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Thrivable Scotland

Thrivable Scotland

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How can changemakers engage their colleagues, communities and stakeholders to solve challenges today while building capacity to thrive in an unpredictable future?

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A crisis of belonging?
Oct 9, 2026
Why feeling accepted, valued and connected to others is a fundamental need – and both an opportunity and a threat.
belonging
How could we connect green spaces across Edinburgh for wildlife and people?
Oct 2, 2026
Our final Netwalk for Changemakers of 2026 - join us to explore what's possible.
eventnature
What if Edinburgh was designed for wildlife as well as people?
Sep 23, 2026
Connecting changemakers to explore what's happening, what's next?
eventedinburgh
Changing Climate, Changing Midlothian
Sep 22, 2026
A podcast of reflections from the community for the  Midlothian Climate Emergency Group.
podcastmidlothian
12 ideas to improve the Edinburgh festivals for everyone
Sep 18, 2026
“It feels like the festival happens to Edinburgh, rather than the festival growing from the city.”
edinburghregeneration
Do we make the best use of big name speakers?
Sep 11, 2026
Thinking aloud about how to turn people's hunger for hope into meaningful action
Could Edinburgh be the world’s first regenerative festival city?
Sep 1, 2026
A netwalking discussion for changemakers
eventedinburgh
Critical Mess to Critical Mass: democratic innovation for collective climate action
Aug 12, 2026
How democratic innovation can build trust to unlock and mobilise collective intelligence for meaningful collective action. With Prof Oliver Escobar.
podcast
Why you should be, and can easily be, a facilitator
Jul 14, 2026
Simple, straightforward tools that you can use right away without training to design and run meetings, workshops etc and get radically better results.
facilitation
Cultivate wellbeing while transforming the food system
Jul 3, 2026
Learn from the experience of an urban farm that helps people and nature to thrive right now, while creating a food system fit for the polycrisis.
I eat humble pie after watching the People's Emergency Briefing film
Jul 2, 2026
I thought I would be disappointed. But I'm now offering to facilitate pro-bono at screenings in Edinburgh.
A note about thriving as a changemaker
Jun 25, 2026
Exploring the despair and hope in ecological work
hope