Season 2

For the second season of Creative Praxis, we focus on the bridges between creativity and sustainability, and the interdisciplinary creative processes that bridge requires. In this first episode, we re-introduce our host Anna Griffith and welcome our Season 2 co-host, Kyla Mitchell-Marquis. We dive into the importance of creativity, its misconceptions, and how these ideas…

In this conversation, we are joined by University of Calgary Master of Social Work student, Holly Williams who specializes in international and community development. Holly explains how it is imperative for younger generations to reconnect with the land as we are all part of the same ecosystem, and thus have a collective responsibility. We talk…

In our third episode, we are joined by Larry Harder who, for the last forty years, has been working in the public sectors of higher education and healthcare. Larry thoughtfully shares his experience working with the Fraser Health Authority designing health facilities. He goes into great detail about what an ideal healing environment looks like…

Episode 4 is a conversation with Laura Brodey from the Fraser Valley Conservancy. Laura discusses the need for all of us to place our attention on what we appreciate about nature as a way to combat some of the “baggage” that can come with a status quo relationship. She points to the need for integration…

Our guest in this episode is Graeme Beamiss, a psychology student at the University of the Fraser Valley, who shares his thoughts on the connections between psychology, trauma therapy, and the ecological crisis. He describes the epistemic crisis humanity is in the midst of related to sustainability. Graeme also points out how our health and…

This episode is focused on Holistic Sustainability and the perspective of Olivia Jackson. Olivia discusses the work she does in the University of the Fraser Valley’s Office of Sustainability, focusing on ideas of connection, community, and the creativity those generate. We discuss the powerful opportunity higher education has to influence all sectors in their understanding…

In this episode, we speak with Gerry Pinel, a retired oil worker now dedicated to educating about sustainability. He discusses his work with the Golden Ears Transition Initiative (GETI). GETI is part of a global network of transition communities building resilience in their communities from a grassroots level. Gerry offers a wealth of ideas and…

We recorded this episode during an extended wildfire season and Christina Toth, the Fraser Basin Council’s Assistant Regional Manager for the Fraser Valley, spoke with us about the interconnections between airsheds and watersheds. Christina discusses how sharing stories and ideas can help to raise awareness of what can be or is being done to promote…

In our final episode this season, we bring on the other two people who worked on the Creativity Lab project with us–Hannah Celinski and Chantelle Marlor. We discuss what we learned about interdisciplinary idea generation in the context of sustainability and climate resilience. We dig into how creativity is critical to developing adaptive solutions, and…