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Art piece of the day by Julie Cambell

It’s quite disarming to realise that the way we experience life is mostly based on the structure of our mental world, and that the structure of our mental world affects our reality. Is it that obvious? Is this true? How so? And what does it mean for the stories we tell and the work we produce as artists and influencers of culture?

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Camille

Today we feature a piece from Austrian performance artists & architects Honey & Bunny. One strategy that has been used quite a bit over the last years in change communications, and in particular in food industry documentary films is the use of disgust … to turn people off meat consumption for instance. Is disgust a good strategy? Does it work? With who? Under what conditions? What should we know? Useful links are featured in the episode notes on www.cosmic.show Cosmic Dynamics is also available on Spotify & on podcast apps. Thank you for tuning in. Camille

Youtuber Kim Ossenblok shares his take-aways from implementing the Cosmic I.O. Method. If you are interested in a Discovery Session for a coaching format please express your interest at [email protected] 

Let’s assume the problem is “the other” or in “the other”; social and environmental demands to “an other” are intrinsically linked to a demand to disidentify. Camille takes us through this concept that we know… until we forget it again.

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Camille just opened up an important conversation about the change agent & the culture of change communications. It starts with his personal story.

If this theme resonates with you and you want to become part of the conversation as well as explore the keys of the method Camille has designed, the launch webinar will take place on Tuesday 19th of January at 4pm CET (10am Eastern Time).

We wish you the very best for 2021!

What awareness-raising campaign or documentary hit you to the point where you got involved? What happened and why?

This episode is linked to last week’s Youtube Live The Embarrassing Behind Awareness Raising 

& to Cosmic Dynamics #13 Bee Hives & Cross-Pollination of Local Stories 

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What labyrinths do you feel trapped into? And is there a way out? Did you pick a paradigm or were you pushed into one? Are you questioning it? This episode offers some thinking space as a follow up to Cosmic #034 about paradigms and the labyrinth metaphor.

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Camille.

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Our podcast Cosmic Dynamics continues with a new format, creating a space for you to think and feel ❤ the questions that we highlight through our study of the mind, perception, and the psychology of change.

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Illustration credit: where is waldo? - Martin Handford

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IMPORTANT: APPLICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM ARE OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY 14TH OF NOVEMBER 2020  

The Cosmic Foundation is launching an exploration program with a diverse working group of Editorial Cartoonists & Illustrators from around the world to build on the latest findings in the field and distribute strategic tools that will take you straight into this new era of change communications.  

This program is for you if: 

• You work in the field of editorial cartooning and illustration, 

• You typically consider the “impact factor” in your editorial decisions (the actual effect of the piece, beyond the artistic expression) 

• You want to make sure your work is perceived as relevant, beyond the smile effect 

• You are looking for ways to differentiate yourself and be more strategic, 

• You are curious about what a new culture of change communications might look like, 

• You would benefit from an overview of the most relevant change communication tools in 2020/2021, 

• You want to streamline your work with more structure and a better sense of direction, without compromising on your intuitive and artistic approach, • You seek new sources of inspiration for your work, 

• You want to connect with other progressive cartoonists with similar interests.  

About Camille Duran: 

Camille Duran specializes in the fields of Change Psychology, Media, Culture & the Arts. He works internationally as a Campaign & Media Strategist, Investigative Researcher, Producer and Writer. He set up the Cosmic Foundation to facilitate collaboration between the impact sector, the Arts and influencers of culture, as well as to implement the latest research available in the field of change communications.  

Key themes that will be addressed during the program: 

• Beyond style: Cartoonist/Illustrator differentiation in a difficult media landscape,  

• Strategies & tactics that have had limited results or do not work anymore (and have they ever, beyond the symbolic?), 

• Learning lessons from neurobiology and neuroscience, compiled for the Editorial Cartoonist, 

• Dealing with the guilt factor in storytelling, 

• Mastering the subtle: where talents are most needed, and where the Artist excels! • A method to frame stories on root causes (vs. on symptoms) of the issue at hand, 

• Unifying vs. Polarising audiences, 

• Framings: Reactive vs. proactive, problem vs. solutions, local vs. global, • The "air time dilemma", 

• Dealing with “Media Drama Fatigue” while staying on point, 

• A method for adapting global “too big” stories to local & relevant framings that create engagement, 

• How this working group can trigger new experiments that will shape culture and transport other content producers into a new era.