The Final Flourish by Kate Fox

Poet in Residence at EX:CHANGE 2026

People recount the three Es and three Cs
but always forget one so;
I’m putting them here
in this final poem souvenir.

Ethics, engagement, entrepreneurship.
Communication, community and collaboration. 

A poem can be a way to a hold a memory
but after a conference there are so many ideas
to hold in your body
or more importantly
as actions that you take
connections that you make. 

So - these are things it’s been suggested
you could be
to help you live empowered, happy
and free:

Expert.
Not artist but art curator.
Change navigator.
Ship steerer.
A.I user
Hat or haircut or tattoo chooser.
Change maker
Nervous system regulator.
Human connector
Value reflector
Question asker
Multi tasker
Long-gamer.
Authentic communicator.
Elevator pitcher
Potentially richer.
Quilt patcher. 
Micro experimenter
Test implementer 
Trust nurturer 
New partner
Plane-flyer
Failure trier 
Word crafter
Listening ear
Leader of cheer
Mindset shifter
Sincere praise-giver
Knowledge sharer
Self and other and planet carer

ITI - forty years,
growing family,
connected forever
all of us.