May 2023 Update It has been a busy spring for IRIS! With big events for the first time since 2021, we have enjoyed an exhilarating and intense season of reconnections and new introductions. Moving through our second year, IRIS is remaining virtual-first, with flexible...
February 2023 Update As we move through our second year, IRIS still feels new, but it is rapidly taking form as we deepen our work in the narrative change and storytelling ecosystems. This update will showcase some samples of what we are already seeing with our...
What Moved Us in 2022 As 2023 has already seen events continuing to unfold around us, I have been repeating the sage advice “pay attention to what you pay attention to.” For me, it’s a reminder that each person’s attention is their most valuable asset in today’s...
Closing the Book on 2022 And so 2022 comes to a close. Another year has brought a profound reordering of the realities we thought we knew. The narrative of the 12-month calendar suggests we look back; create a listing; a consideration of what...
IRIS in Mexico City for our first Story of the Story Session & Requiem for Justice 2022 Fall 2022 has ushered in a new hybrid reality for IRIS, where virtual and IRL activities are coming online side by side. For IRIS, a week in Mexico City allowed us to work...
It’s official—IRIS is one year old, though at a time such as this, one year signifies 10, or even 100, given the speed of change across all societal dimensions. Despite the rapidly shifting contours of these times, IRIS holds to a vision that is ancient. IRIS imagines...