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Moving towards a Value Based Economy
How we apply systemic change in a traditional community, breaking the chains of poverty. Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Dagomba tribe, Dipaliya, Ghana, leap into life, Uncategorized, Value Based Economy
Tagged action learning, Basic Income, bottom of the pyramid, business development, change, change management, circular economy, climate change, community, community development, Conscious Company, Dagomba tribe, Dagomba values, decision making, Dipaliya Womens Association, Doghnut Economy, Experential Learning, fair chain, fair trade, finance, Financial Illiteracy, funding, gender, gender equity, Ghana, holistic development, human rights, Illiteracy, innovation, Karite, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, Organic, Organic farming, poverty, SDGs, SGD, Shea, Sheabutter, Sheanut, SocEnt, Social Entrepreneurship, Social innovation, Social Technology, Spiral Dynamics integral, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, systemic change, Systems Dynamics, team, Teamwork, Theory U, tradition, Traditional Leadership, Tribal Leadership, tribe, United Nations, West-Africa, Wisdom of the Crowd, Women Empowerment, World Bank
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Omgaan met complexe vraagstukken – van óf-óf naar én-én
Er zijn verschillende werkelijkheden die tegelijk bestaan en elkaar soms lijken tegen te spreken. Om dát te kunnen beslechten, zijn oplossingen nodig die deze verschillende werkelijkheden omarmen en verbinden. Continue reading
Posted in action learning, Africa, leadership development, leap into life, learning, management development, meshworks, Social Entrepreneurship, Spiral Dynamics integral, Theory U, Uncategorized, Value Based Economy
Tagged action learning, africa, business development, capacity building, change, change management, community development, consciousness, education, Ghana, integral approach, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, management, personal development, poverty, professional development, SocEnt, Social Entrepreneurship, society, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, Value Based Economy
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Abandoning pesticides – a harsh reality
With ATMA Ghana, Umar and Alain have initiated organic farming in 3 communities in Ghana Northern Region. We started these projects because the farmers came to us saying they didn’t want to use the chemicals anymore, but didn’t know how … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, agriculture, Business, Climate & Climate Change, Dagomba tribe, foodsecurity, Ghana, Uncategorized, Value Based Economy
Tagged action learning, agriculture, business, business development, change, chemical farming, chemical pesticides, community development, community farming, Dagomba tribe, developmental aid, earth, Farming, food security, Ghana, international trade, leap into life, nature, Nature preservation, Organic farming, organic pesticides, pesticides, poverty, SDGs, Social Entrepreneurship, sustainability, Value Based Economy
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React – Respond
Why reflection is a crucial part of Action Learning I am of the generation that experienced the introduction of the computer, mobile phone, email and social media. My Master’s thesis on Ahold as a Learning Organization was written on my … Continue reading
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Tagged action learning, Adaptibility, Basic Goodness, buddhism, business, change, change management, collaboration, Communication, Competence, Complex Problem Solving, Comppetency, consciousness, consultancy, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, Curiousity, e-HRM, Emotional Intelligence, feedback, HRM, Initiative, innovation, leadership, leadership development, learning, People Management, Problem Solving, React-Respond, reflection, Service Orientation, Shambhala Buddhism, Social Awareness, Social Media, technology, World Economic Forum
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Why it is unwise to discuss climate change
and why it is wise to act like it is real and caused by human behavior Climate change is a popular topic in a sense that is currently is under a lot of attention. It is also a topic on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Climate & Climate Change, leap into life, politics, sharing economy, Social Entrepreneurship, Spiral Dynamics integral, Theory U
Tagged action learning, change, circular economy, climate, climate change, Conscious business, consciousness, earth, foodsecurity, global warming, Hunger, innovation, leadership, leap into life, life, Migration, politics, poverty, religion, SDG, SDGs, SocEnt, Social Entrepreneurship, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, sustainability, system dynamics, transformation, War
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Leap into Life – a new business model for a Sharing Economy
Based on traditional values of the Dagomba tribe in Ghana Northern Region and 21st century Holistic principles we are developing a Sharing Economy called Leap into Life. The last 2 years we have been working from grass root level in … Continue reading
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Tagged action learning, business, Chaordic design, community development, Community Leadership, economy, entrepreneurship, finance, foodsecurity, Ghana, global warming, Inclusive Development, informal economy, innovation, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, Meshweaving, Meshwork, Organic farming, Organizational Development, poverty, sharing economy, Sheabutter, SocEnt, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, team, Team Leadrship, the Netherlands, Theory U, trade, tradition, tribe
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Leap into Life – Dipaliya
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
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Leap into Life – activities and progress in the Dipaliya Meshwork
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
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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
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Leap into Life – what, why and how?
What is Leap into Life? Leap into Life is a professional development program for participants in Europe and in Africa. The program works on a local-local base. Both Europeans and Africans work with local facilitators on issues and questions they … Continue reading
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Leap into Life 2012
In preparation of the pilot group for Leap into Life Ghana I have adjusted the Leap into Life presentation to the current state of the project. The Leap into Life pilot group takes place in Accra, Ghana from December 10-21 … Continue reading
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Tagged action learning, africa, Alain Volz, Anne-Marie Voorhoeve, capacity building, change management, Chaordic design, community development, developmental aid, economy, education, Fuseini Yakubu, Ghana, Isaac Ampomah, JCI, JCI Ghana, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, learn, life conditions, macha, machaworks, Martin Kalungu Banda, Pamepi, Patrick Mang, Peter Paul Hammond, Sem Buamey, Spiral Dynamics integral, the Netherlands, Theory U, Yolanda Nokuri Hegngi
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