Living Questions Practice
22.04.27
We believe learning is a creative, emergent act. We believe the way we make should be living, relational, and playful. Living Questions Practice offers creative mentorship and capstone project support to young students and professionals. We support people in developing meaningful work across art, design, science, ecology, and sustainability. Learning happens through deep inquiry, experimentation, and real-world contribution (to human and more-than-human worlds). Creative outputs may include (but are not limited too) podcasts, business ventures, non-profits, documentary films, apps, social media campaigns, fundraising events, websites, curricula, workshops, and books.
These are not passion projects — they are projects born from passion that contribute to Life and Aliveness. Students are guided through a supportive and creative mentorship process that emphasizes critical thinking, research, storytelling, and local impact. You can learn more about our offerings here. Dive into recent student work below:
These are not passion projects — they are projects born from passion that contribute to Life and Aliveness. Students are guided through a supportive and creative mentorship process that emphasizes critical thinking, research, storytelling, and local impact. You can learn more about our offerings here. Dive into recent student work below:
Experience
Matthew Bejtlich is a university professor, PhD researcher, and senior mentor with extensive experience guiding high school students, university students, and early-career professionals through complex, interdisciplinary projects. He currently teaches part-time at Dalhousie University, Rhode Island School of Design, and Northeastern University, where he designs and leads courses in sustainability education, systems thinking, design for social impact, and creative research methods.
Across Crimson Education, Indigo Research, and Polygence, Matthew has completed 400+ hours of one-on-one mentorship, supporting 70+ peop globally in the development of capstones, arts portfolios, research papers, and early-stage ventures. Student projects have gone on to produce climate action initiatives, community-based non-profits, original research studies, films and media projects, sustainability-focused businesses, fundraising experiences, and educational programs. In addition students have gone on to publish original research and earn scholarships and acceptances to top universities, including University of Pennsylvania, USC, Parsons, University of Washington, and others. He currently serves as both an Expert and Premier mentor at Crimson Education.
Matthew’s mentoring bridges academic rigor with real-world application. He helps students translate big questions into expressive outcomes using tools such as design mapping, arts-based inquiry, systems thinking, multi-species stakeholder engagement, and creative storytelling. Many students arrive with an interest in one field and leave with a fully realized, interdisciplinary project—ready for publication, competition, exhibition, or launch.
Alongside his academic work, Matthew brings over 15 years of professional experience in education, storytelling, and creative practice, including sound, film, photography, and media production. As co-founder of Unfolding Aliveness, he works with students and communities to create place-based, ecological, and multispecies storytelling projects—an approach that strengthens students’ to respond to ecosystemic realities and attune to local potentials of place.
Matthew is currently pursuing a PhD in Management at Dalhouise University, researching how organizations can be designed to be more regenerative through practices of deep listening. This research, combined with his teaching and mentoring background, makes him especially well-suited for students and professionals seeking to work at the intersection of education, sustainability, creativity, and social impact.
Across Crimson Education, Indigo Research, and Polygence, Matthew has completed 400+ hours of one-on-one mentorship, supporting 70+ peop globally in the development of capstones, arts portfolios, research papers, and early-stage ventures. Student projects have gone on to produce climate action initiatives, community-based non-profits, original research studies, films and media projects, sustainability-focused businesses, fundraising experiences, and educational programs. In addition students have gone on to publish original research and earn scholarships and acceptances to top universities, including University of Pennsylvania, USC, Parsons, University of Washington, and others. He currently serves as both an Expert and Premier mentor at Crimson Education.
Matthew’s mentoring bridges academic rigor with real-world application. He helps students translate big questions into expressive outcomes using tools such as design mapping, arts-based inquiry, systems thinking, multi-species stakeholder engagement, and creative storytelling. Many students arrive with an interest in one field and leave with a fully realized, interdisciplinary project—ready for publication, competition, exhibition, or launch.
Alongside his academic work, Matthew brings over 15 years of professional experience in education, storytelling, and creative practice, including sound, film, photography, and media production. As co-founder of Unfolding Aliveness, he works with students and communities to create place-based, ecological, and multispecies storytelling projects—an approach that strengthens students’ to respond to ecosystemic realities and attune to local potentials of place.
Matthew is currently pursuing a PhD in Management at Dalhouise University, researching how organizations can be designed to be more regenerative through practices of deep listening. This research, combined with his teaching and mentoring background, makes him especially well-suited for students and professionals seeking to work at the intersection of education, sustainability, creativity, and social impact.
Offerings
15-Hour Mentorship Package
Ideal for students who want focused guidance on a defined project or portfolio piece. Includes project scoping, feedback, and support through a clear milestone or deliverable.
25-Hour Mentorship Package
Designed for students developing a full capstone, research project, or creative initiative. Includes deep inquiry, iterative making, mentorship check-ins, and support through project completion.
40-Hour Mentorship Package
A comprehensive mentorship for students or professionals building complex, interdisciplinary projects. Includes sustained guidance from idea development through execution, refinement, and public-facing presentation or launch.
Ideal for students who want focused guidance on a defined project or portfolio piece. Includes project scoping, feedback, and support through a clear milestone or deliverable.
25-Hour Mentorship Package
Designed for students developing a full capstone, research project, or creative initiative. Includes deep inquiry, iterative making, mentorship check-ins, and support through project completion.
40-Hour Mentorship Package
A comprehensive mentorship for students or professionals building complex, interdisciplinary projects. Includes sustained guidance from idea development through execution, refinement, and public-facing presentation or launch.
Please contact me for packages and rates. We book a free 30 min consultation call.