WISE GATHERING 2022

The Wellbeing, Innovation, and Social Change in Education (WISE) Gathering which held in Bilbao from June 5-8, 2022 opened a space for connection, learning, and growth for our community. The gathering focused on building models, programs, and partnerships that weave theories and practices of wellbeing into higher education programs and curricula.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GATHERING SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GATHERING

The activities focused on connecting with our global community, partnership building, and strategic conversations around collaboration as network members reinforce the commitment to catalyzing a culture of inner wellbeing within the social change education field.

🌱 Growth of the WISE Network Community from 11 to 73 member institutions with almost 50% of member institutions in attendance for the in-person gathering

💙 Created a connected learning community and developed a framework for collaboration and resource sharing

BROAD GOALS OF THE GATHERING BROAD GOALS OF THE GATHERING

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Connection – Collaboration

  • Foster community building amongst members from around the world to deepen relationships and expand our networks
  • Gain new energy and support for moving our ideas forward
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Strategy – Envisioning

  • Start conversations and build the steps to realize our shared goals
  • Explore identified areas of interest as a collective and develop an implementation strategy for the next year
  • Safeguard our mission through alignment of leadership & governance
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Wellbeing Literacy

  • Peer-to-peer learning of wellbeing models and programs for implementing inner wellbeing curriculums
  • Deep dive sessions on models for wellbeing curriculum development and implementation

THE LOCATION: BILBAO, SPAIN THE LOCATION: BILBAO, SPAIN

The city of Bilbao has a rich history of healing through Arts and culture and is one of the greatest treasures in the Basque country. The city, located 16km from the Bay of Biscay, is its beating heart and its largest city.

ITINERARY ITINERARY

DAY 1 | WELCOMING OUR COMMUNITY

  • Arrival and Welcome
  • Team Building and Community Alignment
  • Bienvenidos! Tapas Themed Social Hour

DAY 2 | CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION

  • Working sessions
  • Lunch + table talks
  • Experience Bilbao in working groups
    (Nature walks, Art Walk, City Walk)

DAY 3 | STRATEGY BUILDING

  • Strategy Building
  • Lunch-themed tables
  • World Cafe – structured conversations for knowledge sharing
  • Meet fellow members and celebrate WISE over an aperitif and dinner

DAY 4 | CALL TO ACTION

  • Create thematic pods for continued collaboration
  • Consolidating leadership groups
  • Launching 2022-2023 plan

MAIN HOSTS OF THE EVENT MAIN HOSTS OF THE EVENT

Join hosts from Stanford University, University of Virginia, Mondragon, and The Wellbeing Project for a 4-day launching of our network which aims to catalyze a culture of inner wellbeing in the social change education world.

Aneel Chima, PhD

Co-founder and co-covener, The WISE Network. Aneel is a director of the Division of Health and Human Performance at Stanford University. His work applies insights from the emerging science and art wellbeing alongside the tools of design thinking and systems change to scale positive transformation.

Silvana Cisneros

Networks Lead at The Wellbeing Project. Silvana has over a decade of experience in network design and creation with a focus on Latin America. Silvana is passionate about wellbeing and the possibility of building healthier societies through individual and collective healing, compassion and kindness.

David Germano

Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia. David is on the board of the International Association of Tibetan Studies. In 2000, he founded the Tibetan and Himalayan Library.

Isabel Prieto Rivero

Team coach (Professor) at Mondragon Team Academy-Mondragon University. Isabel has a background in Human Resources in multinational environments. Her work is focused on Learning and Development, Career Coaching, and Talent Management.

Ziortza Olano Astigarraga

Ziortza is the coordinator of the BILBAO BERRIKUNTZA FAKTORIA and team coach (professor) at Mondragon Team Academy-Mondragon University. Her work is focused on social change entities and has led projects related to training (traditional and ICTs), social innovation (first sector, citizen participation, entrepreneurship, cooperation), and people development.

If you are not yet a member but you want to know more about The WISE Network, you are still in time to join.

Please fill out this form or reach out to our WISE Network Manager at michaela@wellbeing-project.org