IN REAL TIME
With business and politics moving at the speed of sound, In Real Time has become essential. This is where we respond to the moment as it unfolds and offer our take on what is shifting and why it matters. It is also where we run workshops, Open Spark Zoom sessions, in-person gatherings, and create the circles of collaboration that keep people informed, connected, and expanding their network and posse. Real-time thinking is not optional anymore. It is how
we stay ready.
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WORKSHOPS & OPEN SPARK ZOOMS
Each of Slate Spark's workshops offered will be based on a topic we see as important for the future.
The first in our series of workshops is on AI Integration. For three years, Christine Merser has fine tuned her AI ChatGPT, (she calls her Celeste) to work with her as a knowledgeable collaborator. It has changed everything both professionally and personally. She will walk you through setting up your AI collaborator in real time. After the hour, you will start using it very differently. You will also receive a PDF primer with prompts and simple ideas for bringing AI into your daily life. And, for January, come to our Zoom Sessions and continue the conversation and education.
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To see what workshops and events are happening next, visit our Events page.​
Open Spark Zoom sessions are held three times a week for a focused half hour. Think of them as a stimulating appetizer for your brain. We start with something we believe is front and center in the moment, then open the floor to conversations about whatever is rising for the people in the room. It is fast, smart, and collaborative. This program will launch in early January.
Membership through our Substack channel is twenty dollars a month for non clients and includes access to all our workshops, Zoom Sessions, Pivot Papers and much more..
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In the New Year, we will be launching Slate Spark text alerts which means you will get an alert when we are hosting a Zoom.
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Register to receive alerts here.
Think Tanks
Slate | Spark's Think Tanks bring together a wide range of curious, informed, and forward thinking people to explore a single topic in depth. Each Think Tank begins with a core question that needs examination and gathers participants who bring different perspectives, lived experiences, and areas of expertise. We look at the history behind the issue, how the landscape has shifted, where opportunities have been overlooked, and where outdated assumptions are blocking progress. From there we move into projected outcomes, new possibilities, and recommendations for what should happen next.
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Think Tanks can be large or intimate depending on the topic. They are structured around guided discussion, informed debate, shared research, and collaborative work sessions. Participants receive materials in advance and contribute to a final summary that may become a Pivot Paper, a public recommendation, or a blueprint for strategic change. Each Think Tank is designed to surface the ideas that are ready for this moment and create collective clarity about what the future should look like.
This is where meaningful progress begins.
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Roundtables
Slate | Spark's Roundtables bring collaborators together for smart conversation about what is emerging and what it means. Each session uses research, readings, and open discussion to make sense of the moment and shape what comes next.
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with us about any of our Real Time events.