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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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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
Posted in action learning, Business, leadership, leadership development, learning, management development
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
Posted in Africa, Business, Dagomba tribe, leap into life, meshworks, sharing economy, Social Entrepreneurship, Spiral Dynamics integral, Theory U
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 – What is a MeshWORKS foundation?
In this post I will share an article written by Dr. Don Edward Beck, the founding father of the global Centers for Human Emergence, including CHE-NL. Dr. Beck has been, and still is, a great teacher and wise mentor to … Continue reading
Posted in leap into life, meshworks, Spiral Dynamics integral, Uncategorized
Tagged africa, Alain Volz, Atma, business, business development, Center for Human Emergence, CHE-NL, community development, Dagomba Family Sharing, Dagomba tribe, Dipaliya Womens Association, don beck, foundation, Ghana, leadership, leadership development, leap into life, Leap Into Life foundation, Meshweaver, Meshweaving, Meshwork, Meshworking, meshworks, MeshWORKS foundation, Nelson Mandela, Philanthropy, sharing economy, SocEnt, social change, Social Economy System, Social Entrepreneurship, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral
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What can we learn from tradition and conflict?
This article is an English translation of an article previously published in Dutch on July 2nd 2016. With special thanks to Michiel Doorn who helped me with the translation. Those that know me are aware that, already for five years, … Continue reading
Posted in Dagomba tribe, Ghana, Spiral Dynamics integral, Spirituality & Religion
Tagged Al Quaida, Alain Volz, Boko Haram, buddhism, Center for Human Emergence, community development, consciousness, consciousness development, Daesh, Dagomba, Dagomba tribe, Dagomba values, don beck, Geert Wilders, hinduism, Isis, Islam, Judaism, leadership, Muslim, politics, religion, Societal Development, spiral dynamics, Spiral Dynamics integral, spirituality, sufism, Taoism
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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
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
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Een andere blik op Islam
Wat kunnen wij leren van traditie en conflict? Degenen die mij kennen weten dat ik al vijf jaar heen en weer reis tussen Ghana en Nederland en in Ghana werk met een gemeenschap van de Dagomba stam in het … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Business, EU policy, Ghana, Trade
Tagged africa, agriculture, Alain Volz, business development, Christianity, community development, community values, Conflict, Daesh, Dagomba, Dipaliya, Extremism, Islam, leadership, leap into life, Meshworking, meshworks, religion, sharing economy, SocEnt, Social Enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, spiral dynamics, spirituality, sustainability, trade, tradition, Tribal values, Umar Mohammed, Value Memes, vMemes, Western values, worldview
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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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