Arising from Disruption

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As the world faces profound change and travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, everyone’s life, work and study has been disrupted, and we are sheltering in place unless required on the frontline.

This means only a handful of the 2019 Churchill Fellows have been able to complete their overseas investigations and the Churchill Trust has extended their timeframe by an additional 12 months.

Churchill Trust CEO Adam Davey said that as the COVID-19 pandemic started to unfold, the focus was on ensuring the safety of Churchill Fellows who were already travelling and providing a quick response for those who had not yet travelled.

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Now is the time to just do it: Clementine Sandner

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Clementine Sandner is a textile upcycler based in Kyoto, Japan, repurposing kimonos and obis. Jane Milburn was scheduled to meet Clementine in person during her Winston Churchill Fellowship study tour, now deferred due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this ARISING from Disruption virtual Churchill conversation series, Clementine said sustainable techniques in industry was a trend before, but now there is more genuine interest. Notes of the conversation are below.


What Clementine said:

At the beginning of this crisis a lot of projects were cancelled so my first reaction was to be down, but I am coping better now and positive things are happening.

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Arising from Disruption, a Virtual Churchill

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As public health authorities and governments scramble to manage the coronavirus pandemic, we humans are sheltering in place, being called upon to stay home, be responsible, resourceful and resilient. The pandemic is profoundly changing the way we live and work, how we consume resources and entertain ourselves – and having dramatic economic, social and cultural impacts. I hope you’re keep safe, sheltering at home, in place, grateful to those on the frontline are doing battle with this threat.

Earlier this month, my long-planned Winston Churchill Fellowship study tour to Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe was deferred for an indefinite period. I’ve been gardening, upcycling and innovating – and now planning a Virtual Churchill as a short-term substitute for my real-world  one.  ARISING from Disruption is an emerging series of conversations with entrepreneurial people about self-sufficiency, resourcefulness and adaptation at this time for transformative change. I hope you find some seeds of inspiration and hope from their stories.

 

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