Competence development for more democracy in everyday work
Competence development for more democracy in everyday work
Discussion Paper Progressive Center
Especially in times of crisis, it becomes clear how much pressure there is on people in politics and administration to take responsibility for difficult decisions. In such situations, organizations often tend to consult experts. But complex tasks cannot be solved by the expertise of individuals alone. Participatory dialog formats offer a variety of ways to design agile processes that integrate not only expertise but also the experiences and perspectives of those affected. This not only enhances the quality of decisions, but also promotes identification and sustainability in the implementation of decisions. In this discussion paper for the Progressive Center, I took a closer look at what skills development is needed to be able to shape these processes.
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Strengthening resilience and self-organization with permaculture principles
Strengthening resilience and self-organization with permaculture principles
Workshop
At the invitation of the Consulate General St. Petersburg, I had the honor to speak about my work in the field of human resources and organizational development with a focus on permaculture design as part of a German-Russian evening. The topic of my pandemic digital presentation was how permaculture working principles can be used to strengthen resilience in teams and organizations.
Holistic observation, flexible planning and responsible action are among the fundamental permaculture principles. While this may sound familiar at first, a closer look at systemic permaculture ways of working reveals important distinctive features that have the potential to make a big difference. They offer valuable impulses for our everyday leadership and management – especially in these crisis-ridden times.
I was very pleased that the working methods presented met with such a positive response from this diverse group of 35 participants. Thank you once again to Consul General Dr. Eltje Aderhold for the invitation to the lecture.
Digital presentation at the German-Russian evening of the Consulate General St. Petersburg
Digital presentation at the German-Russian evening of the Consulate General St. Petersburg
Sustainable development impulses for leadership and organization
At the invitation of the Consulate General St. Petersburg, I had the honor to speak about my work in the field of human resources and organizational development with a focus on permaculture design at a German-Russian evening. The topic of my presentation was how working principles of permaculture can be used to strengthen resilience in teams and organizations. In a diverse group of 35 people, we had a lively dialogue.
Holistic observation, flexible planning and responsible action are among the basic principles of permaculture. This may sound familiar at first, but a closer look at permaculture’s systemic ways of working reveals important distinguishing features that have the potential to make a big difference. They offer valuable impulses for our everyday leadership and management – especially in these crisis-ridden times.
I was very pleased that the working methods presented met with such a positive response from this very heterogeneous group of participants. Many thanks again to Consul General Dr. Eltje Aderhold for the invitation to the lecture.
More rhythm in everyday life instead of deadline stress
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Rituale? Rituale!
Rituals? For some, this sounds like a boring ceremonial speech or a tiresome obligatory event: a birthday drink, a Christmas event or an anniversary celebration. But what distinguishes a meaningful ritual from a meaningless, ritualistic routine? How can it contribute to the dramaturgical design of your daily work routine? What potential does a dramaturgical design of your daily work routine offer? Rhythmization and rituals help to bring your processes into flow and to promote potentials in your organization. Counteract the stress of deadlines with rhythm! Personal and organizational routines can be large or small, formal, ceremonial or informal. As a coach and keynote speaker, I see many opportunities to promote the development of potential in your organization with coherent rituals and a rhythmization of your process flows. Rhythm replaces power. Use these possibilities to make implicit knowledge more fruitful in your organization.
Shaping cooperation and leadership cooperatively
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Customized formats for coaching and consulting
The crises of this world present us with great challenges to strengthen confidence and cohesion and to shape transformation, privately as well as professionally. Are you looking for a sparring partner for old and/or new questions about leadership and cooperation? You just want to take a breath and reflect and process what is happening right now? I am happy to offer you coherent formats for coaching and consulting – in presence and digitally.
DESIGN THINKING THE FUTURE
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10 commandments for Nuturing Innovation Teams
It was fun to exchange ideas with other design thinking practitioners at the d.confestival and to reflect on our practical experiences in a co-creative way.
Here is my spontaneous statement on what I believe is important in innovation-oriented teamwork, based on my experience:
Leaving the paths of entrenched thought structures
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Unconcious Bias workshops for managers and teams
Blind spots in perception are our constant companions – also in working life. Unconcious bias, unconscious presumptions, obscure the unbiased view of the new and the familiar. They stand in the way of an open and innovative work culture. Although this insight has theoretically long been accepted by management, in practice it often receives (too) little attention in everyday management. The reflection of our perception patterns is not only a question of justice in our life and work world. It belongs as a core element in every innovation development as an antidote to the tunnel vision of our own expertise. This applies to team or product development as well as to communication management. There are many good reasons to give time and attention to the new work trend “Unconcious Bias”.
Sovereignty and self-awareness
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Develop the potential of your inner guidance
Which colours have security and uncertainty for you? What do you understand by “inner freedom”? As a coach and keynote speaker I invite you to question your own ingrained experiential knowledge. Strengthen your ability to deal with foreseeable and surprising situations with empowerment for more sovereignty and self-confidence. Experiential knowledge is not automatically helpful, especially if the experience is unsettling or if there is a lack of experience for the task. A confident attitude towards colleagues, superiors, supervisory board or customers increases your own scope for action – also that of your team. Individual and team coaching is possible.
Impulse for the Creative Bureaucracy Festival
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Innovation in administration
Together with Hanno Burmester (Democracy Lab/Progressive Center) and Katja Jäger (better place lab) I had the pleasure to report in a short impulse and dialogue about the pilot project “Democracy as an everyday working experience“. Topic of the session: “Innovations from within – How do public administration employees become innovation promoters?
The focus was on practical experience in strengthening the innovative capacity of administrative staff. In this context, the conceptual approach of the Learning Journey was presented to promote this by strengthening personal implementation and change competence for the design of participatory development processes in politics, civil society and public administration.
Learning Journey "Democracy as an everyday working experience
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How can participatory community be strengthened in the work context?
Co-creatively promote competencies for successful change directly with the people acting in different democratic systems! Driven by this desire, I developed the idea for this cooperative project with the Democracy Lab of the Progressive Center together with Hanno Burmester.
In the Learning Journey “Democracy as an Everyday Work Experience”, which I designed and accompanied, actors from politics, administration and civil society set out together to strengthen their concrete work for and in democracy. The focus was on developing their personal and social implementation and change competence, to look beyond the boundaries of their organisations and to network in a sustainable way.
Here in the report of the first Learning Journey you will find more information about the contents of this development program. Quotes from the participants* give an insight into which topics and insights of the last round were particularly important. The Learning Journey was part of the Democracy Lab of the Progressive Centre and was supported by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) as part of the federal programme “Living Democracy”.