RADICAL REINVENTION
It is easier to act our way into a new way of thinking, than to think our way into a new way of acting.
There has never been a better time nor a greater need for new ideas and radical reinvention.
This era presents immense opportunities to implement new ways of working that make sense for people and planet, that build resilience and connectivity, that reduce waste and contribute to establishing the world we want to create.
Organisations and people who reinvent now will be pioneers of these new ways of working and will succeed over others-maybe! The risks are many, for just as quickly as we have changed over the last weeks and months, we may revert to how we worked before, taking solace and security in the familiar.
We already know that what people turn to in the first few days, will be quickly forgotten. But some things may stick: such as a return to our true values; a greater confidence and skill at meaningful virtual conversations; and the acknowledgement that the internet is a utility not a luxury.
There could be a reduction in unnecessary travel and environmentally damaging activities. It may be time for a more local and resilient supply of food and services. A different response to the calls for flexible working and childcare and the technology and skills to make them possible, and so on.
What can help?
Embed change through relationship–employ new practices that place people and planet at the heart of all you do
Steal emergent ideas proudly–be connected across sectors and mindsets
Develop agile leaders at all levels in your setting. Equip them to influence and facilitate change wherever they are
Develop change makers, facilitators and coaches who can help transform potential energy for change into meaningful action
Enable whole systems, organisations and people to learn through action–facilitate prototyping, ‘do-tanks’ and intrapreneurship
Translate all that has been learnt into leading edge practice
Be bold and embrace the previously unimaginable
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