Full Text PDF 324kb A chapter by Dale Hunter and Stephen J. Thorpe published in Wright, D., & Hill, S.B. (Eds.), Social Ecology and Education: Transforming Worldviews and Practices (pp. 89-100). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003033462 Abstract In this chapter, The Gift of Presence in Groups, we describe our journey of discovery into the transformative nature of presence … Continue reading The Gift of Presence in Groups: An Unfolding Story of Transformative Learning
FREE DOWNLOAD Management Zen is a Spanish translation of our first book, The Zen of Groups - A handbook for people meeting with purpose ( 1992). Management Zen was originally published in Argentina and has been out of print for a number of years. Spanish speakers may enjoy reading this version. Do download and use.The … Continue reading The Zen of Groups – Spanish translation
Co-operacy. A New Way Of Being at work ( 1997 ) by Dale Hunter, Anne Bailey and Bill Taylor.This classic book as now been digitised and is available as a free download. 30 years ago the founders of Zenergy heralded that cooperation was fundamental to all human endeavours, and in fact was also fundamental for … Continue reading Co-operacy. A New Way of Being at Work.
To effectively facilitate peer support and development groups requires a combination of intentionality, structure, purpose and a supportive culture. Peer support and development support groups work best when they are relatively small and contain six or less people in size. A small group of people that you consider are your peers can come together around … Continue reading Facilitating Peer Support Groups and Peer Development Groups
One of the comments that has been made of the Zenergy programmes is that they can have quite a profound and lasting change in the lives of people and in who they are. I had such an experience myself following this year’s Masterclass held in Raglan (Whāingaroa), New Zealand. This Zenergy master class has been … Continue reading Parental Transformation following Master Class
Tena koutou katoa. It feels like 2020 has been a watershed year for us here in NZ. We made a conscious decision to focus on business to business work this year, with the intention of bringing Zenergy and regenerative practices to a wider audience. Here are some examples of what transpired.
Participant meeting burnout during online meetings.
Written by Kelly Townsend. Earlier this week, I attended the wake and funeral of my father’s best man, a man who, along with his wife, was a stalwart of Northland rugby, a real community and family man, a talented planner who brought people together and got stuff done. A good Kiwi bloke. As an aside, … Continue reading Connection & Community in a time of Isolation
10 students graduated on 11 December in New Zealand’s first Master of IT Project Management, a programme developed and led by the programme’s leader Dr Stephen Thorpe, from the School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences. Blog post by Stephen Thorpe.
Last month I had the privilege of attending the AFN Conference on a scholarship from Zenergy. It was an amazing opportunity and I thought I’d share some highlights and reflections from the Conference. By Anthea Ogilivie.
