Workshop 2, May 25
Climate Forum Follow-on Workshop invites participants to turn data from the RUSH Initiative map into real projects in real time.
This interactive session invites participants to turn climate map insights into practical, community-driven projects. Using the RUSH Initiative maps, which bring together data on ecosystem and community health to support climate action, we will explore real-world use cases, generate project ideas, and collaborate to design actionable initiatives. Through a fast-paced, design sprint-style process, participants will move from inspiration to tangible concepts that could be tested and implemented locally. Participants will take away:
A clear understanding of how map data can inform real-world climate action.
Experience collaborating across disciplines to design community initiatives.
A practical action project idea.
Facilitated by Dan McNeill and NatuR&D (RUSH Initiative)
Dan McNeill is a service designer and facilitator who helps teams turn complex challenges into practical action. He is the founder of Yes And Consulting and teaches design thinking at Royal Roads University. Dan co-runs the Victoria Impact Design Collective, where he leads hands-on design jams and collaborative workshops. He lives and works on traditional Lək̓ʷəŋən territory, and his sessions blend creativity, collaboration, and just enough structure to help ideas become real.
The RUSH Initiative is an open source and scalable mapping platform for the non-technical audience to understand the risks and fixes to long term health at the neighborhood level - from climate readiness to belonging. Prototyping on Southern Vancouver Island, we exist to help people, community groups, neighborhood associations, not-for profits, local governments, businesses and First Nations clarify and advocate for health outcomes they need, with the tools to explore the factors at play in the future they want. With over 21 community partners, we visualize the data sets that support advocacy, the democratization of data and community engagement. Our goal is rapid resilience in record time.
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.
