Calling spaceholders of all kinds!

Whether you’re a leader, HR practitioner, people manager, entrepreneur, facilitator, educator, coach, social worker, community- or coalition-builder, you’re invited to join us for an afternoon of re(connecting) with your creativity alongside fellow spaceholders. Together, we can open up brave spaces for resilience and growth in our teams, organizations, and the communities we hope to serve.

Questions we're exploring

• WHY does creating brave spaces matter in teams, organizations or communities?
• HOW do some teams, organizations and communities create greater psychological safety, ease (ginhawa, gaan) and motivation (gana) in its members through connection and creativity?
• WHAT can we practice to nurture resilience and growth in our teams, organizations, or the different spaces we hold?

Join Jen Horn of Culture First Manila, Pagbubuo and Ugnayan Cards, Kathy Ponce of Magis Creative Spaces, Therese Jose of The Arts & Health Institute (TAHI), and Isa Garcia of Playground PH, in exploring these questions in this Culture First Manila gathering.

Gathering flow (may be subject to change)

• 1:30PM-2:00PM - Registration opens
• 2:00PM-3:30PM - Connection activities with Ugnayan Cards; Expressive arts practices; Group processing
• 3:30PM-3:45PM - Break
• 3:45PM-4:15PM - Conversation with Kathy Ponce, Therese Jose, Jen Horn; moderated by Isa Garcia
• 4:15PM-4:45PM - Creative response; small group discussion; plenary discussion
• 4:45PM-5:00PM - Closing

This is a space to reflect on our experiences as spaceholders, to learn new tools from each other, and to connect with a like-hearted community that aims to open spaces for courageous risk-taking, learning from failure, and proudly celebrating the attempts -- through expressive art practices and generative conversations from our experiences.

👉 Reserve your slot via tinyurl.com/brave-spaces.

About the gatherers

Jen Horn is a facilitator, coach and writer, born and raised in the Philippines. She cultivates connection as a leadership, culture and wellbeing facilitator and coach, as chapter lead of Culture First Manila, a writer on Pagbubuo, co-creator of Ugnayan Cards, producer of the Muni on This and The Imaginable Workplace podcasts, so that individuals and teams can unblock courageous and joyful flow. Her curiosities and practice lie in the intersections of culture, creativity, and the wellbeing of individuals, communities and the planet. She shares her learning and the evolution of those ideas through @pagbubuo on Instagram and jenhorn.substack.com. Connect with Jen on LinkedIn, and find ways to work with her via jen-horn.com.

Kathy Ponce is a strategic planner and HROD practitioner with over 20 years of experience helping teams grow, and navigate change and uncertainty. Her work blends systems thinking, creativity, and nurturing resonant relationships to support healthier, caring workplaces. Today, as Co-Founder and Managing Director of MAGIS Creative Spaces, she leads the business in providing services that support mental health, personal development, and transformation through the expressive arts. Kathy holds an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, and educational background in Behavioral Science, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and Music.

Therese Jose is a pastoral counselor working with individuals and groups, and is currently one of MAGIS' lead program designers. She holds space through culturally-attuned expressive arts facilitation for communities such as lay ministry workers, advocacy groups, indigenous peoples, educators, and cultural workers. TJ is also currently the manager of MAGIS’ educational arm, The Arts and Health Institute Philippines. As a published writer and exhibiting artist, her creative practice involves poetry and visual art. TJ completed her MA in Pastoral Counseling at the Asian Theological Seminary, and a BA in Communication Arts at Miriam College.

Isa Garcia is an educator and writer. She has published books and zines that document her personal stories and experiences, and holds creative writing workshops for aspiring writers and non-writers alike. She has also been a teacher at MINT College for the last 13 years. She has a certificate from the International Positive Education Network, and received her Harrison Assessments accreditation to practice career coaching. She recently graduated as an Expressive Arts Facilitator at The Art and Health Institute.

👉 Reserve your slot via tinyurl.com/brave-spaces.