Change Exploratory

The Art of Hosting Through Play - How to ignite ‘here and now’ leadership ? - June 6 to 9, Vic, nr Barcelona

Chris — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:37:29 +0000

. . Lucky me (even though I am told the horse won’t be there !) We would love you to join us in this exploration of the leading edge of playful, co-creative leadership. Why play? Lots of us have played in sweet spaces that have enabled us to do some of our most serious work. We are interested [...]

What could we achieve if we all worked together ?

Chris — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:37:50 +0000

. It’s nice sometimes to come back a good while later to somewhere you have done a good bit of work. Borrisokane is a small town in the north of the north of Tipperary. It’s one of those places that makes you think - if you could do it there, surely you could do it anywhere ! It [...]

Pausing to consider the nature of the journey

Chris — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:20:21 +0000

. Things feel like they are moving quickly - record arctic sea ice melt - activist groups linking up like they’ve never linked up before (e.g. Awaken Ireland network connecting with Pachamama Alliance !) - I’ve even had a journal article published ! If for a moment, we ‘go slower, in order to move faster’, then [...]

Converging around ‘Cultural Values’

Chris — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:32:12 +0000

. We live in a fascinating time. Lots of people are recognising deep systemic problems (e.g. that infinite growth can’t work forever on a finite planet, that excessive concentrations of wealth in the hands of ‘the few’ won’t be tolerated forever by the many, that the most common ‘way of being’ in the world isn’t serving [...]

Re-naming myself for 2012 - A Teacher and a Process Artist

Chris — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:58:42 +0000

I’ve long had a difficulty with names and labels - they feel like an invitation to other people to stereotype and project whatever they associate with that label on to you. So, if I call myself a ‘coach’ or a ‘facilitator’, you are likely to think ‘Ah yes, I know what they are like …. ‘ And [...]

Walking On to The Art of Hosting Organisational & Systemic Change

Chris — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:08:10 +0000

. “Trapped in silos we miss opportunities to share the wisdom and expertise that already exists in our people and organisations. Knee deep in doing, we fail to notice the real opportunities that can create sustainable change.” For further details of this great event read on …. . Go on treat yourself. (We already know two people who are [...]

Walk Out Walk On - Daring to Live the Future Now !

Chris — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:53:46 +0000

. . I think we know by now that we live in interesting times - an old system is in decline and at risk of collapse and to quote Arundhati Roy; ‘Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing’. This other world is being made more possible [...]

Connecting elephants

Chris — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:09:36 +0000

I just loved this quotation from Kenny Ausubel co-CEO and founder of Bioneers - currently being used to promote an event called ‘Being the Change’ in London this weekend : “It is no longer a matter of connecting the dots, it is a matter of connecting the elephants in the room” I don’t think it is totally [...]

Igniting fields of inspired connection and action ?

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:35:09 +0000

We tend to have a pretty good idea of where we would really like to get to; i.e. whole systems of diverse people inspired by a common unifying purpose, playing to each others’ strengths and finding a healthy balance between action and the learning that will improve future actions. One question I have been reflecting [...]

Being the Change Agent I want to see in the world

Chris — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:41:07 +0000

. I have had two major experiences lately that have got me reflecting on what it is to be a change agent and the kind of change agent I want to be. The first is the General Election in Ireland - full of people saying they want change (i.e. they don’t like what they have) and [...]