Workshop 4, June 02
This Climate Forum follow-on workshop helps participants to explore the ways that economic systems can both impede and bolster impact.
Money can create pressures on organizations and individuals that can feel existential, because of this it can be very difficult to avoid incentives that conflict with our ecological aims. How do we structure the ways we relate to money individually and collectively, so that the work we do is as closely aligned with our values as possible? In this workshop, we will:
Bring to light some of these subtle and not-so-subtle misalignments.
Identify misalignments where we may be able to intervene.
Explore how we can help each other create a more synergistic organisational ecosystem.
Seth Bunev has spent his life exploring the ingredients needed to create thriving, truly ecologically aligned ways of life--from the material objects we create, to how we gather and the myths that mold what matters. He is currently working on a digital democracy tool that scaffolds systems thinking at scale, and researching the social conditions for deep media literacy at the Cascade Institute.
Nick Couture (he/him) is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng) and founder of Climate Paradigm Collaborative; an organization specializing in regenerative design and addressing the social, psychological, and cultural aspects of the climate crisis (polycrisis). He holds 8-years of experience distributed across climate change facilitation, grief work, regenerative design, systems engineering, and social change theory. He is passionate about building strong relationships that have the potential disrupt the euro-centric norms of the professional world. Nick is also the designated Volunteer Coordinator at TheDock Center for Social Impact.
The Climate Paradigm team would like to extend a warm invitation to attend a free public workshop series following the 2026 Greater Victoria Climate Forum.
a free public workshop series following the 2026 Greater Victoria Climate Forum.
The Greater Victoria Climate Forum was event hosted on April 30th, 2026 at theDock Center for Social Impact which gathered leaders from 60 unique organizations for an evening of heart-centered discussion and workshops centered around Cultivating Collaborative Organizational Ecosystems within the 'climate community'.
The intention of the follow-on workshop series is to create an opportunity for the general public to connect, while increasing the potential for new collaboration to take shape. Please check out the follow-on Workshop Registration Page and sign up for individual sessions.
Note! The workshops are centered around collaboration, embodiment, and economics. If you do not work in sustainability / climate / environment - Please know that this is still a space designed for you.
Follow on Workshop Schedule
May 18, From Self to We - Navigating the Inner Landscape of Climate Collaboration
May 25, Turning Climate Map Data into Real Community Projects
May 28, Forming a Cohesive Narrative of Community Collaboration
June 02, Misalignment Mapping - How Money Both Helps and Hinders our Movements
June 04, Creative Expression - An Embodied Exploration of Collaboration
Date and Location TBC, Facing it Together - Grief and Community Resilience in Perilous Times
A few housekeeping notes for the workshops:
• Bring a refillable water bottle and a notebook.
• Workshops will begin 15 minutes after doors open.
• All workshops will be taking place at theDock - Center for Social Impact at 722 Cormorant Street.
• Please bring an open heart and an open mind.
If you have any questions or would like to connect anytime for any reason, feel free to reach out to nick@climateparadigm.ca.
