items can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lXlLmt3BiOfK6FckOlQ8j5zSouwGEaDCURkqN_Mzivs/edit?usp=sharing IMPORTANT NOTE: Everyone entering the event grounds will need a donation or volunteer position. Regardless of weather, changes to your schedule, personal choices, sickness, family emergencies or any other reason, all ONLINE DONATIONS ARE FINAL, 100% NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-RETURNABLE. By donating you understand & agree to all the information provided on the donation/ticket website. Tickets are however transferable & you are encouraged to gift your ticket if circumstances arise where you cannot make the event. See the sections about Volunteer Opportunities and Donation on the FAQs for more information.

➸DONATION

This event requires a MINIMUM sliding scale admission donation of $33 per person. While that entry fee will help make this event happen, any additional donations are joyously WELCOMED! We want to make this gathering as beautiful and healing as possible, but we need your help! Even if you cannot attend the event, you may still donate through the ticket website. If you find yourself in a position of abundance and feel called to share with the Tribe, we will put those funds to good use! In addition, if you wish to sponsor a particular project with materials or monetary contributions so you can directly see the results of your generosity, we will be forever grateful! Here are some projects needing funding: building more/better footbridges for trails, building onto the medicine wheel sacred fire, canopies or booth for gate entry, better solar lighting for gate entry, providing eco-friendly craft materials for kid village, feeding the masses with clean vegan whole foods, building a permanent workshop space, building a family table, building solar showers, roofing the kitchen. If you wish to donate, you may do so on the ticket website by selecting the donate option or by donating at the gate. This event is powered by YOU!

➸VOLUNTEER

*If you wish to volunteer this year for admission and this is your first time, you must be able to arrive Wednesday for a brief volunteer orientation* Volunteer opportunities are always available for anyone who cannot afford the suggested minimum admission donation or who feel called to serve the Tribe. Registration details for volunteer positions will be provided soon!

➸CAMPING, RVs & BUSES

This is a PRIMATIVE camping event with NO HOOKUPS or electric available. Sage Valley intends to remain off grid. There will be several camping areas designed to meet everyone’s needs and to create an intimate environment. There will be limited car camping available in some pasture areas for people who need or prefer that. There will be a family camping section next to the kid village. There will also be forest camping, but that will require gear to be hiked in. RVs and Buses will be allowed in the car camping sections. Please be aware that this is farm pasture terrain.

➸VENDORS

Come one and come all vending! We encourage vending of your DIY and homemade crafts, art, services, foods, and more! If you are interested in vending, please register here so that we may plan the space accordingly: https://goo.gl/forms/91LO5NUaKot6VVLs2 We do ask for a $10 vendor donation to reserve a spot. Vending space is first come, first serve.

➸SECURITY & SAFETY

This is primarily a self-regulated event where Tribe members are expected to speak out and stand up for what is right. Don’t be a jerk, bring good vibes, and always remember that LOVE is the answer. However, appointed Peace Keepers will be available throughout the event to ensure everyone’s safety. In this Tribe, we take care of each other and strive to create a SAFE SPACE for all! Please be sure to respect each other and listen.

➸HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY

We will do everything we can to make this event accessible. There will be parking within walking distance from the main event area. However, the grounds are not designed for handicap accessibility. If you have any special needs to be considered, please reach out to the event organizers so that we may try our best to accommodate you. NOTE: The event grounds are typical of Indiana farm terrain. Trails & foot paths are often curvy, rough, grassy & hard to maneuver for some. Therefore we do not consider this land to be accessible for all.

➸LEAVE-NO-TRACE

This is a LEAVE-NO-TRACE event! It’s simple: leave the place you visit the same or better than you found it. Pack it in and pack it out. This property is an actual family farm where people live, treat it the way you would want others to treat your own home. If you see others not honoring the LEAVE-NO-TRACE motto take some time to explain to them why it’s important & nicely ask them to pick up after themselves. Recycle bins will be available, please be sure to use them! We ask that all trash brought onto the land is also carried off of the land. Trash removal costs us money, uses resources, energy, and time. Attendees found disrupting the natural beauty of the event farm will be removed from the grounds without refund, we are serious here folks! LOVE MAMMA EARTH!

➸EARTH FRIENDLY

Only biodegradable and earth friendly soaps, cleaners, and chemicals should be used at Sage Valley. Let us all be kind to the delicate eco-systems around us. Harmful chemicals can leach into the water systems surrounding us and create a ripple effect with a big impact.

➸SMOKING and TOBACCO USE

Cigarette butts should be properly disposed of and never left on the ground. Smoking should be done away from others and outside of any sacred spaces or family spaces. Ceremonial tobacco use is respectfully permitted within sacred spaces.

➸SACRED FIRE

The main sacred fire should be honored, cared for, and enjoyed with respect. Entry into this space should be mindful. Offerings to the fire are encouraged and permitted items include tobacco or other organic materials. Please do not cook at this fire or burn trash in it- there is a fire in the dining area that can accommodate these needs.

➸PETS

Sage Valley is not responsible for the care and well-being of pets. Pets will be allowed, but please be responsible. Take care of your pets, keep them safe, and don’t bring aggressive dogs. There are farm animals on the property, DO NOT allow pets to disturb the animals who call Sage Valley home. Pets must be up to date on veterinary care, leashed, and cared for at all times.

➸FAMILY AND KIDS

This gathering and Sage Valley is a very family and kid friendly event. There will be a family camping section and Kid Village will have many activities for children. Children age 15 and younger require no admission donation! Please be aware that we encourage freedom of expression at this event, so take precaution for your own family and knowing what you are ok with your children being exposed to.

➸RULES & REGULATIONS

• BRING GOOD VIBES and LOVE

• NON-CEREMONIAL ALCOHOL USE IS DISCOURAGED

• NO ILLEGAL DRUGS

• DO NOT BE A JERK

• GLASS – don’t bring it unless you can be responsible

• NO FIREWORKS or explosives of any kind

• NO UNDERAGE alcohol consumption

• NO DRIVING around event grounds

• CAMPFIRES will only be allowed at camp sites that already have a fire pit. We encourage you to commune around our community fires.

• NO DUMPING OR LITTERING- take your trash with you!

• LEAVE-NO-TRACE & RECYCLE, pack it in and pack it out

• DO NOT CUT DOWN, HARM OR SCAR ANY STANDING TREES

• DO NOT VANDALIZE OR CAUSE DESTRUCTION TO ANYTHING

• RAIN or SHINE Event

• ONLINE DONATIONS/TICKETS ARE FINAL, non-refundable & non-returnable

• RESPECT the beauty of the land, please use recycling bins & consider your neighbors

• LISTEN TO & Respect all Attendees, Peace Keepers & Volunteers, your safety is our #1 concern

• ALL PERSONS BEHAVING IN AN ILLEGAL, OFFENSIVE OR DISORDERLY FASHION WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GROUNDS.

• BY ENTERING THE GROUNDS YOU AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS & CONDITIONS

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Tags: Indiana Gathering of the Tribe, Medicine Tribe, hippies, community, festival, gathering

Kinetic Fire is a flow arts and fire performance training and community building event. Mark your calenders for May 16-19, 2019!
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Applications are now closed for the 2019 event.
Applications for the 2020 event will open November, 15, 2019!

We can’t wait to see you in the fire circle!
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Kinetic Fire is a 4 day fire performer’s paradise, held May 16-19, 2019, at our new venue, Stable Studios, in Spencer, Indiana. The event is designed to provide a fun and open-share communal environment in which object manipulators and fire artists from all over the Midwest and the world can learn, teach, and advance together in the fire and flow arts. Kinetic Fire focuses on an amazing workshop program, high energy performances, and designated spin time with quality music. Fire enthusiasts, jugglers, and prop manipulators of all skill levels are encouraged to participate in this exciting opportunity for growth and development with other motivated members of the fire and flow arts family at one of the largest annual gatherings for fire dancers in the United States. ————————————————————————————————————
Tickets Prices:
March 1st – May 10th: $190
Limited Gate Ticket Sales: $200
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Tags: flow arts and fire performance training and community building event, festival, Stable Studios

Data is most powerful when you understand its limits. This module will give you the knowledge to think critically about data, making you aware of what can cause noise in data and how to use data effectively despite these limitations.

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Tags: SAVI (Social Assets and Vulnerabilities Indicators), Module 2E: Avoid Data Pitfalls, comprehensive, up-to-date statistics on housing, education, crime, nonprofit, public policy, social justice

Healer Presents:

Veseria
Shadeland
Mutts (Chicago)

Jen Banks providing a divine experience via her other-worldly projections. ♥

Tags: Live Music, Veseria, Shadeland, Mutts

What have you always wanted to know about Excel but are too afraid to ask? This class will provide a very general overview of Microsoft Excel and some basic quick tips to be even more efficient in your job. ALL levels welcome, come with any questions you have about Excel or any of the Microsoft products such as Word or PowerPoint.

Teacher: Stephanie Brouwer

Originally from Detroit, Stephanie has lived in Indianapolis for nearly 5 years and loves the city. When she’s not at work you can usually find her at home with her husband and two dogs where she is most likely reading, exercising, or catching up on movies/tv shows.

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Tags: Microsoft Excel, basics, Barter School Indy

Are you a concerned citizen with a bold world-changing idea? Do you have a friend/family member wanting to align their work or money with their values?

Join a FREE video webinar with the LIFT Economy team to answer all your questions about our upcoming Cohort #3 of our Next Economy MBA program! So far – nearly 60 people have gone through or are enrolled in the Next Economy MBA program – building the pool of visionaries who are boldly and radically redefining the way our economy works.

Entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs often want knowledge about the fundamentals of business, but the content taught in the vast majority of MBA programs is based on outdated principles that were developed during the industrial revolution and oriented toward the outcome of producing functional mid-level managers of large multinational corporations. MBA programs are also incredibly expensive, costing roughly $100k-$150k for a two-year degree. This ultimately exacerbates the cycle of wealth extraction and forces aspiring entrepreneurs to become reliant on high-salary positions to pay down their debt.

The LIFT team has spent nine years working with more than 150 social enterprises that are building the Next Economy. We have identified patterns that we feel that every entrepreneur should know in order to be prepared for the future of business.

What is the Next Economy? Cumulatively, the LIFT team has decades of experience bringing innovative ideas from idea-stage into action in the next economy. You’ll walk away from this call with clarity about what the next economy is comprised of, along with ideas of the top 1-3 next steps to bring your idea to fruition.

What will I learn? During this call we will answer YOUR questions about the Next Economy MBA and cover a summary the core concepts we will cover in the training. We will share an example of one of the key organization templates we use in the training and offer that to you free.

Are you dissatisfied with your existing career or seeking pathways to do more? We’ll walk you through the options from career-shifting to working within the belly of the existing corporate structures to affect radical transformation and channel resources towards the next economy.

After attending this FREE webinar, you will:

1. Have a better understanding of some of the most common mistakes Next Economy Entrepreneurs make, and how to avoid them.
2. Key ideas to try within your business (or entrepreneurial idea) that will make you more effective, more efficient and more aligned with your impact goals
3. A sampling of solutions to common problems that LIFT has helped companies implement to solve major challenges and prepare their enterprise for growth

Attend this webinar to learn how you can develop your leadership in creating the next economy – one created to serve and benefit all of life.

LIFT Economy’s Next Economy MBA is a nine month online learning course for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to learn key business fundamentals (e.g., vision, culture, strategy, and operations) from a regenerative, Next Economy perspective.

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Tags: Next Economy, localism, LIFT, Democracy at Work, Webinar