I recently facilitated a one-day change readiness workshop for an organisation embarking on a significant organisational change initiative. In essence, the change initiative invited the organisation to shift is cultural mindset from one of ‘problem finding, solution identification‘ to ‘possibili...

The conversations a social system has about itself – who it is, what it has, and what it wants for itself into the future – will impact its current level of viability determine its future potential. Collaborative Conversations involve the intentional use of conversation as a core process for cul

A couple of weeks ago I was having dinner with some friends and chatting about a colleagues upcoming UnConference in Adelaide. Together we were exploring some potential design elements for the conference and how these might be stitched together to form a cohered whole that would deliver the grea

Last month I was invited by a friend, Peter McDonald, to spend a day with him establishing a new Community of Practice (CofP) focused on Community Development. His organisation is Uniting Communities and it works with some of the more disadvantaged elements of society – youth homelessness, emplo

Imagine working in an environment where waking up each morning to go to work made your heart sing. And imagine a working environment where everyone else felt the same.

Now imagine working in a role that fully utilised the very knowledge, skills and experience that you most loved about yourself ...