10 MAY 2010
"There's no single roadmap for the shift to a cleaner, greener world. We are creating the future as we go along. Aligning what we do to make a living with the urgency of changing the world is the surest way to make tangible, long-lasting change," writes Alla Guelber, Outreach Coordinator at Alberta Acts on Climate Change in Unlimited Magazine.
The magazine's May issue focuses on meaningful work and green jobs.
In partnership with Waterlution
and Alberta Acts, Alla hosted the Meaningful Work: Green Jobs + Social
Innovation Retreat in Kananaskis Country from April 30-May 2, 2010. 
The 2.5 day residential workshop, on site at Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel, brought together 27 participants from diverse walks of life, seeking ways to enter the emerging "green economy".
The weekend offered participants different perspectives on making the world of work an integral part of shifting the world for the better. Presentations by successful "eco-preneurs" were coupled with brainstorming sessions for to advance their own projects.
With a focus on creativity and getting projects moving, the weekend kicked off with a keynote presentation by Rob Sinclair, founder of Conscious Brands, a Calgary-based sustainability consulting practice. Karen Kun, publisher of Corporate Knights magazine and co-founder of Waterlution lead a session on encouraging systems change through personal leadership.
Other guest presentations included Thomas Labelle from ECO Canada and Teresa Chilkowich, an outdoor leadership guide, who lead the group through some games and activities based on The Work that Reconnects of Dr. Joanna Macy. Adrian Buckley of Big Sky Permaculture on creating human habitats that are more in line with the cycles of nature. The weekend concluded with Kurt Archer, founder of My World, My Choice! and Alla Guelber leading an Open Space dialogue session and closing circle.
