(Since 2001, the main Web of Change event at Hollyhock has been our flagship conference. This main event is on hiatus for 2008, but will return in 2009. Please consider joining us in 2008 for the Social Tech Training, or Open Thinking at Hollyhock.)
Morning at Hollyhock
Much more than just a conference, Web of Change at Hollyhock is an opportunity to explore what drives real social change – online and on the ground.
This intensive 4-day residential conference is a place to learn from organizations who are adapting and thriving in the face of massive change. And it’s an opportunity to reconnect with yourself and your passion for your work in the world.
Much more than just a technology conference, Web of Change brings together a diverse group of change-makers for an experience designed to facilitate key conversations, strengthen movements, and support leadership development. Participants bring their toughest professional challenges, and leave with new skills, fresh perspectives and exciting ideas. They also leave with valuable new connections — not just business cards — that last long after the conference wraps.
If you’re tired of conferences that focus on what’s hot in technology but miss the opportunity to connect it to the bigger picture, then Web of Change is for you.
Hard-Hitting Session Content
Expect ground breaking conversations with leaders in the not-for-profit, consulting, and progressive technology sectors, from across North America and around the world. Sessions explore a wide range of themes of great relevance to our work, including:
- Culture, Systems and People to Support Change
- Participation in Practice
- Leadership Development and Change Management
- Strengthening the Social Change Movement
- Technology and Innovation
The Value of Retreat
We hold Web of Change every year at the extraordinarily beautiful Hollyhock Retreat Centre, nestled on the wild west coast of British Columbia. Removed from the pace of our hyper-wired lives, surrounded by brilliant people in peaceful environment, we get to focus on what really matters. The learning and community, combined with the Hollyhock environment, create a potent and often life-changing experience you won’t find anywhere else.
A Time for Celebration
Talking Shop at the Oyster BBQ
Of course, every good social movement needs a good social edge, so we close each day with a dose of famous Web of Change fun. Expect long dinner conversations, musical surprises, and late-night revolution-hatching sessions with people who will inspire you, blow your mind, and become lifelong friends.
Web of Change has grown into a thriving network of alumni who are actively creating some of the world’s most compelling online engagement projects, and sharing freely what they know with others. Join us in September 2009 and experience first hand the passion, diversity, and creativity of this exceptional community.
