Connect · Week 1 — Everything Is Connected

Wildlings are introduced to systems thinking — the idea that nothing stands alone. The question is 'If I pull this one thread, what else moves?'

yarn, systems map templates, sketch paper

A hands-on web activity (yarn passed between Wildlings) visually demonstrates interconnection within the group. Coaches introduce a simple systems map using an example from nature or community studied earlier in the year. Wildlings identify a system in their own life and sketch its connections. Small group discussion explores what happens when one part of a system changes. The week closes with Wildlings choosing a personal system to track further.

Use examples already familiar from earlier circles (ecosystems, family, build projects) to make the abstract concrete.