1st General Assembly Meeting GRLI April 2006

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1st General Assembly MeetingGRLI April 2006

• The founding members of the GRLI gather at INSEAD
  Paris to co-create the future for the initiative

A flavour of the whats and whos of the process
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Self organising principles

• To facilitate our process of development we were
  delighted to welcome Harrison Owen, the founder
  of Open Space Technology.
• He introduced the framework and principles of the
  two days and gave us the space to develop.

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The facilitator leaves .
Harrison introduced us to the four principles of
Open Space Whoever comes is the right people
Whatever happens is the only thing that could
have Whenever it starts is the right time When
its over its over And the single law the
law of two feet and demonstrated it allowing
us to enter our space.
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And we begin .
We found our own inspiration to shape the
questions and issues which we believed needed to
be addressed. We then took responsibility for
holding a session on the topic and trusted that
others who share our passion would join us.
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Hearing the what
Each person with a passion there was no
shortage read out there brief summary. Here
Jean-Claude (a faculty member with INSEAD and a
mentor in New York - previously CEO and Board
Member of international organisations) asks How
to help leaders (people) to get closer to their
true self?
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The timetabling who and when
Day one provided four time sessions to negotiate
alongside multiple topics. The participants
merged similar areas together agreed order
felt the lack of formal structure and took
responsibility for their own learning and needs.
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Some other options

• Those who leave sessions and travel to other
  sessions cross pollinating as they go
• Those who might stay out of most sessions but who
  alight beside others and share thoughts and
  possibilities

Bumble bees
Butterflies
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A flavour of the sessions

• Research demands for globally responsible
  leadership
• The future of the GRLI
• The China meeting in 2007
• Authenticity in leadership and the developing the
  true self
• Piloting an executive leadership programme in
  global responsibility Petrobras
• Integration of GRL in organisations and
  programmes
• The challenge for managers of taking time to
  reflect
• Developing authenticity, responsibility and
  leadership

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Some of the people in session
Linda Dean at Pepperdine, USA exploring the
prototype Petrobras Executive Programme
The future governance of the GRLI EFMD and the
possibilities of a Foundation
Anders Aspling ( EFMD chair for GRLI) exploring
research questions.
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Some of the members
Michelle Wolfe, Aviva and Dirk LeRoy, Project
manager Response INSEAD
Izeusse De Braga International Communications
for Petrobras.
Peggy Cunningham Kingston, Canada and Derick,
African Centre for Corporate Citizenship, South
Africa
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A few more ..
Peggy Cunningham Kingston, Canada
Maurizio, Response Project Director and Prof.
of Strategy, INSEAD
Pierre Tapie, President ESSEC and Anthony
Sampson, Aviva, Director CSR at the News Board of
Open Space
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And more
Being butterflies perhaps
Jay Handleman Kingston, Canada
Liliana Petronella (EFMD) and Prof Henri Claude
de Bettignies (China Europe International
Business School
Mark Drewell Group Executive Barloworld
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Actions from the process

• Open Space Actions include
• Shaping the future of the GRLI governance
• Designing and developing a GRL Research Agenda
• Developing a Centre for Globally Responsible
  Leadership for Women
• Whole Person Learning arranging programme
  prior to 1st 2007 meeting
• Building a relationship between GRLI and
  Worlds Childrens Prize for the Rights of the
  Child
• Implementing the introduction and orientation
  process for the 22 new members June and
  November 2006

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For more about Open Space

• By Harrison Owen
• Open Space Technology, 1997, Berret-Koehler
• Expanding our Now The storty of Open Space
  Technology, 1997, Berret-Koehler
• The Power of Spirit, 2000, Berret-Koehler
• (All available from Oasis Bookshop and Mail Order
  click here)
• Visit www.openspaceworld.org
• Talk to Claire Maxwell at The Oasis School to
  email Claire click here