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Leap into Life – Dipaliya

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Alain B. Volz

Story of an emerging Social Economy that combines tradition with innovation To boldly go where no man has ever gone before … In this article I will describe the journey Umar Mohammed and I are travelling as Leap into Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Business, Dipaliya, Ghana, leap into life, Trade, Uncategorized | Tagged action learning, africa, African leadership, African tradition, Agro Eco-Louis Bolk Institute, Alain Volz, ALIA, Art of Hosting, Atma, Authentic Leadership In Action, buddhism, business, Butterwise, capacity building, Center for Human Emergence, change, change dynamics, change management, Chaordic design, CHE-NL, Circle of Trust, climate change, co/creation, community, community development, Community of Practice, community values, consciousness, CoP, corporate learning, CoT, culture, Dagomba, Dagomba tribe, Dagomba values, developing countries, developmental aid, Dipaliya, Dipaliya Womens Association, don beck, dusiness development, Duurzaam, Duurzaam ondernemen, Duurzaamheid, Duurzom, earth, economy, fair chain, fair trade, Family Sharing, finance, financial management, formal economy, gender, gender equity, Ghana, Global economy, global warming, GreenGro Ghana, group, group dynamics, group facilitation, handcraft, health, Holacracy, informal economy, innovation, integral theory, integrity, international trade, Islam, JCI Ghana, Landgoed Isis, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, Leap Into Life foundation, Leap into Life, Dipaliya, Alain Volz,Umar Mohammed, Social Economy, tradition, innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, SocEnt, Earth, Sharing Economy, Family Sharing, Dagomba, Dagomba values, Africa, Eur, learning, learning journey, learning program, Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen, Maternal Health, mental models, mindset, MKB, MKB Werken aan de Toekomst, Neem, Neem leafs, Neem seeds, open space, open space technology, Organic farming, organic fertilizers, organic pesticides, organic seeds, organizational learning, Otto Scharmer, personal effectiveness, poverty, Presencing Institute, professional development, prosperity, prototyping, quality, reality, reflection, religion, Sakuba, Savannah Fruits Company, SDG, SDGs, sharing economy, Shea, Sheabutter, Sheanuts, Slow money, SME, Socal Economy, SocEnt, Social Entrepreneurship, Society of Organizational Learning, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, spirituality, storytelling, success, sustainability, system change, system dynamics, systems change, Tamale, team, team development, Theory U, trade, tradition, transparency, tribal order, truth, U process, Umar Mohammed, Urgenda, virtual economy, vMeme, Voice of Cynicism, Voice of Fear, Voice of Judgement, wealth, well-being, zambia | Leave a comment

Leap into Life – activities and progress in the Dipaliya Meshwork

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Alain B. Volz

Dear friends of Dipaliya, This month or early next month we expect to hear from Tallberg about our nomination for the Tallberg Global Leadership Prize 2015. Meanwhile we like to give an update on our progress. In Tamale, Ghana, over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged action learning, africa, agriculture, Alain Volz, Atma, business, business development, capacity building, Center for Human Emergence, change management, community, community development, developmental aid, economy, enterpreneurship, evolution, Ghana, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, management development, Mesh, Meshweaving, Meshwork, Meshworking, meshworks, Neem, Neem seeds, Organic farming, personal development, professional development, sharing economy, Shea, Sheabutter, SocEnt, social change, social economy, Social Economy System, Social Entrepreneurship, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, trade | Leave a comment

Failing states – not a local issue

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Alain B. Volz

Current economy is so intertwined on a global scale, that local conflicts have direct impact on global peace and economy. An unstable state is not just a local issue anymore. Some personal observations based on Fragile State Index by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged behavior, brain drain, business, community, country, demography, earth, economic decline, economy, external intervention, factionalized elites, fragile, fragile states index, fund for peace, group grievance, human being, human rights, instability, life, oil, peace, politics, poverty, refugees, risk, risk management, security apparatus, social science, society, state legitimacy, sustainability, ublic services, une en economic de elopment, United Nations, world order, world stability | 2 Comments

Is capitalism dying?

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Alain B. Volz

Jeremy Rifkin – President of the Foundation on Economic Trends: “While I suspect that capitalism will remain part of the social schema for at least the next half century or so, I doubt that it will be the dominant economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged behavior, biomimetics, biomimicry, business, business development, business spirituality, capitalism, change, change dynamics, change management, circular economy, Clare Graves, climate, community, community development, Conscious business, consciousness, corporate social responsibility, CSR, don beck, earth, economy, education, ethics, foodsecurity, freedom, healthcare, hope, Jeremy Rifkin, leadership, leadership development, management, management development, money, nature, Otto Scharmer, self knowledge, sensemaking, social economy, socialism, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, spirituality, sustainability, Theory U, Trust, values, wisdom, worldeconomy, worldview | 2 Comments

Visiting Kumasi

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Alain B. Volz

My dear friend Sarah, who has been working with me for over 15 years, introduced me to her family in Kumasi. “During your next trip to Ghana, you must visit Kumasi” she said. How could I refuse? Before my departure … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged africa, Alain Volz, Atma, capacity building, capacity development, community dvelopment, Ghana, Kumasi, leadership, leadership development, leap into life | 2 Comments

Fukushima update – how to secure reactor no 4?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Alain B. Volz

via The Guardian / November 8, 2013 / Gazing down at the glassy surface of the spent fuel pool inside the No 4 reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi, it is easy to underestimate the danger posed by the highly toxic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Akira Ono, earthquake, energy, Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan, nuclear disaster, nuclear energy, nuclear plant, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, nuclear waste, power plant, radiation, sustainability, sustainable energy, TEPCO, The Guardian, tsunami | Leave a comment

Leap into Life Ghana – context and call for action

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Alain B. Volz

Facts and figures on Ghana’s economic development. Ghana GDP Annual Growth Rate The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ghana expanded 6.10 percent in the second quarter of 2013 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth … Continue reading →

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