Changing Lives, Changing Communities Fraser Coast

Welcome to Country

Uncle Glen Miller

Changing Lives, Changing Communities Fraser CoastDay One:

Housekeeping and introductions

Check-In

“What inspired you to be here?”

Setting the Scene

• Melissa Dower – Fraser Coast Regional Council

• Mark Henley – QCOSS

Panel presentation: Sharing the local Fraser Coast story

• Cr Darren Everard (Deputy Mayor Fraser Coast Regional Council)

• Tanya Stevenson (Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre)

• Uncle Glen Miller (Place-Based Leadership Group)• Enda Cotter (Anti-Discrimination Commission QLD)

Morning Tea

Sense-making - Data

• What story does the data tell us?• What stands out for you? What surprises you?

• What do we need to focus on to build a community where everyone contributes, matters and belongs?

Population demographics

Estimated Resident Population

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

Language other than English at home

Income & support

Median personal income

Median family income

People on age, disability or Newstart support

HousingMedian house price

Rate of home ownership

Unemployment

Unemployment rate

Families with children under 15 years with no parent employed

Social disadvantage

Fraser Coast residents who are in the most disadvantaged quintile

Storytelling:Individual stories of inclusion

• Brent Moy• Jane Barnes• Aunty Marj Speedy • Aunty Joyce Bonner

Lunch

Cynefin Framework

Dave Snowden, Cognitive Edgewww.cognitive-edge.com

Theory U

U-theory: Principles1. Energy follows attention

2. Observe, observe, observe; Retreat and reflection, allow the inner knowing to emerge; Act in an instant

3. Open Mind, Open Heart, Open Will

4. Who is my Self? What is my Work?

5. Voice of Judgment, Voice of Cynicism, Voice of Fear

6. This opening process is not only important to do as an individual; you need to hold the space to go through the same process on a collective level

What we can see sits above the surface

Iceberg Model

What we can see sits above the surface

What we can’t see sits below the surface –what has been happening – what is the pattern we are not aware of?

Structures

Paradigms of thought (mental models, world views, mythology)

World Café

World Café Questions

1. What would it take to create a community where everyone contributes, matters and belongs?

2. What are the elements already happening here?

3. What action am I willing to take to progress the vision?

World Café Principles • Speak one at a time and with intention • Listen with attention • Contribute with your mind and heart • Listen together for insights and deeper patterns or

questions • Slow down • Link and connect ideas • Suspend judgements, assumptions and certainties

World Café Questions

1. What would it take to create a community where everyone contributes, matters and belongs?

2. What are the elements already happening here?

3. What action am I willing to take to progress the vision?

Afternoon Tea

World Café Questions

1. What would it take to create a community where everyone contributes, matters and belongs?

2. What are the elements already happening here?

3. What action am I willing to take to progress the vision?

Wrap-up Day One

Check-Out

“What’s been your/our major learning, insight, or discovery so far?”

Community Marketplace

“… a space to bring together people and mainstream and community providers, services and business to connect, network, discover and learn about what is available in their community”

Changing Lives, Changing Communities Fraser Coast

Day Two

Acknowledgement of Country

Changing Lives, Changing Communities Fraser CoastDay Two:

Housekeeping and introductions

Check-In

“How have I landed today?”

Appreciative Inquiry

“Tell a story about a time when you have been courageous in creating change (big

or small)”

Appreciative Inquiry Principles• Speak one at a time and with intention• Listen with attention• Contribute with your mind and heart• Listen together for insights and deeper patterns or

questions• Slow down• Link and connect ideas• Suspend judgements, assumptions and certainties

Triads - RoleSTORYTELLER – present the issue or example on which they wish to focus

LISTENER – listening to the story teller with intent/to understand. Harvesting

• What was inspiring/important?

• What were the enablers? What helped it to happen?

OBSERVER –Looking at the exchange and if there is anything to add to the interaction that they feel is important

Appreciative Inquiry

“Tell a story about a time when you have been courageous in creating change big

or small”

Morning Tea

Queensland Family and Child Commission

Phillip Brooks (Commissioner)

Open Space: Generating Ideas

Marketplace – “What will it take to create communities where everyone contributes, matters and belongs?”

• What ideas are standing out for you?

• Which ones are worthy of our attention today?

Open Space – Principles

• Whoever comes are the right people.

• Whenever it starts is the right time.

• Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.

• When it’s over it’s over.

Open Space – Roles• Host – announces a question and hosts the

conversation.

• Participant – participate in the conversation.

• Bumble Bee – shop between conversations.

• Butterfly – take time out to reflect.

Open Space – Law of Mobility

• If you find yourself in a situation where you are not contributing or learning; move somewhere you can.

• Follow your PASSION and take RESPONSIBILITY.

Open Space –Ideas into Action

Lunch

Open Space –Ideas into Action

Where to from here

Check-Out

“What have I learned that stayed in my heart & mind?”