Leading for a Better World

Transforming leadership to create a brighter future for people and planet

Friday 22nd May 2020, 9.45am-4.30pm

The Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall

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Our challenge is to leave the legacy of a loving, peaceful, sustainable and thriving world for generations to come. This exciting and innovative one-day conference will... 

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• Explore how our own and others' leadership style can help generate positive change.

• Inspire hope and plant the seeds of change by showing that if we act together, we can achieve a vision for a different style of leadership in the world.

• Show how businesses and organisations benefit from a culture of compassion for people and the natural world whilst still achieving success.

• Provide knowledge, tools and skills to help you and others lead in a way that promotes social justice, economic equity, the rights of nature, and a healthy and sustainable planet.

• Bring people together to share experiences, learn from each other, build relationships and create alliances in order to generate transformative change.

• Secure commitment for further individual and collective action.

• Enable you to explore the Eden Project and be inspired by its story and its vision for the future

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Speakers:

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Mac Macartney: An international speaker, writer and change-maker, Mac intertwines the quest for meaning and purpose, organisational leadership, nature, identity and the role of ordinary people in shaping a future fit for generations to come. His profound and original insights inspire the leader in each of us to take courageous action for a better world. More about Mac

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Jon and Yoshimi Brett: Twenty years ago, Jon and Yoshimi created TetraMap, by combining lessons from ancient Chinese philosophy about Nature’s Elements with Buckminster Fuller’s scientific approach to ‘make the world work’ with the aim of reducing conflict, strengthening inter-dependence, and to encouraging a positive connection with nature. Their legacy is a tool that is now used by individuals and organisations around the world. More about Jon and Yoshimi

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Safia Minney MBE:  An award-winning social entrepreneur and founder of People Tree, the pioneer of sustainable fashion, Safia is recognised by the World Economic Forum as an Outstanding Social Entrepreneur and is a leading influencer in Sustainability, Anti-Modern Slavery and Fair Trade, and now runs a consultancy business to promote leadership for sustainable business and responsible supply chains. More about Safia

Workshops

A choice of workshops will help you focus on what you can do within your own life and work to help build a sustainable future for people and the planet.  These will explore how we can generate change by...

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• Focusing on our own self-awareness and personal growth (doing the inner work to achieve the outer change)

• Developing our businesses or organisations (working differently to promote a just, equitable, and environmentally sustainable world)

• The bigger picture (valuing interdependence and interconnectedness and being aware of our impact and how to use it for good)

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Who is it for?

• People in positions of leadership within businesses, organisations and communities

• Consultants, facilitators and trainers in the leadership and organisational development fields

• Changemakers – people who care about the future and want to take action

• People seeking evidence about why a different type of leadership is required to generate positive change 

• People who want to meet and connect with others who have an interest in leadership for a better world