S.P.A.R.K.s are maps for new ways of thinking about things that you may never have considered thinking differently about before. Each S.P.A.R.K. consists of a Distinction, notes on the Distinction, and Experiments. By going through S.P.A.R.K.s and actually doing the Experiments, you change who you are and what is possible for you – and through you for your community and projects. S.P.A.R.K. Experiments are authentic Adulthood Initiatory Processes from the context of Possibility Management. … Read more
- Lifelong Education
- Diversity & Cohesion
- Trust & Communication
- Health & Healing
- Leadership & Governance
- Conflict Resolution
- Wisdom & Innovation
- Art & Celebration
- Vision & Purpose
- Nature Connection
- Mindfulness & Self Reflection
- Defend & Protect
- Leading from the Future
- Contextualised Design
- Whole Systems Thinking
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Intervention & Transformation
- Alliance Building
- Prototyping & Feedback
- Rank & Privilege
Understanding social entrepreneurship The process of undertaking a business venture in order to achieve social goals
There are two main trends which offer the hope of rebalancing this trend and bringing more control back to the local level. On one hand new digital technologies offer new and efficient ways through which citizens can express their opinions and collaborate over long distances. On the other hand the difficulty governments are facing in collecting taxes from transnational corporations, and popular resistance to high taxation, mean that public authorities are seeking to shrink the state … Read more
Project Quality List Finding your own gifts in your Biography
Biography work is an important exercise that brings knowledge in order to help us realise our own invisible path and driving force. Within our story most of our dreams, ideas and projects are already visible. The “ProjectQualityList” is a very easy, clear exercise that supports people to ● Look back into their lifes and see what projects they have been done, they are doing right now and they have always been dreaming about ● See what qualities these project show us about ourselves and … Read more
Peer Up Building a supportive group of path mates that strengthen each other.
Building a group of path mates helps to keep the focus and the joy in your plans and actions. The surplus is “intervision”: together you can reflect, share experiences and give support as needed. Creating selforganised groups of peers, that support each other helps to: ● Keep alignment and focus ● Handle difficulties more easy ● Build and strengthen a network of trust ● See ones own strength when helping other people (“Helping others is a source of strength”) ● Create … Read more
Organic Project Development A creative flow on the important aspects a project – from birth to scaling!
The organic projectdevelopment is a simple, easy to understand process explaining the phases of project development. Trigger Very often there is a positive/negative trigger in the life of a person. Understanding that helps to clarify “Why” a person is doing that project. Need From the trigger a need arises a need is a sense of general unfairness or a gap between reality and a wish for something that a person wants to see in the world. When the need is big enough, a person reacts to … Read more
Miracle Questions Inviting limitless thinking and visioning
Situations that trick the “what is realistic” thinking help to overcome old beliefs that limit passionate action. By asking questions which envision that assumed everyday pressures do not exist can open up passionate and wholehearted envisioning and innovation. Questions can be of any kind, depending on the most common pressures your target group is facing, like “If you won in the lottery, what would you use your money for?” or “What is your wildest idea?”. More authentic and personalised … Read more
Permaculture From the Inside Out Personal Map and Vision Building
Having 4 key questions and mapping, creating a visual, looking at our lives as a living system that has time, space and events. Providing opportunity to raise awareness and engagement. Having a designed tool with steps to follow we don’t waste time and stay focus. A set of exercises and challenges, individual and collective that will give us different feedback and ways to collect information. Also it puts the focus on the identification and characterization of the Human Being as a key … Read more
Idea Generation A beautiful idea “makes the world go round”
In order to manifest what you want to bring into life, there is an important first step. It is this : to take your ideas seriously and investigate them. New things often appear as “crazy, unrealistic, vague” in their early days... and yes, there will be enough time to get them back on the ground later on. Dream hard to begin with. Why not? It’s only a dream at this stage. But as a first step an idea it should be allowed to be unclear, open, big, small, beautiful, ugly. Whatever it is. … Read more
Statement of Intention Clarifying our focus to build support
Practice distilling the essence of our project into a few short sentences and work with a simple template that helps to crystallize our thinking. Develop an ‘elevator pitch’. Find the right name. Clarify the vision and core goals of your project. Think about a logo. References: ● http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/elevatorpitch.htm ● Exercise: Statement of Intention Submitted by Findhorn Foundation … Read more
Interactive Dinner Creating connection in a deep and funny way while having good food
Creating an interactive dinner can be a lot of fun and helps people/participants to get into a deeper and more unusual place with each other but in a scenario we are all comfortable with. Who doesn’t enjoy eating? We can learn a lot about each other on a personal level but also on a thematical issue depending on the questions and tasks you give them. The game can be changed in many different ways use your creativity and adapt to your purpose, situation and size of group. Here we … Read more
