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Books

Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation

A reflection on cooperation: how it needs to be developed and deepened as a craft. Things like responsiveness to others, listening in conversation, mutual support, respect and pleasure mean that all participants benefit from the encounter

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Intervention

Culture & Enterprise Summer Social


Opening a space for students and staff to connect, network, and share ideas among the C&E community at the end of the summer term

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Books Thoughts

Systems Convening: new approaches in connection

Reflecting on a form of cross-boundary leadership across landscapes of practice from social learning theorists Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner.

“Organizational structures focused on delivery are often maladapted for innovation, which requires new connections across silos. Innovation also requires enough freedom from institutional inertia to leverage these connections and think outside the box. Accustomed to taking risks and working across boundaries, systems conveners often find themselves in a position to straddle this tension between autonomy and organizational accountability.”

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Interview

Discussion: Arts Student Union (Arts SU)

Arts SU Course Reps are self-selecting representatives from each course, it would seem a natural communication channel to leverage as I begin to think about creating networks of exchange within the university system.

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Intervention

Intervention: Social

Creating and facilitating a social space for sister MA courses in Culture & Enterprise: Innovation Management, CCC, Applied Imagination to come together. A round-up of the successful event!