About this Event

Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, New Zealanders have acknowledged health, kindness and time for reflection to be of greater importance. To what extent have attitudes, beliefs and behaviours changed as we navigate our way through these difficult times?

Pearl of the Islands Foundation is proud to organise a panel discussion on 'Values in the time of COVID-19.' Niki Harre and Mehmet Ozalp join our panel and discuss values from different perspectives. Najira Khanam will facilitate the korero.

As Pearl of the Islands Foundation, we aim to foster understanding and acceptance between people of diverse communities through meaningful engagement and intercultural events.

Niki Harre

Niki Harré is a professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland. Her research focuses on sustainable communities and schools, values and political activism. She is also the coordinator of a new three-course sustainability module at the university. In 2007 Niki edited, with Quentin Atkinson, the book Carbon Neutral by 2020: How New Zealanders Can Tackle Climate Change. Her two latest books are The Infinite Game: How to Live Well Together and Psychology for a Better World: Working with People to Save the Planet.

Mehmet Ozalp

Mehmet Ozalp is a prominent Muslim community leader in Australia. Mehmet is an Associate Professor of Islamic studies and the Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC) which he founded at Charles Sturt University. He is also the founder and Executive Director of ISRA (Islamic Sciences and Research Academy of Australia). Mehmet was awarded the Australian Bluestar Award in Education (2011) and Charles Sturt University Professional Excellence Award (2012), Australian Muslim Role Model of the Year award (2012) and Australian Muslim Lifetime Achievement Award (2018). Mehmet is the author of twenty-eight publications including three books: 101 Questions You Asked About Islam, Islam in the Modern World and Islam between Tradition and Modernity: An Australian Perspective.

Najira Khanam

Najira is Bangladeshi British who moved to Auckland over four years ago and is currently working at Belong Aotearoa as a Systems Change Activator. This provides her with a good overview of systems and issues facing ethnic communities and she is passionate about creating an inclusive Tāmaki Makaurau. Her previous experience includes policy and relationship management at the British Council, and various cross-sector communications roles in New Zealand and internationally. With a people-centred approach, Najira has led teams to achieve measurable success, most notably an award-winning social marketing campaign for a leading education institute in London.

This is a free webinar event.

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/values-in-the-time-of-covid-19-tickets-120918256761

Sustainability, Science, Society: flourishing people, thriving ecosystems

Join us for a Webinar on eco-anxiety. This seminar includes speakers from the University of Auckland and AUT who will present current research and approaches to eco-anxiety, as well as two students from Auckland Council’s Young Leaders Programme who will each give a personal perspective.

Facing the apocalypse: Emotions and climate change

Niki Harré – School of Psychology, University of Auckland

Eco-anxiety in the therapeutic space: A clinician’s perspective

Jackie Feather – Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, AUT

Nurturing hope in young people: From climate change worriers to eco-warriors

Sally Birdsall – Faculty of Education, University of Auckland

Plus: Two 3-minute talks from students in Auckland Council’s Young Leaders programme

Register at Eventbrite here.

This event is free.

An evening of speakers at Rudolf Steiner School in Titirangi - Niki will be talking about the infinite game. For more details see here.

Everyone reading this will have been told, and perhaps told others, that climate change is urgent. We must do something now or the world as we know it will collapse. This rhetoric, however, does not match our experience. For most of us life is as it has always been – sure, the odd public and personal crisis comes along, but they don’t have much to do with the climate. So gradually all those impassioned pleas of urgency sound like hysterical echoes – true maybe, but convincing, no. Covid-19 - now that was urgent, everything changed in two days. We got it.

In this talk Niki will argue that to approach climate change as the long-haul problem it is, we need to stand back and ask four essential questions. What is the problem? On whose authority should I act? How do I speak to a 10-year old? Why do I feel anxious?  She imagines a response to climate change that invites everyone in; makes room for beauty, joy and compassion; and that insists our way of life must radically change.

This is a free event, for more details go here.

A panel discussion on climate change - Niki will be talking about climate change and the infinite game and there are other great speakers too. In Ponsonby - see here for more details.

Niki will be a panelist at Splore’s Listening Lounge with Russell Brown on Saturday 22nd February.

There will also be an updated display of infinite values - more on this to come.

Splore is a music festival held at Tapakanga Regional Park - details are here.

Infinite Game workshops will be part of Zespri’s annual conference in Tauranga.

See here for more details.

A full day workshop for psychologists and other health care providers - see here for details. Facilitators are Niki Harre and Jackie Feather.

A full day workshop for psychologists and other health care providers - see here for details. Facilitators are Niki Harre and Jackie Feather.

A full day workshop for psychologists and other health care providers - see here for details. Facilitators are Niki Harre and Jackie Feather.

Inspiring action for the common good

In democratic societies like Aotearoa NZ, it is not possible to solve major social and environmental problems in a wholly top-down manner. Change happens when a social mandate develops to do things differently. Such a mandate is greatly helped by a shared sense of ‘what matters most’. This is supported by both my own and others research into core human values and how, when people believe their values are shared, they become increasingly willing to take action for the common good. The current social environment however, encourages people and groups to find and adhere to ‘our’ values, with the underlying assumption that these are unlike those of other individuals, organisations, nations or cultures. In this talk I will discuss how we can create a shared vision for Aotearoa NZ that inspires people to imagine sustainable, inclusive and creative ways of living well together.

Free public lecture - please register at nikiharre.eventbrite.co.nz.

Drinks and nibbles 5.15pm in the reception area of Level 2, Building 302, 23 Symonds St.

The lecture will start at 6pm in the Large Chemistry Lecture theatre, which is just to the right when you enter the building at 23 Symonds St.

Niki will be running an Infinite Game workshop from 2.30 - 4.30pm at the Festival of Living Solutions in Thames. For more information email t3coregroup@gmail.com. See here for a news item about the festival.

Niki will be doing a public talk on the Infinite Game and Psychology of Sustainability at Puke Ariki in New Plymouth - all welcome!

This is a basic infinite game workshop for people who are in the Grey Lynn Community in Auckland, please email Niki if you are interested in attending.

Niki is doing a talk in Auckland with Andy Kenworthy from the Sustainable Business Network - hosted by The Now Crowd.

For further details on location and registration go here.

The infinite game is the topic for the opening keynote address at this inspiring conference, for further details on the programme, location and registration see here.

At the University of Waikato, Hamilton Campus.

An event for tertiary educators - free to attend but you need to register here.

The Infinite Game session is at 3.30pm, there are lots of great sessions earlier in the day as well.

University of Waikato, Hamilton Campus, all details here.

In her book The Infinite Game, psychology professor and activist Niki Harré asks us to imagine our world anew. What if we are all part of a different type of game entirely – a game in which playing matters more than winning, where anyone can join at any time, and where rules evolve as new players turn up? Joined on stage by Laila Harré, Niki’s session will be a provocative and interactive one that opens up the conversation around how we engage with our world and each other.

To get tickets and check out other festival events, go here. 

This full day workshop will focus on exercises that bring alive the ideas in The Infinite Game: How to Live Well Together and Psychology for a Better World: Working with People to Save the Planet. You will leave being able to teach these exercises to other people in community, organisational or educational settings. You will even become a fully certified Infinite Game Master. Imagine that!

For further details and to register, click here.

Come along to find out more about The Infinite Game, experience the game in play and ask questions!

See here for more information.

I will be talking about the infinite game of education at the inaugural Rehumanising Education Conference in Auckland - more details here.

This promises to be a stimulating event, with the following aim:

Rehumanising Education is a conference to discuss the return of creativity, wonder, and thoughtful engagement to education. Addressing the "values", "ethics" and “as Maori” requirements of the New Zealand Curriculum, this day will offer ways of nurturing our rangatahi to become considerate and active members within community. Empowering teachers to be confident change makers, you'll leave the conference with renewed enthusiasm, inspiration and passion for teaching and learning.

An evening of discussion about the Infinite Game. A talk by Niki, an opportunity to view and buy the book, and most of all a gathering of people who are interested in keeping what we most value in play. For more details please see here.

I will be talking about the infinite game of education at the inaugural Rehumanising Education Conference in Wellington - more details here.

This promises to be a stimulating event, with the following aim:

Rehumanising Education is a conference to discuss the return of creativity, wonder, and thoughtful engagement to education. Addressing the "values", "ethics" and “as Maori” requirements of the New Zealand Curriculum, this day will offer ways of nurturing our rangatahi to become considerate and active members within community. Empowering teachers to be confident change makers, you'll leave the conference with renewed enthusiasm, inspiration and passion for teaching and learning.

To launch the draft Waiheke Sustainable Community and Tourism Strategy, the Working Group is inviting community members to join in a fun, interactive ‘playshop’ run by sustainability and psychology researcher and author, Niki Harré.

The “infinite game” is a fun, interactive experience with a focus on community and environmental sustainability, where the whole community is the winner. By playing the infinite game, you will be able to explore the values of the Waiheke community and the impact of tourism on those values, now and in the future. You will be acting to encourage connections between people and with the natural world, human expression and creativity, new life and vitality. 

Workshop numbers are limited to 40, so please RSVP to Denise Wiremu, denisewiremu@gmail.com or 0274 738694 to book your place. 

If you have a day, or a week, to spend exploring ideas, check out the Winter Week on Campus at the University of Auckland. Niki will be giving a talk on the infinite game on Friday at 10am. You can register for the day or the whole week - for more details see here. 

Infinite Game Salon with Niki Harré at Kai Pasifika

Wednesday 27 June. Doors open 6pm, dinner served at 7pm, talk at 7.45pm. conversation all evening. $35 pp including your delicious main course. Come on your own or book for a group. All welcome!

Book here. 

The tale that people are selfish and that these selfish impulses create the good society  keeps us separated from each other – fearful of being nice in case we will miss out. The truer tale is one of joy – people are nice! We yearn to give freely of our talents and help others. These pro-social impulses are also the ones that create the good society. The time has come to turn the tables – and tell this tale of joy loud and clear.

An introduction to the infinite game - what is it? How can it be applied? What does it mean to be an infinite player and an organisation informed by the infinite game?

An interactive talk designed to give you a taste of the infinite game. All welcome but registration required, see here for more details.

This is a game for everyone associated with, or interested in, tertiary institutions. Students, staff and others, welcome!

As well as exploring the characteristics of infinite and finite games and how they are reflected in society, we will be specifically discussing how they apply to universities and technical institutes.

What game are these institutions playing? What is the impact of these games? Should we be playing a different game? If so, how do we make that happen?

Click here to register.

For the official poster see here.