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The only way to really understand and discover Pioneers of Change is to create the experience of it. We invite you to create that experience for yourself and those around you.
This section provides guidance and inspiration - let it widen your imagination, not restrict you. Truly anything that furthers our shared purpose and principles is valid. Around the world, committed pioneers self-organise for mutual learning, knowledge generation, social experimentation, mentorship, event and project planning, tools development, and more.
Remember, what you get out depends on what you put in. And the only limit is your creativity!
Creating and growing a local network:
If you are just starting out as the first member/s of the Pioneers of Change network in your community, click here for more on how to stimulate the initial creation of a local network.
Creating and growing a community of practice:
Do you have a particular field of practice within which you would like to improve your work as a change agent? Would you like to share experiences, materials, tools and ideas with other pioneers in this field? Examples of current Communities of Practice include Sustainability, Arts for Social Change, Facilitators and Free Agents, Integration. To learn more about it click here:
- COP Handbook by Pioneers of Change
- COP Report by Pioneers of Change
- Communities and Evolutionary Leadership by George Por
Tools for facilitation and hosting:
Find Resources for inspiration on new ways of hosting dialogue and organising meetings and workshops, including process guidelines for Circles, Open Spaces, and Cafe seminars, and various specific exercises.
- Dialogue Mapping Project by PoC Associates
- The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online By Howard Rheingold (http://doc.weblogs.com)
http://www.rheingold.com/texts/artonlinehost.html
- OpenSpace-Online...some experiences...
Worldwide OpenSpace-Online Conference June 2007
- Hosting Conference Calls: A look at PoC CONNECT! Calls Click here.
Workshop outlines:
Pioneers CONNECT Berlin We have used circle conversation to start a conversation on the 5 PoC Principles: What principle speaks to you right now and why?
News from Pioneers of Change - SEPTEMBER 2007
10 Year Pioneers of Change Anniversary
