a forest
retreat
RSD13-nordmarka
October 24•25•26
the river as a metaphor
Hosted by SDA Norway
3 days
October 24 to 26
open space agenda
a gathering of 50 people
exploration
being with people and place
Systemic design colleagues at RSD12 Nordmarka forest in 2023.
Hosted by SDA-Norway | October 24–26, 2024 | Nordmarka Forest | Studenterhytta | Norway
RSD13 invites you to the RSD 13-Nordmarka forest to reflect on the rivers of conversation during our days in Oslo and online events the week before.
The forest and the river are deeply connected. Nature invites us to pause, sense, process and reflect from multiple perspectives, and the forest conjures metaphors for plurality, emergence, and wholeness.
An SDA Norway initiative
Sharing experiences at RSD12 Nordmarka forest in 2023.
The Studenterhytta is located on a hill with a beautiful view of the forest. The place is within the field boundary; you can get here on foot, by bike or on skis.
Clear water can be seen directly behind the cabin. The area around Blankvann and Studenterhytta is a Landscape Conservation Area due to its very rich flora and many rare flowers and plant species. Three main buildings form a yard: Kjellerberget Restaurant, the family cabin, and the large OSI cabin. The facilities include basic bunk bedrooms (for groups of 6-8 people), a living room with a fireplace, a shared sauna, bathrooms, and shared showers.
The sleeping and sanitary facilities are basic, as other Norwegian hytta. There are shared rooms with bunk beds, shared showers, and an outside bathroom).
Registration
Excluding fees- This ticket includes RD13-ONLINE and RSD13-OSLO, and accommodation for two overnights at the Studenterhytta, located on a hill with a beautiful forest view. A large cabin provides rustic accommodations and a fireplace.
RSD13-ONLINE features three days of systemic design paper talks and 12 online workshops. This ticket also covers the in-person workshops at OsloMet.
RSDX-PWYC is a low-commitment pay-what-you-can (PWYC) ticket starting at 10 NOK—less than 1 USD and .85 EUR.
RSD13 @OSLOMET offers 23 in-person workshops held on campus at OsloMet. When you purchase any ticket (RSDX-PWYC excluded), you will receive a link to sign up. Pre-registration is advised. If spaces are available, rush tickets are available on the day of the workshop.
RSD13-OSLO is a three-day, single-track, in-person symposium held at AHO and Vippa with speakers and related paper talks from OCT 22 to 24. Includes workshops at OsloMet OCT 19 to 21 (also part of the RSD13-ONLINE ticket).
RSD13-NORDMARKA FOREST is an additional forest retreat with an open-space agenda from October 24 to 26. The ticket includes RSD13-ONLINE, RSD13-OSLO, and food and accommodation for two nights at Studenthytta.
agenda: reflecting, connecting, setting directions
Discussing ideas at RSD12 Nordmarka forest in 2023.
RSD13-Nordmarka forest is a space for reflecting and connecting with others on their experiences, learnings and perspectives from the RSD13 conference and beyond. Different activities will float us along three phases during our time together.
REFLECTING
We make time to dive into what the content from the RSD13 symposium means for each of us. How does this material influence or challenge our individual practices, norms, perspectives, ways of being, seeing, feeling and/or listening?
CONNECTING
Once our individual reflections have been drawn out, we exchange and examine them with others. What does it mean for ourselves? What does this mean for others? What new insights come from this exposure? What emerges in the exchange?
SETTING DIRECTIONS
Conversations and experiences give way to seeing new possibilities. What have we learned and acquired through this exchange? What does this mean for us and our praxis, concretely? What can be done to take the conversation stream further? Now, what do we do with these learnings?
The programme’s activities will be both defined and undefined. Everyone is encouraged to participate and facilitate—we all become resources, knowledge holders, and facilitators in this space.
An open space agenda will be used to give each participant time and opportunity to discuss the topics of their interest, allowing for distributed participation and dialogue.
THURS OCT 24
17:20–18:00
PLENARY
Closing conversation.
17:20–18:00
embarking
Departing from AHO
RSD13-Nordmarka forest is a space for reflecting and connecting with others on their experiences, learnings and perspectives from the RSD13 conference and beyond. Different activities will float us along three phases during our time together.
accomodations
The Studenterhytta is located on a hill with a beautiful view of the forest. Clear water can be seen directly behind the cabin. The area around Blankvann and Studenterhytta is a Landscape Conservation Area due to its very rich flora and many rare flowers and plant species. Three main buildings form a yard: Kjellerberget Restaurant, the family cabin, and the large OSI cabin. The facilities include basic bunk bedrooms (for groups of 6-8 people), a living room with a fireplace, a shared sauna, bathrooms, and shared showers.
The sleeping and sanitary facilities are basic, as other Norwegian hytta. There are shared rooms with bunk beds, shared showers, and an outside bathroom).
studenterhytta
Svartorseterveien 167, 0758 Oslo, Norway | MAP | studenterhytta.no
FRI OCT 25
9:00–12:00
reflecting
We make time to dive into what the content from the RSD13 symposium means for each of us. How does this material influence or challenge our individual practices, norms, perspectives, ways of being, seeing, feeling and/or listening?
13:00–15:00
connecting
Once our individual reflections have been drawn out, we exchange and examine them with others. What does it mean for ourselves? What does this mean for others? What new insights come from this exposure? What emerges in the exchange?
16:00–18:00
directions 1
SETTING DIRECTIONS 1/2
Conversations and experiences give way to seeing new possibilities. What have we learned and acquired through this exchange? What does this mean for us and our praxis, concretely?
studenterhytta
Svartorseterveien 167, 0758 Oslo, Norway | MAP | studenterhytta.no
SAT OCT 26
9:00–11:00
directions 2
SETTING DIRECTIONS 2/2
What can be done to take the conversation stream further? Now, what do we do with these learnings?
11:00
departing
The organisers will lead a 40-minute hike back to AHO or another location established as a meeting point. Alternatives to hiking will be offered. More information to follow.
RSD13 invites you to consider systemic design’s emerging features in the context of knowledge perspectives, praxeologies, and lived experience. The rivers of conversations metaphor harkens us to the tributaries of the thirteen RSD hubs in 2023, connects the ecotones of previous symposia, and the interdisciplinary functions of systemic design as bridges that connect meanings and mental models.
Geographic visualisation of River Glåma, Norway’s longest and most voluminous river.
Daniel Coe | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED
RSD13-NORDMARKA GROUP
Angel Lamar, a.lamaroliveras@gmail.com
Jonathan Romm, AHO/Halogen, jonathan.romm@aho.no
Marie Van den Bergh, AHO/ frog, marie.van.den.bergh@frog.co
