Theme
The themes and focus for Congregation
We are building a better tomorrow
- 2013 was social media
- 2014 evolved to digital media
- 2015 was how technology impacts on work and personal lives.
- 2016 broadened to ‘The Future’
- 2017 expanded to ‘Innovation’
- 2018 explored ‘Ideas’
- 2019 was ‘Community’
- 2020 was ‘Society 3.0’
- 2021 was ‘Leadership’
- 2022 was ‘Purpose’
- 2023 was ‘Reality’
- 2024 is ‘Legacy’
- 2025 is ‘Chaos’
Submission Guidance on ‘Chaos’ Theme for #cong25
Last year’s theme of ‘Legacy’ was a self reflective journey straddling philosophy introspection and personal stories of our inevitable departure and what footprint we leave behind.
The 2025 theme of ‘Chaos’ again invites us to think about symbiotic and destructive forces of disorder and order in the world around us, what the past teaches and look for answers in different disciplines,.
When thinking about Chaos, here are some aspects to consider:
- Chaos Theory in Modern Science: Exploring the principles and applications of chaos theory in various scientific fields.
- The Role of Chaos in Creativity: How disorder and unpredictability can foster innovation and creative thinking.
- Chaos in Nature: Understanding natural phenomena through the lens of chaos theory.
- Managing Chaos in Business: Strategies for navigating and leveraging chaotic situations in the corporate world.
- Chaos and Mental Health: The impact of chaotic environments on mental well-being and coping mechanisms.
- Chaos in Technology: Examining the unpredictable nature of technological advancements and their implications.
- Chaos in Social Systems: Analyzing the effects of chaos on societal structures and relationships.
- Chaos in Literature and Art: How chaos is represented and interpreted in various forms of artistic expression.
- Chaos and Order: The interplay between chaos and order in different contexts and disciplines.
- Chaos in Environmental Systems: Investigating the chaotic behavior of ecosystems and environmental processes.
We want perspectives, stories, case studies, opinion pieces, how to’s, experience based, wish lists, academic, thought leadership looking at this area from multiple angles.
Posts could debate specific thoughts, methodologies, technologies or focus on the psychological and social aspects.
Theme Guidance
#cong24 'Legacy'
Subthemes.
#cong24 'Legacy'
- What is a legacy – it is just a memory?
- How is legacy represented – artifacts – what can you leave behind?
- What lasting aspect can you have on the world after you leave??
- Can you shape your legacy?
- How do you keep your memory alive in people?
- Legacy, history and story telling.
- Impact of mentoring on legacy.
- Legacy and Lifelong Identity.
- Personal and professional legacy.
- Not all legacies are good.
- Is legacy about the big sign over the door?
- Money, structure and other tangible aspects of legacy.
- Do we control our legacy?
- Should we be remembered?
- Is legacy only for the rich and famous?
- Are our children our legacy?
- Examples of legacy projects.
- Is our epitaph our legacy?
- Could you write your own epitaph?
- Legacy range – Fortune 500 company to putting a smile on peoples faces?
- How would others describe us when we die?
- Is legacy only something to consider after our death?
- Is it positive impact and memories?
- Should you plan your legacy – what happens if you don’t?
- Is legacy passing on knowledge or an ego trip?
- How accurate is legacy – myth versus fact?
- Legacy and living longer.
- Increased retirement years and legacy.
- Is legacy spoilt by living longer – memoires of an early death.
- Legacy and Being With Youth – Supporting Younger Generations.
- Legal impacts of legacy – wills to endowments.
- Legacy and sense of purpose – changing today by thinking about your post death memory.
- How to build a legacy – personal and professional?
- Legacy and Succession.
