I’m testing interest in my Regenerative Leadership, Design & Innovation in Action workshop in Byron Bay February 2025. Will Stuart has invited me to speak at IxDA Byron Bay and I’m looking forward to another visit to one of my favourite places!
Here’s some stuff I’ve been tinkering with. All very draft – call it an early prototype for testing. I’d love your feedback on it… and to hear if you’re interested in being part of it as a participant, collaborator, funder, or all of the above 😃
Byron/Northern Rivers Audience
- Design & innovation community. IxDA Byron Bay, SydDT, system, service, product, digital & UX/UI designers, built environment designers, designers of all the things, tech people, startup founders, changemakers and people leading change
- Impact community. Purpose-driven orgs, social enterprise, NFPs, impact investors, community groups, impact investors, B Local Northern Rivers, Good North, Leaders for Impact hub, Sourdough Business Pathways, Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, local/state/fed gov focused on the area
- Sustainability/regen community
- Education/learning community
Challenges Faced
- Navigating complexity with increasing ambiguity and uncertainty to make our aspirations of positive outcomes for people and our planet real – without going broke
- Feeling exposed and vulnerable to criticism as diverse stakeholders expect and demand more of us
- Looking after our wellbeing and doing work that aligns with our purpose and values
Value Prop
Lead with confidence, clarity & purpose to navigate complexity and solve problems that matter for your teams, customers, investors, communities, and our planet.
As designers and leaders, we make decisions everyday about our businesses/organisations, products, and services. Decisions that can move us closer to the world we want to see. Or not.
IxDA Byron Bay Talk: Regenerative Leadership, Design & Innovation for Happier Communities
~30-minute talk followed by a panel.
Some questions we’ll focus on:
- Why regenerative?
- How do we design, build, and launch business models, products, and services that are more regenerative? Solutions that customers and teams love, make money, and do great things for people, place, and planet while increasing wellbeing?
- What’s this look like for us as individuals, as teams, as organisations, and for the communities we’re part of… and society more broadly?
- How do I take this high-level aspiration and turn it into practice and organisational culture?
- How do I design for regeneration in my own life and work?
Workshop: Regenerative Leadership, Design & Innovation in Action
This immersive three-part workshop is designed to help you lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose – so you can navigate complexity and solve problems that matter for your teams, customers, investors, communities, and our planet.
The people who’ll get the most value from this workshop are people who lead, design, and deliver change from a diverse range of contexts, focus areas, and expertise. Diversity of thought and experience makes us stronger.
Changemakers, designers, tech & product people, social innovators & social entrepreneurs, founders, investors, sustainability & regen leaders, community developers, and educators.
This isn’t about theory. This is about putting the principles and practices of regenerative leadership, design, and innovation in action.
We’ll learn through doing by collaborating with a local community partner on a real challenge – with guidance and coaching. Together we’ll cover some core concepts and principles, which will build on your strengths and what you already do.
The work we do together will focus on regeneration at the nested layers of… Personal (us as individuals), Performance (our teams and organisations), and Place & Planet (our collective communities, culture, economy, and living systems)…
The Regenerative Leaders Framework by Dynamic4 brings these five key elements together into an integrated practice:
- Leadership & collaboration
- Wellbeing & mindset
- Purpose & vision
- Design thinking & regenerative innovation
- Workflow & momentum
How’s it work/What’s included?
- Pre-work/pre-reading (reading/video content covering some core concepts and principles with personal reflection and actions). Start building connection between the people involved
- Zoom call with the community partner sharing the challenge and some key insights (recorded)
- In-person workshop collaborating with a local community partner on a real challenge
- IxDA Byron Bay talk, panel, and community networking
- Follow-up Zoom call to check in on committed actions and personal reflection – how to embed the learning and practice
- Print & digital copy of my book Solve Problems That Matter
- OPTIONAL: add a 1:1 coaching session before or after the workshop
Key Experiential Learning Outcomes/Takeaways
- Leadership & Collaboration. Practice collaboration, adaptive leadership, and influencing without authority in cross-functional teams that builds relationships and networks with better decision-making through self-awareness, critical thinking, and empathy
- Wellbeing & Mindset. Drive performance and success with improved wellbeing, resilience, and relationships by learning, practicing, and integrating happiness habits for a growth mindset – with your personal wellbeing plan and happiness habits to practice
- Purpose & Vision. Create clarity of purpose with a compelling shared vision that drives progress, prioritises more aligned options, and creates meaningful value for all stakeholders to be proud of – with your personal why and 10/3/1 year vision and plan
- Design Thinking & Regenerative Innovation. Gain confidence navigating complexity and ambiguity to solve problems that matter with less risk to create solutions teams and customers love, make money, and do great things for people and our planet while increasing wellbeing – with tools and frameworks to apply in your own context
- Workflow & Momentum. Build the integrated workflows, rhythms, and habits with just enough structure to create momentum and successfully move forward with confidence, less risk, and increased wellbeing
Pricing will depend on numbers… which is probably determined by the level of interest and the space we can use for the in-person workshop.
Looking forward to hearing what you think! Get in touch by email, our social channels, or the contact form.
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