In volatile, unpredictable, polarized times, engagement can swing on a pendulum from tightly controlled and carefully curated to broad, sweeping movements demanding change. Canada and the USA are seeing both things happen, and some interesting cultural shifts in between. Steph Roy McCallum is a Canadian practitioner with deep family roots in the USA and Kimberly Horndeski is a US practitioner with a willingness to cross borders for good conversations. 

Join us for stories, laughter and a cross-border exploration of what we are seeing shifting and trending in engagement in our nations with a shared border.

But this isn't just a North American conversation. We will use the trends, tensions, and emerging practices we are seeing in Canada and the USA as a lens for exploring what's happening across Australasia. Where are we seeing similar shifts? Where are our experiences diverging? And what can these similarities and differences reveal about the future of engagement, the assumptions shaping our practice, and the choices we make as practitioners? 

Be prepared to compare and contrast what you hear with what is happening at the forefront of engagement in Australasia. 

Let’s have a conversation: are we witnessing a fundamental shift in engagement or are we simply seeing familiar challenges take on new forms?