Thanks for you intiative in getting this timely discussion going Susan
I have just viewed the Asdown Ted Talk which started off at a much more political level but eventually highlighted the importance of networks, and collaborative…
Hi Janie,
Your communities might resonate with the story of a small rural and mainly Maori community in New Zealand who lost their livelihood when the government stopped native milling in their forest 25 years ago www.tipuake.org.nz. and also some…
Hi Michael , I was yesterday alerted to some more video this toime from the lindon School of Economics that takes the Cynefin Model thinking a bit further in the Linked in site, discussion on Chaotic…
Hi Tim. I like the way you have identified the need for Individual, Communty and Organisational / Corporate responsibities as a systems thinking approach recognises that these and everything else are connected and inter-dependent. You might be…
Thanks for starting this thread Lisa,
Some may be interested in the two relaxed 2-day public workshops iwe run in Devonport, Auckland every month .
1. PMSkills - Is about Leading Collaborative Projects and caters for a wide range of people from…
I am not sure what others think, but to me this regional group get together is about mutual support, networking, connecting and sharing with others who think differently. I am deeply into Living Systems Thinking which suggests that we meet at a…
Kia Ora Olivia,
I dont know if you have caught up with the group meeting in Auckland on Sat 6th Feb that John proposed earlier.... Is that date still on with John, Lisa and co?. I will be up in KL that week but will be back on Friday.
Hi Tim and others,
You may be interested this story by Andree Mathieu from Montreal and more on a new "Belongings" website from Canada which also bridges community, environment and…
Hi Tim
This is a great international conversation that you have started thanks. I enjoyed your story too
You might like to look in at www.kaitiakitanga.net which started in a small disadvantaged rainforest community in Whirinaki, Aotearoa NZ, now…
I mentioned earlier in this discussion the real case study we have currently re the creation of a supercity in Auckland. Some may be interested in the submission I with the help of a few others made. This threw some Cynefin, Tipu Ake and Living…
Hi Thomas, sorry I have been busy with much on my plate so a little quiet lately.
I supect we ( individually or collectively) all find ourselves in that "out of our comfort zone space" which we could call chaos when something disturbs us…
I am keen to join in on this but am a bit doubtful about the chances fo getting everyone together in one place. Perhaps Lesley we can use Skype etc to reinforce the wider network, then use our local networks to organically get a group together over…
Hi folks, great to see this group growing so fast. I live and work offering workshops from Devonport, Auckland and know Lisa well.
I don't yet quite understand why but this year there seems to be nodes forming down under with people joining…
Please share something about yourself, your work, and what draws you to the ALIA community.
Leading Innovative Collaborative Programs in a woorld of complexity and interdependance using Living Systems Thinking
Workshops www.projectmanagement.co.nz
Using Tipu Ake ki te Ora Organic Leadership Model www.tipuake.org.nz. That is a model that reaches to the heart of collaborative Living Systems Thinking. An application of this around growing a sustainable future is found at www.kaitiakitanga.net
People involved in communty led growth might be interested in the school and communtity that inspired both the Tipu Ake and Kaitiakitanga Initiatives. A web profile at www.kaitiakitanga.net/whirinaki
This now includes a radical place based school research program about the value of rainforests and the largely unrecognised ecosystems services they provide to support life on our planet. Details at www.whirinakirainforest.info/ecosystem_services_value
I attended the Authentic Leadership workshop in Halifax in 2003