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#BuildingCapacity requires an understanding of purpose
keynote
with Sjoerd Luteyn and Martijn Kerstensoul.com
#BuildingCapacity | an ebbf international learning event
understanding and developing the latent talent in people and organizations
to enable adaptive and meaningful workplaces fit for the 21st century
On an organisational level, this purpose is directed towards the development of its vast potentialities, comprising both those virtues and qualities that should adorn every human being and those talents and characteristics that are the organisational’s unique endowment.
organisations have
a twofold purpose
On a societal level, it is expressed through dedication to the promotion of the welfare of the human race.
organisations have
a twofold purpose
The aspects of the sense of twofold purpose are fundamentally inseparable, for the standards and behaviour of organisations shape their environment, and in turn are molded by social structures and processes.
Unless the transformation of both organisations and environment are addressed simultaneously, the full potential of humanity’s age of maturity cannot be realized.
organisations have
a twofold purpose
organisations have to contribute to societal transformation and to their own transformation.
When an organisation focuses on the transformation of society, it requires the development of new capabilities.
When an organisation focuses on the transformation of society, it requires the development of new capabilities.
When these new capabilities are developed, the potential of the organisation becomes more manifest.
meaningful conversation what capabilities do we need to develop, that increase unity of purpose, vision, thought and action?
if we take man as he is we make him worse
but if we take man as he should be we make him capableof becoming what he can be. V. Frankl after W. Goethe
leadership• develop determination for the process of transformation
• identify the soul• read reality• build a vision of hope• think in systems• translate a vision into projects & priorities
• offer guidance• learning systemically• develop structures and processes that promote unity
collective• create spaces for reflection and planning
• create a safe environment to make mistakes
• create a culture and practice of trust
• train and mobilise people (accompaniment)
individual• have faith; believe that you can be the architect of your future.
• listen• participate and facilitate meaningful conversations
• reflect• think and act in processes
• consult
change in mind becomes change in deed and change in the world
when consciousness is expanded, so is the potentiality for action
Paul Lample
Finding the Soul, Living the Soul, Building a vision of Hope and Soul Driven Leadership by Refresh Interactions B.V.(soul.com) are licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Based on a work at www.findingthesoul.org and www.soul.com