Pioneers of Change

Silence

The hosting team was in the groan zone...

we stayed a little too heady...

were we talking about the real thing?

 

We had intended this day to be with some silence, as we are entering the bottom of the U. Our hearts and senses were opened in this community with lots of friendship, deep relationships and trust. And we were challenged in our assumptions, which opened our minds a little bit more. To deepen all this we decided to open the circle and speak and share around the question: What is brewing?

I give some of the highlights as perceived by me:  read more »

Diversity and expectations

We are already 15 people today and the same number will arrive this evening. Tonight, at dinner, will be the official opening of our gathering. I am really curious what will happen and what new meaning and actions will emerge.  read more »

Preparing Intergenerational Gathering

Axladtisa - Today was our first preparation day for the intergeneration gathering. A day of physical preparation and also process design. Before it became too hot, we all arranged different practical jobs: fixed a shower on the camping ground, cleaned and fixed the eco-toilets, arranged a space for 'stuff' of alsmost 30 people, worked on the damaged road, made some food... Thisi took us to lunch and then to the beach. After some swiming and play we gathered in the local taverna - with beer or wine - and looked at the design of the five days.  read more »

Intergenerational Gathering

You are invited to join an Intergenerational gathering happening in Greece, in September 2008. Pioneers of Change (the network) is inviting pioneers of all ages to celebrate with them their 10th anniversary.

Here you can read how it all started…

These are the guiding questions:
What happens when pioneers across generations and networks meet in a space of generative dialogue, co-creation and celebration?

What emerges when those of us who sense the new life bring our stories together?

What would we see when we sit in our diversity and wholeness, connected to the Earth, sensing the emergent future?
 read more »

Open Space session on Connecting Our Conversations

HOW TO CONNECT AND SCALE UP OUR CONVERSATIONS?

 

This Open Space session was convened by George Pór at the Art of Hosting training in Belgium, March 2008

Participants: George, Mushin, Erik, Louise, Andries, Minke, Toke, Simone

 

KEY INSIGHTS

 

1. Scaling up social innovation goes from loosely connected networks to communities of practice (CoP) to systems of influence. (Meg Wheatley and Debbie Freeze)

 

2. A Community of practice is primarily not about knowledge but about how we care about each other.

3. To connect and scale up conversations there needs to be a core group.  read more »

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