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Are you a Beaver?And other tales about leadership, teamwork, happiness and success.
University of Southern Queensland Leadership
World CafeSet the context
Create a hospitable spaceEncourage everyone's contribution
Connect diverse perspectivesExplore questions that matter
What is my unique background or experience?
Are you a “natural” at entertaining children, working with animals, giving speeches, planning events, taking pictures, talking on the phone, being patient with the elderly, crunching numbers, writing letters, rallying support...or just working quietly behind the scenes to get things done?
What is my life motto?
Think about your philosophy on life. Eg. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all? Life is what we are alive to. It is not length but breadth. Life is not a problem to solve, it is a gift to cherish?
What will I leave behind?
The only thing you take with you when you are gone iswhat you leave behind. What will be your path of service?There is a cause or an issue out there with your name on it, something you care about, someplace where you can serve or make a difference in a way that is unique to you.
The way we have problem solved for the last 100 years is
no longer relevant or successful in the landscape of
today.
None of us can solve large scale change alone anymore.
We must turn up with something to teach and
something to apprentice in.
We now must tread the line.
StillnessStillness Activity
Strategic Soulful
Hero Host
Painting the
picture
Facing the
music
DIY CitizenshipMaking the world a better place with a little help from my friends.
(Engaged professional amateurs!)
4 Characteristics
Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship
Strong value on expertise rather than certificates.
Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship
Creation of an own subculture with ethical and
qualitative demands.
Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship
Organic Planning.(Act then reflect)
Characteristics of DIY Community Craftsmanship
Partnerships and strong commitment
to the community.
DIY Communities are made up of engaged professional-amateurs,
who pursue rather professional standards in their DIY activities.
They value communities and collaboration.
They put relationships with people above all else.
They work with collective consciousness.
When these four characteristics
combine you get...
Collective Consciousness
SuccessWhat is it? How do you measure it?
GNP v’s GNH
What do happy people do to make them so
happy?
Turn to a friend and together make a list of the top 5
things that make people happy people!
Set positive intentions
Take control
Know yourself and others
Do what you love
Be resilientBe flexible
Appreciate
Give selflessly
Be honest
Know yourself and others
Type 1: The Beaver
You are structured, detailed, organised,
thorough, linear, process orientated, particular,
specific.
Type 2: The Dolphin
You are big picture orientated, all about
concepts, emotionally driven, intuitive, socially
curious
Type 3: The Owl
You are a big picture thinker, independent in the way you think, all about logic, you love problem solving, you can see how all the
little things fit together
Type 4: The Fox
You are tactical, fast, you respond to needs
quickly, you are instinctive, hands on, a doer, like to be ‘on
the ground’.
The HarvestThe opportunity to capture and interpret the conversation.
What is the content that is strategically going to serve us as leaders? Collective meaning making.
The Harvest
OprahThe Harvest
RYLAThe Harvest
Are you a Beaver?And other tales about leadership, teamwork, happiness and
success.
Set positive intentions.