Events

Explore what’s coming up at OnePlanet. Join an upcoming event and take the first step toward creating meaningful, connected impact.

Upcoming events...

Stage 3 AI integration in OP: Vector Embedding & AI for people and Planet

Join us to explore one of the most exciting developments in OnePlanet AI: Vector Embeddings.

This new feature will make it possible to find information by meaning, helping you uncover connections across plans, identify potential collaborators, find opportunities to strengthen your plans, and spot synergies or conflicts across your ecosystem. 

We’ll also explore the bigger question of AI’s environmental impact, including how we’re working to reduce data centre use within OnePlanet and use AI in ways that create a positive impact for people and planet.

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Building on our OnePlanet AI journey:

  • Stage 1 AI Auto-Uploader, turns PDF plans and strategies into structured Outcomes, Actions and Indicators.
  • Stage 2 MCP (Model Context Protocol), connects AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude securely with your OnePlanet data.
  • Stage 3 Vector Embeddings.
 

📅 Thursday 12th of November – 1:00pm–2:00pm UK

System Connector Training

Become the next System Connector! 🚀

The course is aimed at individuals who are motivated to use their skills and position to pioneer the use of OnePlanet to maximise change in their ecosystem. 

The next training cohort starts:

📅  February – 18th and 25th, 1:30pm–4:00pm UK time

📅 April – 8th and 15th April, 1:30pm – 4:00pm UK time

All dates include an additional 1-hour 1:1 technical support session.

👉 Watch the full testimonial of a certified System Connector, here.

Beginner Friendly - Free Training

Begin your systems mapping journey, join the free session! 🚀 

This session offers a practical introduction to systems mapping, covering the OnePlanet approach and OAI (Outcomes, Actions, Indicators) framework, alongside basic training and a demonstration of advanced features, with time for discussion and questions to help deepen understanding.

The next training cohort starts:

📅 November – Tuesday 17th 1:00PM – 2:00PM UK, Online. Register here.

📅 December – Thursday 17th, 1:00PM – 2:00PM UK, Online. Register here.

Past events...

Sustainable Finance 2026 - London

“It’s an absolute mistake to be data-led or evidence-led. We should be data and evidence-informed.” Pooran Desai

Data only ever gives us part of the picture. And evidence, by definition, comes from what’s already happened.
If we rely too heavily on either, we risk using the past to decide what the future should look like, and reaching the wrong conclusions about how to solve complex problems.

At Sustainable Finance Live  2026, Pooran shared a different perspective during the panel “A Marketplace for Resource Liquidity and the Role of Open Data and AI in Enabling Communities”: Start with imagination.

Data, AI and technology can help us understand, connect and explore what’s possible. But they shouldn’t determine where we’re going.

Take a look to this short clip from the conversation.

Stage 2 AI integration in OP MCP (Model Context Protocol)

In the last Systems Connector Meet-up, Pooran Desai asks a timely question: is AI part of the problem, or could it be part of the solution? 
 
Also, the special guest Udyan Srivastava, Senior Software Engineer and OnePlanet developer, present a live demo of OnePlanet’s new MCP (Model Context Protocol) functionality. Udyan demostrated how AI can help you:
 
  • Connect Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude to your OnePlanet data.
  • Use the OnePlanet AI Agent to explore plans and information.
  • Add updates, photos and stories from your phone in seconds.

Summit Photo Conference

Where Photography Meets Systems Change

We were delighted to see Pooran Desai take part in Summit Photo at the Royal Geographical Society, exploring how photography, storytelling, and systems thinking can help create meaningful change for people and planet. The conversation highlighted the power of seeing the bigger picture, connecting data with stories, and turning ambition into coordinated action for thriving communities and a regenerative future.

It was an inspiring event filled with fresh ideas, practical insights, and thought-provoking discussions. If you couldn’t join us, or would like to revisit the conversation, we encourage you to watch the recording and explore the key insights shared during the session. 

👉 Watch the recording!