Testimonials for Effecting Organisational Change and Community Development”
“I can honestly say that I have never seen such an approach produce such positive outcomes, goodwill and energy for our organisation.”
– Dee Anderson, CEO, U@MQ, Macquarie University (case study / longer testimonial - PDF)
“Brilliant’
– Malcolm Gunning, Managing Director, Gunning Commercial; Chair, Kings Cross Business Partnership
“It has been a real enlightenment to go through the City Edge Initiative process. The identification of ‘common ground’ was an absolute success.”
– John McInerney, Councillor, City of Sydney
“I have not seen an event like this produce such energy and goodwill.”
– Ian Longbottom, Mayor, Lane Cove Council
“An exceptional approach that is task focused, makes full use of everyone’s experience and expertise, and generates collaborative actions that people will be inspired to implement.”
– Joanne Burke, Coordinator, UN Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative”
“I have worked with this approach for almost a decade now in Northern Ireland where meetings can be, without being too dramatic, a question of life and death. The techniques for bringing people with vastly different perspectives together in search of a common goal make powerful tools for helping to embed the practices necessary to peace.”
– Aideen McGinley, Permanent Secretary, Department for Employment and Learning, Government of Northern Ireland
“Thank you very much for your well lead professional workshopping. I have had very good feedback from my internal Council colleagues.”
– Paul William-Smith, Economic Development Officer, City of Ryde Council
“A remarkably unique and clear method for creating conditions for dialogue that brings out the best in people. It has forever changed the way we run community health meetings.”
– Richard Aronson, MD, MPH, Maternal and Child Health Medical Director, State of Maine, Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
“Excellent”
– Lydia Scuglia, President, Eastwood Chamber of Commerce
“I wholeheartedly endorse the Future Search approach.”
– Robert Knight, Manager Organisational Development, Hepburn Shire Council
“A great contribution to our strategic thinking! We were challenged and enthused and motivated to take the next step. Well done!”
– Rosemary Sinclair, Managing Director, Australian Telecommunication Users Group
“I thought the outcomes were going to be good but they far exceeded my expectations.”
– Stephen Carnell, fmr General Manager, Kings Cross Partnership [the business association for the 6 suburbs of the Greater Kings Cross region]
“An excellent job in keeping the meeting going and getting to where we wanted to be in the end.”
– Andrew Bland, Chair, Ryde Business Forum
“These ideas should be required listening for all leaders.”
– Roger Cowan, fmr Group CEO, Panthers Entertainment Group
“Inspirational”
– Wendy Foster, President, North Sydney Chamber of Commerce
“Very impressive”
– Professor Craig Mudge, Director, Institute of Innovation, Macquarie University
“The approach was a wonderful way of getting engagement and ongoing action from the community, business, agencies and government around community and organisational wellbeing.”
– Doug Grand, Chair, Kings Cross Licensing Accord; CEO, Sydney Aussie Rules Football Club
“The energy and enthusiasm generated by the CEI workshop was extraordinary.”
– City of Sydney staff
“These ideas are something that today’s managers need to look at in order to survive in the current climate.”
– Nick Yee, General Manager, Rooty Hill RSL
“It’s a pleasure to deal with somebody with such integrity.”
– Doug Jacka, Executive Officer, Golf Management Australia (NSW Division)
“I was very impressed.”
– Richard Morgan, Principal, The Pittwater House Schools
“The approach was a great way to break down the barriers that can impede large community groups from working collaboratively. Our objectives were achieved in an enjoyable and empowering environment and outcomes provided the basis for our strategic plan.”
– Suzanne Atteridge, Executive Officer, North West Business Education Network
“Inspirational”
– Wendy Foster, President, North Sydney Chamber of Commerce
“I have never seen such a process create a feeling of wellbeing and mutual energy and harmony.”
– Paul Goodwin, CEO, GROW Sydney’s Area Consultative Committee
“By my likes Future Search is the most useful, tangible, actionable output that I have ever seen - and I’ve seen some in my time.”
– Dennis Alter, CEO and Chairman, Advanta Corporation
“This has given me the hope that I lost in countless sessions of strategic planning. Now I have a way that to my mind can effectively change our school for the better.”
– Pieter Booysen, Principal Afrikaans High School, Randburg, South Africa
“The approach was excellent.”
– Bill Owens, Chair, North West Business Education Network; (& Education Officer-Secondary Vocational Learning, Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Broken Bay)
“This approach really does empower people and enables them to take some control and action around what they feel is important. It brings the structure for allowing the voices to emerge and choices to be made. People can then work on the things they believe are important and for which they know they have system support.
– Sue Rowan, Toronto District School Board Superintendent
“[This approach] helped us achieve a level of common understanding that otherwise would have taken us years.”
– Dick Haworth, Chair, Haworth Inc
“If only every facilitator worked like this, we would all sign up to attend meetings rather than avoid them!”
– Judy Schector, Director, Developing Leadership In Reducing Substance Abuse
“By the summer of 2000 we knew that without important changes, air traffic, rife with parochialism, would grind to a halt….We made magic in that meeting. This result was previously thought impossible.”
– Jack Kies, Program Manager for Air Traffic Operations, Federal Aviation Administration
“No other event in the history of my own professional career changed my ability to function as a leader more than this approach. It could be used in nearly any organization. It is a positive, energizing and productive approach to dynamic leadership.”
– Dr. Sandra Chapman, Principal, Oak Hill Elementary School
“I got more done in 2½ days than could have been done in 5 years of phone calls.”
– Gloria Valoris, General Manager, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“How do we achieve consistent 20% growth per annum? We run a Future Search every 5 years.”
– John Mackey, CEO and Chair, Whole Foods Markets (one of the fastest growing Fortune 500 companies)
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