AIDE Canada: Designing the "Impossible Conference"

AIDE Canada: Designing the "Impossible Conference"

How a two-day conference helped explore solutions for longstanding challenges in the autism community

As a convener and knowledge mobilizer in the space of autism support networks, AIDE Canada wanted to design and host a conference that brought contributors from all across Canada to tackle long-standing challenges in the autism space. 

Co.school helped design a multi-day engagement involving 80 participants, that followed a flow of listening, live collaboration and ideation, to help a pan-Canadian coalition of autism advocates (from government, health care, non-profit and self-advocacy) come up with new ways forward for their community.

Through closer partnership with the team of co-facilitators who would work with participants, designing and delivering the keynote address, and coaching the organizers behind the scenes towards co-creating a welcome and inclusive event, the result was an energized and activated community, ready for making more change. 

Read more here: Leaders and Game Changers Come Together to Drive Positive Change for the Autism Community at The Impossible Conference hosted by AIDE Canada

What They Said

“The conversation and energy were invigorating—and I see real opportunity to come out of the solutions. Your guidance to navigate powerful conversations with those deeply invested in solutions was a true gift.”

- Ryan Popplestone, Manager, Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities at Government of Alberta