The IKM at Berlin Science Week

What if the very conversations we’d rather avoid are the ones our society needs most urgently? Do come along – get involved and help shape how we deal with increasing polarisation, digital upheavals and social change.

The Viadrina Conversation Lab invites you to ask the uncomfortable questions: How do we negotiate issues that divide us? How do AI and digital transformation affect our democracy? How are political, cultural and social upheavals changing our understanding of Europe – and how can we shape this development together?

Together, we’ll challenge certainties, explore new perspectives and ask: *What futures are possible? Which ones do we want? And how do we make them our new present?*

Through mini-keynotes, discussions on an equal footing and short coaching sessions, the ‘Conversation Lab for Europe’s Future’ brings together diverse lived experiences and research perspectives on future societal issues – from far-right extremism and disinformation, through democracy and conflict, to polarisation and dilemmas in politics, local communities and academic institutions.

The Viadrina Conversation Lab – where conversation becomes action.

Where: Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)

When:

• Fri 6 Nov, 13:00 – 18:00
• Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 – 18:00
• Sun 8 Nov, 10.00 – 19.00

Free admission. A 3-day pass for the festival centre is required to attend!!! Wheelchair accessible.

You can find out more about the programme and festival tickets here.