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Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest

  • Ariolino Andrade Azevedo und Mônica Barroso
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Inner Development Goals
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Abstract

Through an immersive experience in the different realities that coexist in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, a group of family businesspeople could experience emotional, relational, and systemic skills that allowed participants to challenge themselves for a more powerful, creative, and conscious action, aligned with contemporary challenges. During the one-week journey, the group deeply experienced inner skills for greater connection with oneself, with one another, and with the greater system of which they are part, as an invitation and a path to greater well-being, interconnectedness, and sense of purpose. The methodological structure of the FBN Learning Journey Amazônia was inspired by the Family Business Network (FBN) core values, the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), other systemic approaches such as Theory U, and the facilitators’ joint multidisciplinary repertoire of more than 20 years’ experience in facilitating learning and transformative journeys for corporate audiences in Brazil, both in corporate and natural settings. This chapter presents how the IDGs served as a conceptual and inspirational guide for designing and facilitating the journey, the lessons learned during and after the experience, and the potential immediate impacts of such an endeavor, including individuals better prepared to deal with complexity and uncertainty, increased self-awareness and perspective taking, strengthened notion of interdependence and systemic thinking, improvement in the quality of relationships for the articulation of collaborative environments, and a greater sense of purpose, well-being, and belonging to the human community.

Abstract

Through an immersive experience in the different realities that coexist in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, a group of family businesspeople could experience emotional, relational, and systemic skills that allowed participants to challenge themselves for a more powerful, creative, and conscious action, aligned with contemporary challenges. During the one-week journey, the group deeply experienced inner skills for greater connection with oneself, with one another, and with the greater system of which they are part, as an invitation and a path to greater well-being, interconnectedness, and sense of purpose. The methodological structure of the FBN Learning Journey Amazônia was inspired by the Family Business Network (FBN) core values, the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), other systemic approaches such as Theory U, and the facilitators’ joint multidisciplinary repertoire of more than 20 years’ experience in facilitating learning and transformative journeys for corporate audiences in Brazil, both in corporate and natural settings. This chapter presents how the IDGs served as a conceptual and inspirational guide for designing and facilitating the journey, the lessons learned during and after the experience, and the potential immediate impacts of such an endeavor, including individuals better prepared to deal with complexity and uncertainty, increased self-awareness and perspective taking, strengthened notion of interdependence and systemic thinking, improvement in the quality of relationships for the articulation of collaborative environments, and a greater sense of purpose, well-being, and belonging to the human community.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Frontmatter VI
  3. Foreword IX
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor biographies XVII
  6. Contents XIII
  7. Introduction to Volume I 1
  8. Section 1: Being nature
  9. Chapter 1 Prelude 7
  10. Chapter 2 “Being” as the core IDG methodology: Why being holds successful IDGs together 13
  11. Chapter 3 Unlocking collective potential: The IDG experience through bread baking– manifesting narrative playfulness, wonder, and imagination 33
  12. Chapter 4 Outdoor eco-embodiment: A place-responsive integration of the IDG framework 49
  13. Chapter 5 Relating: Connecting as nature – an IDG practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism 65
  14. Chapter 6 The transformative power of colors: Cultivating connection, collaboration, and sensemaking through art 87
  15. Section 2: Ancient wisdom
  16. Chapter 7 Prelude 103
  17. Chapter 8 Inner sustainability for global transformation: Living and leading from the essence of our being 109
  18. Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting 131
  19. Chapter 10 Zen wisdom: When the Ten Bulls encountered the Inner Development Goals 149
  20. Chapter 11 Seasonal Circles of Change: A roadmap to embody the IDGs so we can co-create change 175
  21. Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest 193
  22. Section 3: Interbeing
  23. Chapter 13 Prelude 207
  24. Chapter 14 Beyond individualism: A multilevel approach to the Inner Development Goals 213
  25. Chapter 15 Connectedness: Unpacking an essential factor of the Inner Development Goals 235
  26. Chapter 16 Listening beyond words: Building trust, nurturing relationships, and crafting impactful change 253
  27. Chapter 17 The Experience Cube: A model to increase being, relating, and collaborating for collective leadership 269
  28. Chapter 18 Contemplating or confronting? How the Inner Development Goals can activate reflexivity through Q methodology 291
  29. Chapter 19 Forgiveness and the missing IDG skill: From surviving genocide to leading the Rwanda Peace Education Programme 313
  30. Chapter 20 Nonviolent Communication is an Inner Development Booster 323
  31. Index
  32. Contributor Biographies
  33. Endorsements
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111337913-013

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Frontmatter VI
  3. Foreword IX
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor biographies XVII
  6. Contents XIII
  7. Introduction to Volume I 1
  8. Section 1: Being nature
  9. Chapter 1 Prelude 7
  10. Chapter 2 “Being” as the core IDG methodology: Why being holds successful IDGs together 13
  11. Chapter 3 Unlocking collective potential: The IDG experience through bread baking– manifesting narrative playfulness, wonder, and imagination 33
  12. Chapter 4 Outdoor eco-embodiment: A place-responsive integration of the IDG framework 49
  13. Chapter 5 Relating: Connecting as nature – an IDG practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism 65
  14. Chapter 6 The transformative power of colors: Cultivating connection, collaboration, and sensemaking through art 87
  15. Section 2: Ancient wisdom
  16. Chapter 7 Prelude 103
  17. Chapter 8 Inner sustainability for global transformation: Living and leading from the essence of our being 109
  18. Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting 131
  19. Chapter 10 Zen wisdom: When the Ten Bulls encountered the Inner Development Goals 149
  20. Chapter 11 Seasonal Circles of Change: A roadmap to embody the IDGs so we can co-create change 175
  21. Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest 193
  22. Section 3: Interbeing
  23. Chapter 13 Prelude 207
  24. Chapter 14 Beyond individualism: A multilevel approach to the Inner Development Goals 213
  25. Chapter 15 Connectedness: Unpacking an essential factor of the Inner Development Goals 235
  26. Chapter 16 Listening beyond words: Building trust, nurturing relationships, and crafting impactful change 253
  27. Chapter 17 The Experience Cube: A model to increase being, relating, and collaborating for collective leadership 269
  28. Chapter 18 Contemplating or confronting? How the Inner Development Goals can activate reflexivity through Q methodology 291
  29. Chapter 19 Forgiveness and the missing IDG skill: From surviving genocide to leading the Rwanda Peace Education Programme 313
  30. Chapter 20 Nonviolent Communication is an Inner Development Booster 323
  31. Index
  32. Contributor Biographies
  33. Endorsements
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