Collecting stories with Caritas in Upper Egypt
During the last presidential elections, some men came up to me and told me “Here is some money and I will vote for you”. But this time I could read the ballot so I told the men I would vote myself. This made me feel so proud. Sprockler goes Egypt! Four local offices...
Dialogue-based conference for organisational change
Organisational change takes courage. Especially when you expect resistance and change fatigue. And even more so when the political reality dictates the goals. Shifting mindsets of client managers, organising the work differently, treating clients differently…. Where...
Ministry of VWS hosts Tangram Party
The Perspectivity Tangram complexity tool has matured and we organised a workshop to celebrate this. The Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) was so kind to host the party. The Tangram is a diagnostic tool developed by Perspectivity. It enables...
Hacking Elderly Care
My experience of a hackathon by Lisette Gast The Hague, 2nd – 7th October. There I was feeling honoured, as I was selected to be one of the hackers in the Hacking Elderly Care Hackathon. A hackathon is a contraction of 'hacking' and 'Marathon' and has the goal to...
Detecting personality through facial movements – INSA Non-verbal Strategy Analysis
Would you like to be able to figure out someone’s personality in just 5 minutes? Would you like to be able to see through a person to become a better mediator? What do your facial movements reveal about you? On the 17th of September, the Perspectivity Network gathered...
Storytelling Capacity Training at Caritas Egypt
How can stories enable an NGO to monitor and show the impact of its work? That was the focus of the capacity training conducted at Caritas Egypt this June. Approximately 20 employees from all over Egypt attended the workshop provided by Lisette Gast and Petra de Boer....
Networking for day care and participation in Amsterdam
On the 16th of June 2016, 70 people involved in day care and participation in Amsterdam come together for the follow-up of the participation lab. Participants strengthen their networks, make new connections and work together on their common ambition to ensure...
Blog: Embrace uncertainty, get agile
By Petra de Boer The world is changing. With a flexible attitude we can respond better to changes. But that is not as easy as it sounds. Dare to experiment, preferably in real life. Greek philosopher Heraclitus already said it: change is the only constant. But the...
Amsterdam city districts reflect on participation programmes for citizens
The City of Amsterdam would like all of its citizen to participate in society; as a volunteer or in a job. The Pulse program -which started in 2015- activates citizens with a large distance to the labour market. In a one-day workshop, more than 60 policy advisors...
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Nine building blocks for creating collective impact in complexity
Complex challenges are journeys of discovery, involving many actors and factors that are intertwined. The result of their interaction is unpredictable. Fortunately we can deal with complexity in a sensible way!
Perspectivity has developed a transformation tool to help you navigate complexity. Our Complexity Navigator is made up of nine building blocks. Each block is a stepping stone on the journey to create collective impact. The extent to which you need each block depends on the situation.
