April 16 — Launching a Conversation Series: Systemic Investing
Join us at Waves Coffee House in Vancouver for the first of a new conversation series, where the direction of each gathering emerges from the people in the room.
We will open with introductions anchored by a single question: what brought you here, and what question are you holding that you haven't had space to explore yet? From there, small-group conversations form around shared interest, drawing from five themes we are exploring together across this series - see below.
This is not a presentation. It is a working conversation, shaped in real time by who shows up and what they are genuinely curious about.
Whether you were with us on April 2 or are joining this conversation for the first time, you are welcome here.
Spring 2026 — Fraser Lowland System Exploration
We are initiating a participatory process to explore the Fraser Lowland as a living system.
This includes:
Metachrysalis System Transformation Games
Participatory sessions that help make system dynamics visible, surfacing pressures, relationships, and leverage points for change. Separate urban and rural sessions allow us to explore how different parts of the bioregion experience and shape the system.
These sessions are being conducted within a small, localized subsection of the Fraser Lowland as an initial experiment. The goal is to test how this approach can surface meaningful insights and relationships, and to learn what it would take to apply and scale this work more broadly across the bioregion.
Participatory Bioregional Mapping Workshops
Mapping people, projects, ecosystems, and relationships in the same urban and rural parts of the region we will play the Metachrysalis game.
Together, these sessions aim to:
- build a shared understanding of the system
- surface key opportunities and constraints
- connect practitioners, communities, and funders
- begin identifying pathways for coordinated action
This is an early-stage exploration, not a fixed program.
April 2 — Conversation Café (Impact for Breakfast)
We are at the beginning of a longer conversation.
On April 2, we gathered with investors, funders, and ecosystem partners to explore a shift many are beginning to sense:
A movement from funding isolated interventions toward engaging with whole systems over time.
The questions that emerge were not meant to be resolved in a single session.
They were an invitation to continue learning, exploring, and working together.