S-001: Environments:
— Productivity
— Learning
— Practice

Discussion topics in session 1 (S-001) centered around healthy, productive environments.

This was a solid induction which began to establish expectations and a learning framework for the programme.

— Environments: Productivity

Compassion was introduced as a quality known to enhance team productivity.

“Compassion is defined as noticing (not normalising) distress or disadvantage of yourself or others and doing something about it”

— Environments: Learning

Discussion points in groups of 4 were introduced:

“Thinking about what my fellow students are doing to enhance my social and learning experiences;
what do I most value in them?”

“Thinking about what I am doing  to enhance my fellow students social and learning experiences;
what do they most value in me?”

— Environments: Practice

“how would you describe ‘a healthy artistic environment’?”

— Time (+space) + energy