Join Spark Live and Showcase Your Content!

The deadline for submission is August 20th, 2021.

Hello and thank you for your interest in making content with us!

Spark Live is where we produce all our live and recorded content for organizations. We cover a wide range of narrative themes each quarter so be on the lookout for areas that interest you. For Q4 2021, our narrative theme is "learning and unlearning."

This quarter we will, again, investigate a dichotomy of concepts, so as to explore a broad set of ideas, or two sides to the same coin. This quarter’s theme, learning and unlearning, seeks to offer a specific lens on how we acquire skills, and how to be critical in this acquisition, identifying needed qualities and mitigating emotional resistance to learning new things. Within the context of a “Singularity mindset,” understanding the pace of change, and the impact rapidly emerging technologies have on our selves, our surroundings, and our world at large, it is particularly important to learn how to learn, how to let go of lessons learnt in the past, and to keep an open mind when new information and knowledge will become available. For this quarter, we are envisioning a broad approach to the theme of learning and unlearning.

Read the full CFC brief here.

If you want to propose content, please fill out the submission form at the bottom of this page. If you have any questions please reach out to submissions@su.org

We look forward to hearing from you!

Content Formats:

Interactive Session (workshop) for up to 70 participants

Description: Expert-led, interactive sessions (50% webinar, 50% workshop)

Length: 60 – 120 mins.

Due to our global audience, we will expect you to deliver the session twice, to accommodate different time zones.

A proposal should comprise of a 250-word (max) summary for an interactive session that includes:

• An outline of the session’s connection to this month’s narrative
• Estimation of total hours needed for production
• The learning outcomes for the session
• What participants will know and be able to do after they’ve participated in a session. Can also encompass the experience you want them to have, e.g., “transformative,” “inspiring” etc.
• Active learning elements
• The opportunity for participants to interact with the facilitator and one another. And the construction of activities that enable participants to meaningfully practice application of the content during the session.

Expert-Led Webinar for up to 500 participants

Length: 45 min + 20 Min Q&A

Live & Recorded for Content Library

Due to our global audience, we will expect you to deliver the session twice, to accommodate different time zones.

A proposal should comprise of a 250 word (max) summary for a webinar that includes:

• An outline of the webinar’s connection to this month’s narrative
• The learning outcomes for the session
• What participants will know and be able to do after they’ve participated in a session. Can also encompass the experience you want them to have, e.g., “transformative,” “inspiring” etc.
• Active learning elements
• The opportunity for participants to interact with the facilitator and one another. And the construction of activities that enable participants to meaningfully practice the application of the content during the session.

Be advised that only 25% of accepted proposals will be webinars

Process

If you’re new to SU, please include a short bio (100 words max). The deadline for proposals is August 20th, 2021 at midnight PST. Accepted proposals will hear back within one week from the deadline. Please note this is a paid opportunity and more details can be found in the full CfC brief. If accepted, the next steps are:

• Partner and SU schedule session
• Finalize Contract & Payment Terms
• Partner provides a detailed overview of the session
• Partner provides marketing information (bios + summaries)
• Partner and SU set a timeline for delivery

Submit your content proposal >>

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Looking for our General Expert Application?

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We are always on the lookout for the best of the best. We are seeking Experts in exponential technologies and innovation who exhibit enthusiasm and curiosity for the future, who value an abundance mindset, and who can link their unique perspective to the bold future we envision. We seek industry experts, technology experts, and social impact experts to engage the global Singularity ecosystem.

At the present time, our greatest need is for Experts with demonstrable knowledge in these areas: economics, impact of technology on social media and public opinion, governance and politics, as well as the future of humans and technology.

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