See clearly. Hold creative tension. Act with courage and compassion.
ALIA brings together the wisdom, tools, and practices that leaders need to create the new in the midst of great change.
Shambhala International’s online publication, The Shambhala Times, features the ALIA Institute. Please see article here.
In The art and science of delivery, an anthology from McKinsey’s Voices on Society, available on the McKinsey on Society Web site, leading social thinkers and practitioners present delivery models for social change and cutting-edge approaches to implementing improvements in health care, food security, financial services, governance, and other areas. Contributors, including former UK prime minister Tony Blair, author Dambisa Moyo, food activist Jamie Oliver, social entrepreneur Salman Kahn, and many others share their ideas on how to create successful social-sector delivery programs for those who need them most.
Learning at the Edge: World Cafe, the Creative Arts, New Contexts, and the Future of Dialogue Saturday, April 13th, 10:30am – 12:00pm Pacific Time
As part of the current World Cafe Signature Learning Program, World Café co-founder Juanita will be sharing her own learning edges in using creative modalities like performance and storytelling in her World Café practice, and talking about how she and David Isaacs applied the World Café design principles in shaping the Staging Change Institute gathering in Jonesborough, Tenessee happening later this month (see the World Cafe community calendar for details). Register here for call-in details.
The Hub South Shore officially opened in March. Congratulations to Tim Merry and partners Dave Thompson and Matt Hall on creating this new community working space in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. See their website.
Canada’s Social Innovation Generation (SiG) has compiled a rich resource for systems innovators and entrepreneurs. Topic areas include resilience, systems thinking, scaling, corporate social innovation, labs, developmental evaluation, and social finance. Each topic includes a short intro, a DIP, and a DIVE for more depth. Browse the Knowledge Hub now.
The latest newsletter of Mobius Executive Leadership includes a rich collection of articles on Mindfulness and Leadership, particularly in a business context. Authors include Daniel Goleman, Susan Skjei, Susan Szpakowski, Crane Stookey, Chris Tamdjidi, and Alex Trisoglio.
Congratulations to Jeanie Cockell and Joan McArthur-Blair on the publication of Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education: a Transformative Force. Marge Schiller provided the forward. The book may be purchased through the publisher, Jossey-Bass, here, or through Amazon.