Nadja Pass - Reconnecting Humanity Through Conversations

Nadja Pass Nadja is a civic designer, writer, and salonnière. Co-Founder - Concopia https://www.concopia.co/ concopia@concopia.co nadja@concopia.co   / nadjapass   It's really quite hard to describe the work I do because it changes with each client, each challenge, each task. She is the founder of several initiatives such as Civic Desire, Conversation Salons and The Academy of Now. She has published several books, magazines and decks of conversation cards. She has also worked with a wide array of museums to help rethink the way they engage their visitors, various state departments in rethinking politics and the Danish Government in reevoking rhetorical citizenship. Nadja holds a degree in rhetorics and cultural studies. She has studied in Ghana, lived in New York, Nuuk and Havana for months, travelled extensively Vietnam, India and the Middle East and when she was a young adult she got to know Moscow and Beijing inside-out as she constantly visited her parents who worked at the Danish Embassies. In 2022 Nadja was appointed to the Danish Design Council for her work within civic design. Rektor - Samtidens Akademi Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark The Academy of Now is a gathering point for all of us who want to replace discouragement and powerlessness with the belief that it is useful. A completely new form of educational institution, where we can teach each other everything we have learned and cherish. A self-determined institution, where together we can take action where the institutions we previously trusted have lost their grip. A gathering point across generations, political beliefs, life experiences and viewpoints. A reserve where we can protect and re-cultivate everything that otherwise has poor conditions in our time. A playground where we can experiment, explore and innovate together. Preferably with a touch of magic added. Read a lot more and get involved at http://samtidensakademi.dk. Founder Borgerlyst & Samtalesaloner - Civic desire & Conversation Salons It all started out with a basic frustration. I wanted to be much more actively involved in changing the society around me for the better - but I didn't want to join a political party or an old-fashioned organization. I was looking for something more spontanious and fun, some way of developing new skills and meet great new people WHILE I was making a difference. I wanted to submit not only to my civic duties but also to my civic desires. When I finally realized there were no such exiting options I decided to create them myself in coorperation with anthropologist Andreas Lloyd. Ever since we've created lots af experiments - and our "Conversation Salons" have proved to be especially relevant and seem to have reinvigorated the notion of public discourse. Lately we have started to help Ministeries and Municipalities create new ways of engaging the citizens more actively in society. Meaning that at this point we're doing a lot of underground, voluntary, buttom up work AND reinventing the way top-down-decisions are made. Reflexioner - Founding editor Salonniere, konferencier, consultant, editor, publisher It's really quite hard to describe the work I do because it changes with each client, each challenge, each task. Danes may get a brief idea here: http://nadjasreflexioner.net/om-refle... og here: http://samtalesaloner.dk/book-en-salon/ Non Danish-speakers should really rather just send me a message telling me a little bit about their challenge - and I'll get back to you...