WOW
Here are some of the things that are 'wowing' us at modoto today...
Latest news
A Gallup Survey showing only 24% of UK employees are engaged with their job seems to confirm the CBI view that employee engagement is now the biggest challenge facing employers. modoto will be running a 90 minute workshop on 6th September in Bristol to explore the serious business of Happiness and how it can enhance creativity, quality, practicality, life balances, confidence, and the overall engagement of staff. For more details, or to book in, e-mail us today.
Liz is delivering Bristol's Common Purpose Meridian Programme for the next six months.
modoto facilitators recently facilitated the 400 strong planning meeting of the 6th World Water Forum due in 2012. Click here to read more about the forum...
Mike continues to Chair the board of the Association of Sustainability Practitioners (which he also founded with Liz). An organisational development programme has been greatly energised by the recent Discovery Day and membership activity is increasing significantly.
The Dare to Care programme for people leaving social care in Lewisham hit a new high for feedback, as the group talked about how much they'd learned and what it would change. They now feel they can be leaders of their own lives, and who knows, they may well become leaders of others...
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Thought for the week
Below are some links to cool stuff
Our main project for 2010 is The Happy City Initiative click the link for the main Happy City site
Click here for a great youtube clip about changing views
Business Respect is an excellent newsletter on Coroporate Social Responsibility written by Mallen Baker every two weeks. Visit his site here to get a feel for his approach.
The World Economic Forum at Davos is over for another year - click here for summaries of what went on. If you like that, you'll also be interested in The Digital Ecosystem (DE) Community which came out of scenario planning at Davos - it's a collaborative platform about the convergence between the Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Media & Entertainment Industries.
Having trouble with Climate Skeptics? They tend to argue on specific grounds that conveniently miss the big picture - click here to see how peer reviewed science removes doubt about man's influence on climate.
Here's a bit of serious fun. The Tobin Tax re-born...
Wiserearth
Aka WISER - the World Index of Social and Environmental Responsibility. You can get a sense of the scale of change already going on here, and register your self/organisation if appropriate.
ASP
A community of people supporting each others learning to transform behaviour from unsustainable to sustainable practices.
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