Upload
others
View
3
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Shared – dare I call it – WISDOM
Professor Stuart B. Hill Western Sydney [email protected]
Askofallaction– whatisitintheserviceof?– beforesupportingorcopyingit
Workmostlywithsmallmeaningfulachievableinitiativesvs.Olympic-scaleprojects
mostoftheseareabandonedorfail,&oftenhavenumerousnegativeside-effects
Don’tgetstuckin‘measuringstudies’:‘monitoringourextinction’
theseareoftendesignedtopostponechangethatisperceivedasthreateningtoexistingpowerstructures
Toachievesustainableprogressivechange,focusonenabling‘benign’agendasofothersvs.tryingtoimposeonthemyourown‘benign’agendas
Focusonenablingthepotentialofpeople,society&naturetoexpressitself
sothatwellbeing,socialjustice&sustainabilitycanemerge(inintegrated,synergisticways)
Collaborateacrossdifferencetoachievebroadlysharedgoals
don’tendupisolated,aloneina‘sandbox’
Don’tlet‘endpoint’/goaldifferencespreventpossibilitiesofearlystagecollaboration
Outcomesareonlyasgood&sustainableasthepeoplecreating&implementingthem
sostartwiththepeople;rememberingthatwearearelational/socialspecies!
Usethemedia– letmerepeat- usethemedia!such‘political’communicationiskeytochange
Workwithbusiness&thepublic/communitygovernmentwillalwaysfollow,butrarelylead!
Celebratepubliclyateveryopportunitytoenablethegoodstufftobecome‘contagious’
Keepworkingon&implementingespeciallywithothers
your(shared) benignvisions
Mostofwhatis remainsunknown,whichiswhatwisepeopleareabletoworkwith;sodevotemostefforttodevelopingyourwisdomvs.justyourcleverness,whichrelatesonlytotheverylimitedpoolofwhatisknown (Einsteinunderstoodthis!)
Alwaysbehumble&provisionalinyourknowing,&alwaysopentonewexperiences&insights
Takesmallmeaningfulriskstoenableprogress,transformationallearning&development
Devotemostefforttothedesign&managementofsystemsthatcanenablewellbeing,social
justice&sustainability,&thatareproblem-proofvs.maintainingunsustainable,problem-generatingsystems,
&devotingtimeonlyto‘problem-solving’&control
Worksensitivelywithtime&space,especiallyfromthepositionof‘others’
ask:who,what,which,where,when,how,if&ifnot?
Actfromyourcore/essentialself:empowered,aware,visionary,principled,passionate,loving,spontaneous,fullyinthepresent(contextual)vs.fromyourpatterned,fearful,compensatory,
compromising,de-contextualselves
Seeno‘enemies’:recognisesuch‘triggers’asfeedbackfrom/indicatorsofwoundedness;alsoofsystemmaldesign&mismanagement
everyoneisalwaysdoingthebesttheycan,giventheirpotential,pastexperiences&thepresentcontext
thesearethethreeareastoworkwith
Beparadoxical:askforhelp&getonwiththejob(don’tpostpone);givewhenyouwanttoreceive;givelovewhen
youmightneedit,orwhenyoumightfeelhate
Learnfromeveryone&everything,&seekmentors&collaboratorsateveryopportunity