Ecosystem Thinking to Improve Your Business and Impact

68 Commercial Street,Portland ME 04101

28 September, 2022

Description

Mindful Employers is pleased to offer “Ecosystem Thinking to Improve Your Impact”, a series of 4 conversations to evolve the way we work by examining interdependcies and impact for greater good. For many, the word ‘ecosystem’ brings forth visions of biology, the ocean, or forests. The concept of an ecosystem has evolved in recent years as we examine and become more aware of our intrinsic ties with nature - our interdependency. Individuals, businesses, and communities can each be viewed as ecosystems because the choices we make and the actions we take have impact beyond the individual - on our systems. To impact these broader systems positively requires a shift from extraction to regeneration. It begins with you, the individual. Then it flows to your employees, co-workers, customers, suppliers, investors, the communities you work in, and the planet. These are the stakeholders in your ecosystem. The sessions will focus on tools and questions to improve your relationships (social capital) and expand your impact awareness with with each stakeholder. These will be highly interactive discussions geared at learning, practicing, and sharing the wisdom and insights from those who participate. We are creating an intimate discussion circle capped at 20 people. You can attend a single session or all 4. Registration will separate for each date. Session 1 will focus on the impact of the Individual Leader. All change begins at the individual level. Before you bring this work into your business or team, it is important to get comfortable with your own motivation and story and to examine your individual impact. As an indivdual, every interaction we have can cause suffering or joy. Even if we feel powerless in certain situations, we take action through our choices and our choices have impact on the people and environment around us. In this session we will talk about interdependencies in our individual lives - in business and personally - and look at the broader positive impact we can affect at any given moment . If you are interested in leading change and engaging others, the first step to inspire people to join you is through storytelling. It is important to get in touch with your inner motivation and to talk about your vision from the heart because people are inspired by authenticity and passion. We can tell immediately if someone is just repeating words that they think will matter, versus connecting from the heart with authenticity. If you own or manage a company, why are you doing what you do? What and who are benefiting from your work? Who could be harmed or negatively impacted by your work, or the way you work?How could the world better because of what you do?Who are you serving?The answers to these questions can help to form your story and explain why you are interested in evolveing the way you work. Join this small group of less then 20 people and improve your impact. Register now for Session 1, Indivdiual Impact - taking place Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 9:00 am - 10:30 am. The next 3 sessions wil take place over the following 6 weeks: Session 2: October 12th, 9:00-10:30 - Humans Are Your Business – Employees Taking the Lead Session 3: October 26th, 9:00-10:30 - Customers and Suppliers – Interdependencies and Co-Creation for Higher Impact Session 4: November 2nd, 9:00-10:30 - Communities and The Earth – Moving from Extraction to Regeneration You can attend one or all 4 sessions. Registration is separate for each session.