connected leadership

Things we talk about in this episode

• Why are there certain groups who are not connected?
• Jon's story about family and connection observations
• Research project-
• Tom Brown jar- Apache teacher
• San Bushmen of the Kalihari- oldest Culture on the planet- the cradle of connected culture
• Common Elements of connection
• Gratitude Customs
• Connection Practices
• Creation of The Art of Mentoring
• Connection is a different pathway to cognitive development/learning
• 64 Cultural Elements of connection
• Ingwe- Master /Elder Acomba- Bushmen
• Jen Wolfe
• Embodied experiences
• Looby's way into People and Permaculture
• Is there enough of us?
• One person can do so much
• Small actions big outcomes
• Activating hope
• Cultural Emergence Effective Design (CEED)

Links mentioned in this episode

https://cultural-emergence.com/

https://www.jonyoung.online/

https://loobymacnamara.com/

https://applewoodcourses.com/

https://artofmentoring.life/

http://8shields.org/

Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast

Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/

My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/

The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson

Biography

Jon Young
Jon Young is the founder of the 8 Shields Institute. He is an acknowledged expert on mentoring especially with respect to deep nature connection and culture. Jon was mentored himself by numerous Native Elders from traditional cultures of Europe, Africa and North America. He is also an inspirational storyteller who has been invited all over the planet to share his vision of a truly regenerative and peaceful world. Jon is author of What the Robin Knows, and co-author of Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature. .
www.8Shields.org

Looby Macnamara
Looby Macnamara is a pioneer of permaculture and co-founder of Cultural Emergence.
She is an author, facilitator, designer, gardener, mother. She has written 4 books; Cultural Emergence, People & Permaculture, 7 Ways to Think Differently and Strands of Infinity.
Looby has been deeply immersed in the permaculture movement since she came across it in 1999. She has been a trustee and chair of the Permaculture Association and is a senior diploma tutor. She has been teaching since 2002 and has run many courses including a dozen teacher trainings.
In 2016 Looby set up the Applewood Permaculture Centre with her family, where they run courses and grow food.
Looby is also part of the Mother Nature project - to support mothers in their process of personal transformation.

Jon and Looby

Jon and Looby have been collaborating since 2016. They have been working together to emerge new tools and wisdom with the Cultural Emergence toolkit. Looby also mentored the 8 Shields Institute in design. Jon and Looby have taught many courses together including Cultural Emergence Leadership Training, an online Cultural Emergence Design course and both the Activating Cultural Emergence (ACE) and Peace Empowerment And Cultural Emergence (PEACE) courses.

Links mentioned in this episode

• https://www.globalsocialleaders.com/
• www.future-foundations.co.uk
• #gslfest #gslgoals #smallactions #bigimpact
• Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast
• Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/
• My personal instagram is  https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/
• The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray

Biography

Future Foundations’ mission is to inspire young people to achieve their full potential and become leaders in their lives and within society. Our vision is a society where all organisations are led by socially conscious people, with every young person making the transition into adulthood with the foundations they need for their future.

Amy is a proactive person motivated by the desire to empower people to be able to develop the capacity and control over the direction of their lives. This lead to her studying for a Masters in Social Anthropology and the impact of different influences on how we construct meaning in our lives. Amy works to build the capacity of young people and communities here in the UK and overseas.

Things we talk about in this episode

• Activating Cultural Emergence
• Eight Shields and Jon Young
• People and Permaculture
• Challenge and Awaken
• Connection Practices
• Move and invigorate
• There is no bin
• Disrupting patterns
• Challenge our conditioning to shift mindset.
• Designing for life from consciousness
• Who is this work for?
• What are the practical applications of it  and outcomes when people start moving to this way of thinking and being?

Links mentioned in this episode

https://loobymacnamara.com

https://applewoodcourses.com/

https://cultural-emergence.com/

Support us by going to  www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast

Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast

Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/

My personal instagram is  https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/

The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray

Biography

I am a permaculture teacher, designer and writer. Permaculture came into my life in 1999 and awakened in me a creative life force. I have found it to be full of inspiration, magic and common sense. Permaculture has allowed me to meander on my own path supported by like-minded people, a sense of purpose and a belief that together we are bringing about positive change in the world.

One of the beauties of permaculture is that we can all use it in unique ways to enhance what we are doing already and to take us in new directions. To guide people in doing this I have written a book People & Permaculture which is the first permaculture book to look at how we can use the principles and design of permaculture in all aspects of life. The book emphasises how focusing on caring and designing for people can lead to greater and more effective planet care and repair.

In 2014 I published my second book 7 Ways to Think Differently. A concise and potent guide to shifting our personal and cultural thinking patterns towards more healthy regenerative ones.

I live in Herefordshire with my partner and two daughters. We have a stunning 20-acre smallholding – Applewood permaculture centre which is an education and demonstration centre. Most of my courses are run here. We have indoor accommodation and teaching spaces, as well as many diverse habitats including orchard, pasture, woodland, lake, gardens. Our home is also home to an abundance of birds including ravens and a parliament of owls that talk across the valley.

Since 2016 I have been working closely with Jon Young (founder of 8 Shields Institue) on the Cultural Emergence Project – finding news ways to facilitate cultural change. I have just released my latest book Cultural Emergence (available from https://cultural-emergence.com/) 

Things we talk about in this episode

• Gratitude for purpose and meaning
• Mistakes as learning opportunities
• Personal fears, being made wrong, public speaking as an edge
• Public speaking leading to admiration OR blame and criticism neither of which are desirable
• How well do we know ourselves
• Bright Sky as a living organism
• -Bridging professional business skills with spiritual community
• -Bringing people together- nourishing ourselves and others who have visions that resonate
• -Meaningful connection through shared purpose
• The magic of numbers- energetically polishing spirit given instructions
• Collective prayers, global shifts and new realities
• Bright Sky not spending time in opposition to things but trying to move the energy forwards
• Original seeds of Bright Sky born from despair
• Covid -19 as a gateway for compassion
• Learning to be with what has the most energy and be curiou
• Learning to be with it and allow it to transform
• Learning to let go of fixed ideas and trust in the mystery
• The importance of sharing with our feelings and being authentic and open
• The importance of listening to each other and to spirit
• Not listening can be an act of violence
• Fear can force us into rushing to create solutions before we’ve actually really listened.
• Changing the focus of business from profit to benefiting all life
• Purpose of community which is supported by the business.

Links mentioned in this episode

https://brightsky.community/

https://www.facebook.com/brightskycommunity

Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast

Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/

My personal instagram is  https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/

The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray

Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast

Biography

I was born in Holland and have been living in the UK since 2012. I am the proud father of Daniel, who is one of the BrightSky Partners as well!

I have a background in business as well as therapy, personal growth and community. BrightSky bridges both worlds, at a time when this is more needed than ever.

I feel so excited to be part of BrightSky and I feel so blessed with all that it is bringing into my life. The phrase “Meaningful Connection through Shared Purpose” resonates so much for me, and through that my work has become my medicine.

What excites me the most is the impact we can make when we come together and gather behind a collective purpose. Through building bridges and sharing resources we can manifest our individual and collective dreams!

With Love and Gratitude, Bart