More and more I am challenged regarding organisations, the culture thereof and specifically how they grow develop and potentially decline.

We consider that we are living in a space where it is ‘business unusual’. The playbook is no longer the same. The hymn sheet has changed and changes rapidly. It’s uncomfortable. And it is ok … if we embrace it.

It requires new thinking, new freedom, new ways and especially new learning.

Enabling Emergent Learning requires a few foundational conditions, such as “living the questions”. However, at the root of it lies culture change. And culture change doesn’t happen overnight. It is an outcome of “the steady accumulation of small realities” (Haruki Murakami).

In the article linked titled “Transformative learning: Building the foundations for next stage organisations” on the medium.com platform (article linked Age of Emergence – Medium.com)  the following stood out for my written by the author

I borrow from these ideas as I write about forming intentional communities. Organizations can start by designing safe spaces for generative conversations among small groups of people who are willing to step into and embody the emergent future. It is very easy to get caught up in the busyness of doing business. But difficult times call for us to slow down, listen deeply, and speak our truths. Seeds of transformation lie in thoughtful, authentic, and vulnerable conversations. These intentional communities can become crucibles for the new paradigms, patterns, and perceptions to arise. Hence, I would like to propose that the foundation of any deep transformation work is to facilitate small groups of people to have meaningful dialogues where they are mutually held, nurtured, seen, and heard.

Creating safe spaces, creating conversations that generate positive culture shifts in small groups is a key element to the new emergent thinking.

So take a read of the article as linked above.

Keep Soaring

Steven