IMAGINE: Embracing Chaos and Possibility in a Planetary Emergency

ORGANISED BY

DATES

13 Sep 2025

OPENING HOURS

5.30pm – 7.00pm

VENUE

ArtScience Museum
6 Bayfront Ave, Singapore
Cinema L4
S018974

ADMISSION

Free with ticketed entry

ORGANISED BY

DATES

13 Sep 2025

OPENING HOURS

5.30pm – 7.00pm

VENUE

ArtScience Museum
6 Bayfront Ave, Singapore
Cinema L4
S018974

ADMISSION

Free with ticketed entry

ABOUT

IMAGINE: Embracing Chaos and Possibility in a Planetary Emergency


How might collective imagination become a practice of planetary repair?

An exploration of creativity in times of crisis. 


Amid accelerating ecological and social uncertainty, how might we reclaim imagination as a practice of entanglement, care, and collective repair? 

This intimate provocation brings together contributors from “IMAGINE”, a global anthology weaving together the voices of artists, designers, and systems thinkers navigating the complexity of entangled social and environmental movements. Rather than offering easy solutions, this immersive exploration reframes imagination not as escape, but as engagement with our ecological and social uncertainty. 

The experience unfolds through guided provocations and conversations that bridge individual reflection with collective sensing. Participants will explore how creativity intersects with ecological intelligence, how design can hold uncertainty as fertile ground, and what emerges when participants sense together into possibility rather than paralysis.

This event is a living extension of the book’s ethos: an invitation to pause, to feel into complexity, and explore how imagination can anchor creative practice in regenerative possibility. 

ORGANISER

anewkind

anewkind is a Singapore-based impact and design studio supporting organizations ground their work in regeneration. Founded by systems thinkers and creative strategists, the studio develops tools, narratives, and frameworks that deepen impact and spark cultural transformation. 

CO-ORGANISER

Awe Exchange

Awe Exchange is the producer of IMAGINE. A
nonprofit laboratory exploring awe as a catalyst for changemaking. At the
intersection of research and practice, they experiment with awe, a
self-transcendent emotion, to unlock deeper engagement with complex challenges.
Drawing from behavioural science, they create practical tools for global changemakers. 

CONTACT

Name: Natalie Seisser
Email Address: [email protected]

Top image: Image by Slanted Publishers (@imagine_bookofficial)

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