What's Happening

SolAustralia runs a variety of styles of events and workshops through the year. Based on demand, we have members' forums and member reviews, where individuals in our community take the opportunity to discuss their challenges and issues around a book they are writing, an initiative at work, or a project on which they are working.

Have you got an event or workshop that you would like solAustralia to sponsor or advertise? Contact us using the events registration form. SolAustralia uses a panel review process, where events that are posted upon our website, meet the requirements of whether they help achieve the solAustralia vision and values, and provide provocative thinking for our community.

Current Events and Workshops

Leading for Sustainability

Date: 24 Jun 2013 - 27 Jun 2013

Location: Ashland, MA, United States

Description:

Terms and Conditions:

Leading for Sustainability

June 24 (dinner) - June 27, 2013
Ashland, MA, United States

Now is the time to integrate sustainability

into how we do business and lead organizations!

Join Peter Senge and Darcy Winslow for this 3-day leadership workshop and learn how to successfully and collaboratively make sustainability a core value in your organization, supply chain and community. The overall focus of this workshop is joint capacity building in service of developing new capabilities for generative partnerships and collaboration for systemic change.

Leading for Sustainability offers less lecture time, and more time for hands-on development of your leadership skills. You will strengthen your systems thinking skills so you can switch from reactive problem solving to initiating and creating new futures.

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Program Overview

Collaboration is the human face of systemic change. Effective collaboration in addressing truly complex problems requires more than good intentions. People and institutions working effectively across (intra- and inter-organizational) boundaries need new capabilities which few organizations have: building trust among diverse players and shared visions that transcend individual organizations' interests, fostering shared understanding of complex realities, developing shared strategies, the ability to observe and reflect on what is working and not and to adjust thinking and action. In short, effective collaboration is an ongoing learning process that demands an unusual degree of openness – of mind, heart and will - to challenge taken-for granted assumptions and ways of operating, and cultural norms. Sometimes, what will most limit progress will be the very behaviors that have made organizations effective in the past.

Leaders who want to build their capacity to lead change efforts, from wherever they sit within their organization, are invited to attend. The workshop will blend personal capacity building and application to real issues through a series of practice sessions using tools for systems thinking and collective learning. Leading for Sustainability will be both personal and collective: people learning how to work better together by working together to achieve common goals that otherwise might be impossible.

Facilitators.

Peter Senge

Founding Chair of SoL, Senior Lecturer at MIT and Author of The Fifth Discipline, the Art and Practices of the Learning Organization and The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organization Are Working Together To Create a Sustainable World.

Darcy Winslow
Managing Partner and founding member of the Academy for Systemic Change. Former Senior Executive at Nike, most notably starting the Sustainable Business Strategies in 1999.

Complete facilitators biography

Program Description

In this workshop you will:

Increase your capacity to lead systemic change with sustainability as the overarching principle,
Learn from and network with leaders with diverse vantage points who share your passion for supporting sustainable business systems,
Gain the tools to integrate sustainability into your organization and its related systems,
Strengthen your systems development skills,
Sketch a sustainability plan for your organization.

This unique workshop:

Offers less lecture and more hands-on development of your leadership skills,
Strengthens your systems thinking skills so you can switch from reactive problem solving to initiating and creating new futures.
Provides a common language for talking about systemic change and building stronger relationships for continuing what starts in the three days.

Who should attend:

Business and functional leaders, managers, directors and influencers...not just people with 'sustainability' or 'corporate social responsibility' titles
People who want to build their leadership capacity to lead change efforts, from wherever they sit within their organization
Leaders who feel a personal commitment to building more sustainable organizations, value chains, industries and communities

What Past Participants Say:

"I gained a deeper appreciation for the dynamics of systems thinking and the application of a systemic view on sustainability."

"This course gave me new tools for communicating about the difficult aspects of sustainability."

"An amazing experience! I had very high hopes about this course and they have been exceeded."

Learn more about
Program Contents?

Download an excerpt of 'The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organization Are Working Together To Create a Sustainable World' by Peter Senge et. al.

Learn more? Download an excerpt of
'The Necessary Revolution' by Peter Senge et. al.

Program Details

Date

June 24, 2013 7:00 PM (Dinner) -
June 27, 2013 5:00 PM

Where

The Warren Conference Center & Inn

529 Chestnut Street
Ashland, MA, United States 01721 (MAP)

Price

Members
$1,995 (Business); $1,695 additional participant(s)
$1,695 (Non-profit, Government); $1,395 additional participant(s)

Non-Members
$2,295 (Business); $1,995 add'l participant(s)
$1,995 (Non-profit, Government); $1,695 add'l participant(s)

Accommodation and Food & Beverage fee:
Participants are responsible to make their own hotel reservations. Rooms have been blocked at The Warren Center at a special group rate of $279 (USD) per night for single and double occupancy. Room rates include: room charge of $139 (dinner inclusive) and program related food & beverage charge of $140 per day. Participants NOT staying at The Warren Center will pay an additional commuter fee of $140 per day for program-related food and beverage charge which includes breakfast, am/pm breaks and lunch, and an evening reception on the third day of the program.

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Read an excerpt of 'The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organization Are Working Together To Create a Sustainable World' by Peter Senge et. al. Download

Strategic KM Congress 2013

Date: 23 Jul 2013 - 25 Jul 2013

Location: Crystal Palace, Luna Park Sydney

Description: IIM/solA Member Discounts apply

Please email us at aga@arkgroupasia.com if you wish to to receive a brochure - there will be an Advanced Early Bird option this year(save $400 if you register before the 15th March 2013)

Past Events and Workshops

Certified ScrumMaster Courses - Mel/Syd/Bris
Date: 06 Mar 2013 - 15 Mar 2013
Location: Mel/Syd/Bris
Inaugural Sydney Collaborative Learning Community
Date: 28 Nov 2012 - 28 Nov 2012
Location: Wolfies Harbourview Room Entry via Hickson Road (near corner George Street) The Rocks Sydney
KM Asia 2012
Date: 06 Nov 2012 - 08 Nov 2012
Location: Singapore
KM Australia 2012
Date: 24 Jul 2012 - 26 Jul 2012
Location: Crystal Palace Luna Park Sydney
The eLearning Playground
Date: 28 Jun 2012 - 29 Jun 2012
Location: Melbourne
Achieving an Organisational Evolution through Change Management.
Date: 13 Jun 2012 - 14 Jun 2012
Location: Citigate Central, Sydney
Strategic Communication Roadmap
Date: 06 Jun 2012 - 07 Jun 2012
Location: RYDGES MELBOURNE
SoL European Forum
Date: 21 May 2012 - 23 May 2012
NSW KM Forum February 2012 Meeting
Date: 28 Feb 2012 - 28 Feb 2012
Location: Cancer Council Australia Board Room, Ground level, 120 Chalmers St, Surry Hills Contact number for late arrival: 0405 676 045
The Australian eLearning Congress
Date: 07 Feb 2012 - 09 Feb 2012
Location: Rydges World Square, Sydney
Strategic Planning for Flexible Learning
Date: 15 Nov 2011 - 16 Nov 2011
Location: Citigate Central Sydney
KM Asia 2011
Date: 08 Nov 2011 - 10 Nov 2011
Location: Amara Hotel, Singapore
The Circle of Knowing
Date: 20 Sep 2011 - 20 Sep 2011
Location: Piper Alderman Boardroom Level 24 385 Bourke Street Melbourne
Social Learning and Knowledge Management: The legacy of Dr Leoni Warne
Date: 06 Sep 2011 - 06 Sep 2011
Location: UXC Consulting, Level 29, HSBC Building, 580 George St, Sydney
KM Australia - Asia Pacific Congress 2011
Date: 18 Jul 2011 - 21 Jul 2011
Location: Crystal Palace Luna Park, Sydney
Creating a learning explosion in your organisation
Date: 07 Jul 2011 - 07 Jul 2011
Location: The Sebel Surry Hills, Sydney
ArkGroupAsia's - Saving your organisation from boring eLearning
Date: 27 Jun 2011 - 29 Jun 2011
Location: Rydges Lakeside Canberra
IIM National Conference
Date: 16 May 2011 - 18 May 2011
Location: Rydges Lakeside Hotel Canberra
solA/IIM NSW Event: Thursday 24th March 2011: Why is complexity so complex?
Date: 24 Mar 2011 - 24 Mar 2011
Location: Opticon Level 29, HSBC Building, 580 George St, Sydney
NSW KM Forum - Ignorance Management - Patrick Lambe
Date: 03 Mar 2011 - 03 Mar 2011
Location: UTS Room 201, Level 14, Bldg 10, UTS 235 Jones Street Ultimo, NSW 2007
Sydney Facilitators Network
Date: 14 Feb 2011 - 14 Feb 2011
Location: University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street. Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium foot bridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.
IIM solA (SIG) Meeting - Speaker: Professor John P Milton
Date: 24 Nov 2010 - 24 Nov 2010
Location: University of Technology Sydney Room to be advised
IIM - Organisational Learning (SIG) Belbin Workshop
Date: 11 Nov 2010 - 11 Nov 2010
Location: Organised Solutions (SIMMS Building), Conference Room, Unit 18, 39 Herbert Street, St Leonards 2065
NSW KM Forum - August Meeting
Date: 31 Aug 2010 - 31 Aug 2010
Location: HCi Level 7 74 Castlereagh Street Sydney, New South Wales
IIM Sydney Seminar - Guest Speaker: Jon Dee founder of Do Something
Date: 17 Aug 2010 - 17 Aug 2010
Location: Opticon, Level 29, HSBC Building, 580 George St, Sydney (If arriving late please contact Robin Wall on 02 9279 2771)
SharePoint 2010 � A Business Perspective
Date: 27 Jul 2010 - 27 Jul 2010
Location: Coopers Inn Hotel Bluestone Room Level 1 Cnr Lt Lonsdale & Exhibition Streets, Melbourne (Enter off Lt Lonsdale St side door )
KM & Collaboration
Date: 21 Jul 2010 - 23 Jul 2010
Location: Crystal Palace Luna Park Sydney
2010 Annual General Meeting of SolAustralia
Date: 22 Jun 2010 - 22 Jun 2010
Location: The Carmichael Room, Level 1, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Story Telling - Surfing or Surfacing The Organisation Subconscious?
Date: 22 Jun 2010 - 22 Jun 2010
Location: The Carmichael Room, Level 1, Sydney Mechanics School Of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
The Impact of Government 2.0 on Information Managers
Date: 17 May 2010 - 17 May 2010
Location: Institute of Chartered Accountants Central Plaza One, Level 32, 345 Queen Street Brisbane
E-Discovery: Where Information Management and Litigation Meet
Date: 27 Apr 2010 - 27 Apr 2010
Location: Bluestone Room (1st Floor), Coopers Inn Hotel Cnr Lt Lonsdale & Exhibition Streets, Melbourne, (Enter off Lt Lonsdale St side door )
The Right To Information
Date: 16 Apr 2010 - 17 Apr 2010
Provocative Conversations
Date: 08 Mar 2010 - 08 Mar 2010