Register for GLCL Lunch and Learn on Nov. 11

Join the Generative Learning and Complexity Lab (GLCL) for a Lunch and Learn event, “Mutual Learning in Liquid Modernity: Creating Spaces for Being Together with Things as They Are,” with Shakiyla Smith-Sengu.

We are living in fluid times—times that call for open hearts more than fixed strategies. Join Shakiyla Smith-Sengu for an intimate and reflective conversation on what it means to lead, learn, and be together when certainty is out of reach. Through story and shared reflection, Shakiyla will guide participants in exploring how to create spaces that welcome complexity and unknowing, honor both grief and joy, and make room for imagination, love, and the sacred. Together, we’ll consider new ways of being and becoming—individually and collectively—in a world that feels increasingly uncertain yet full of possibility.

Shakiyla Smith-Sengu is a scholar-practitioner and action researcher whose work explores how individuals and communities can cultivate the capacities needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As vice president of organizational culture at the Fetzer Institute, she leads efforts to build a spiritually grounded, deliberately developmental, and beloved community. Shakiyla holds a master’s degree in public health from Emory University and a doctorate in adult education with a focus on organization development from the University of Georgia. Her career spans over 15 years in injury and violence prevention, research administration, and program evaluation in academia and the federal government. Beyond her professional work, she is a devoted tree hugger, yoga and meditation instructor, and reiki practitioner.

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