Chris Corrigan

Chris Corrigan (Irish/Scottish/Anishnaabe) has spent the last 20 years working at the intersection between indigenous and non-indigenous systems, community organizations and ways of thinking.  He has worked with indigenous communities in North America, Africa, Hawai’i and New Zealand and has a particular interest in the application of indigenous worldviews to systemic designs, community development and life affirming leadership.

Chris is a long time practitioner of Open Space Technology, World Cafe and other participatory methodologies.  He has taught the Art of Hosting around the world and at three previous ALIA institutes as a way of supporting people in developing their practices to put hosting conversations at the center of systemic change, decolonization and community development.  Chris is a member of the Berkana Collaborative, a group of practitioners working to support leaders in organizations and communities with the Berkana Institute’s models of community and systemic resilience.