EDGARD GOUVEIA JR

São Paulo

Edgard Gouveia Júnior never tires of putting people to play. Architect and Urbanist and Post Graduate in Cooperative Games, he dedicates his career to mobilize children, youth and adults by designing and applying virtual games, scavenger hunts and collective actions that lead to small community revolutions. He is the president of Epic Journey a company that promots the regenerative communities in organizations such as companies, schools and NGOs. Co-founder of LiveLab that specifically acts with the youth leadind regeneration in their own communities, highlighting Jornada X e Primavera X.

Ashoka, Berkana Exchange, TRIP Transformers and BMW Foundation's
Felow, Professor on Post-graduation Cooperative Games Pedagogy, Youth Inniciative Program and MSLS MSLS in Sweden and Knowmads in the Netherlands and Gaia Training in Brazil and is partner of Projeto Cooperação and co-founder of Instituto Elos and Oasis Game where he remained until 2010, and Programs Warriors Without Weapons, where he participated until 2010.

Lecturer in several TEDx and international consultant in countries in Europe, North America and Asia where he applies social technologies such as Cooperative Games, World Cafe, Open Space, Circular Dances, Nonviolent Communication and Jornada X. He is the creator of Play The Call, a online scavenger hunt that challenges children and young people in real-world tasks and aims to engage 2 billion people to restore balance in the Biosphere. He believes that changing the world can be fast, fun and without putting your hand in your pocket.