Arctic Storytelling
We create new understanding by connecting Nordic And Arctic people
Culture - Nature - Democracy
Welcome to the Arctic Philosophy Network!
The Arctic Philosophy Network collects and shares knowledge inspired from the Arctic.
The Arctic Philosophy Network is a think-tank and action-tank of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, leaders, artists, and others who live in or have passion for the Arctic. The goal of the network is to create sustainable impact through mental health, strong communities, and a respectful relationship to nature.
We carry out projects, develop methods and learning material, and offer trainings and workshops.
The methods that we have developed together in the network support personal wellbeing and help leaders build organizations where people thrive. The methods are inspired by the Arctic region and the people who live there. They can be used in public and private organisations, in groups and communities, or as tools for personal reflection and development.
Learnings
Courses
The workshops and courses that we offer aim at creating better education and a better place to live in and beyond the Arctic. They are developed through the shared knowledge and understanding of the people who are part of the network for Arctic Philosophy. You will find different forms of learning tools, both online and offline.
Voices
Welcome to our videos and podcasts on leadership: Arctic Leadership and Nature’s Leadership. They explore people’s relationship to nature in the Nordic countries and the Arctic and share the experiences of leaders in the Arctic, respectively. – Please note that the episodes of the podcast are in Danish or Norwegian
Resources
Find out more about the literature published by our network. Get inspired by our handbooks and manuals when you are interested in Arctic leadership tools, in nature relationships, mental health and community, sustainable development and the Arctic. Please note that not all resources are available in English.
Stories
Here, you can read stories from the project Nordic Nature Narratives. The storytelling project has elaborated what we can learn about well-being and sustainable action from people’s relationship to nature. By collecting personal stories, we got insight into nature experiences by people of different generations, countries and cultures in the Nordic and Arctic region.
Methodologically, the project is related to the practical and research-based work of indigenous storytelling. This method offers important opportunities to gather different perspectives on understanding nature and sustainability from a wide variety of people.
The project was carried out in Greenland, Northern Norway and Denmark in 2021-2022. During the project, the stories were presented in local performances and workshops. Some of them, you can read here. They are also published in a podcast and collected in a book.
Project management: Eva Ritter and Jens Larsen.
We acknowledge the financial support by Nordic Culture Point, NAPA, Alta Municipality, Sønderjysk Kulturfællesskab, Letterstedtska Föreningen.
Our Story
It all began in 2021 with a storytelling project travelling around Greenland and the Nordic countries to collect stories that tell us how people connect to and use nature in their life. In Greenland, Arctic Norway, and Denmark, we met artists, shipbuilders, mushers, hunters, researchers, students, and politicians; we met Sami people, Greenlanders, Danes, Norwegians, and other nationalities. We shared stories and knowledge and experiences.
These people created a connection that shaped a network across the Arctic and Nordic counties. The new understanding emerging from the stories planted the seeds of what we call Arctic Philosophy.
The Arctic Philosophy Network is a place where the members can collect and share knowledge inspired from the Arctic, and where they transform ideas into actions in the form of projects, conferences, and tools for teaching. We want to reach out to people and politicians to create better education and a better place to live.
If you want to know more about Arctic Philosophy Network and want to get in contact with us, please send an email to: