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Out of the acceleration trap - an introduction to “slow life”
Higher, faster, further, more. Unlimited growth. We live in a world of growth logic and constant acceleration: Production, the pace of work, the flood of information, opportunities, demands and events in everyday life are increasing. More and more can and should be achieved. However, the consequences and pitfalls of a constantly accelerating modern age are also becoming ever clearer - in the environment, in society and in ourselves.
In this workshop, we will explore together the question of what it could mean to “get off the hamster wheel”. In an open process, we will look at what is important, what can develop and what should remain. We will give you various exercises and methods to try out and reflect on. It is less about a result and more about discovery. Between the first and second half-day, you will observe your everyday life and see which spaces are available for slowing down. You then try out what opportunities you can create or already have to slow down.
The workshop is part of the Karlsruhe Transformation Center's Deceleration Year (more information here), in which an entire research group is investigating what it means to slow down in times of major transformations (WBGU 2011) and upheavals.
Workload for ECTS:
1 ECTS: active participation in the workshop and
- Completion of the transfer task recommended in the workshop
- Written reflection
Annika Fricke
Karlsruher Transformationszentrum für Nachhaltigkeit und Kulturwandel (KAT)
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Rintheimer Straße 46
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: +49 (0)721 608-24241
Mail: info ∂does-not-exist.transformationszentrum org
https://www.transformationszentrum.org
