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Two years ago, a large multinational set up an entirely new service aimed at protecting our climate. A group of about 12 people from all over the world pioneered this unique task (you can find that story here). The big question was how to build a learning, largely virtual, community that produces results and in which people can work safely and healthily - within a larger organisation with structures and protocols that are designed for a completely different type of work process. All this, in times of rapid growth. We supported at the kickoff and then stayed on board one day a week to search and build from the inside out and on-the-go.

A podcast inquiry on generative journalism

Talentwärts. Die nächste Runde der Ausbildung in Rahmen unserer Talentfrühstücke ist am Start - Talentwärts - und damit bekommt auch unsere "Community of Practice Talent“ Zuwachs.

We believe that this is the time to act and shape the future – while we are still in the mode of finding new things out, while the current answers are not carved in stone yet. We believe there is a lot of power in starting the conversations right now – in contrast to waiting until people move back to their desks with the risk of falling back into old and well-known practices and habits. You can do that from any position in an organization, as an informal or formal process.

Appreciative Inquiry is a way to approach larger OD or change processes in organisations, as well...

On April 30th the Taos Institute will organise a webinar 'Dialogue with the Authors - Appreciative Inquiry as Daily Leadership Practice' at 10:00-11.30 AM New York Time (4:00-5:30 PM Amsterdam Time). During the webinar, the authors Saskia Tjepkema, Luc Verheijen and Joeri Kabalt will share some of their favorite stories and anecdotes from the book.

However long the lockdown lasts, the day will arrive when everyone will come back to the office, the factory, the shop. Day 0: this day decides whether the Corona crisis was just that for us, a crisis we want to get over with as quickly as possible. Or whether we have understood what an incredibly impactful transformation impulse can emerge from this period.

Wir alle stecken gerade in einem großen Experiment, in zahllosen Experimenten. Die Arbeit die virtuell aus dem Home Office organisiert wird. Der eingeschränkte Bewegungsradius, wir sind so lokal wie lange nicht. Der neue Zusammenhalt. Der komplette Wegfall des eigenen Geschäfts – was mache ich jetzt?

How can you continue to take good care of yourself in these exceptional circumstances? With these 16 tips you can get started right away.

Last Friday, we came together with our international K&S company. We were supposed to spend two days together in Cologne, but instead, we met each other over Zoom. After a plenary start where we all waved to each other whilst listening to the same song, we split up in small groups for a check-in. How are you in the midst of all this?