What if valuing our institutions means asking what might need to end?
The Decelerator slid into the FT's letters yesterday asking if endings might be what could allow our most valued organisations to endure.
Not everything that matters needs to last forever. But everything that lasts needs courageous, thoughtful stewardship.
It's Global Intergenerational Week #GIW23. And as luck would have it I’m lucky to have a Churchill Fellowship and I am currently inter railing across Europe learning from people connecting generations.
Here are 9 initial reflections on what I learned during a month in Sicily: https://ionaflawrence.medium.com/connecting-generations-sicilian-style-4fcb65e3e28b
First Impressions - Sicily 📝
I’m travelling across Europe seeking intergenerational inspiration on a Churchill Fellowship.
The first 10 days stretched from an ancient Passion procession...to a youth farming cooperative in a remote, ageing community.
I've written a quick blog with some initial reflections ✍️
I'm excited to have 2 months of intergenerational adventure ahead. Here's a quick blog about my plans as I set off to learn from people building bridges between generations in Europe and beyond.
And a question...what should I be reading/listening to?
📝3 new blogs on organisational endings and loss in civil society from Stewarding Loss (me, Louise Armstrong + @CassieRobinson)
1️⃣ Why does civil society need better endings? https://medium.com/thefarewellfund/fortune-favours-the-brave-the-case-for-better-endings-394589780c5
2️⃣ What change and support is needed for civil society to embrace better endings? https://medium.com/thefarewellfund/with-the-end-in-mind-building-the-infrastructure-for-better-endings-in-civil-society-8e9bc14757d1
3️⃣ How will The Decelerator help? https://medium.com/thefarewellfund/the-decelerator-for-civil-society-33bbab181e45
More info:
https://www.stewardingloss.com
http://www.decelerator.org.uk
Hello, nice to be here! By way of an #introduction ...4 questions I am exploring in work and beyond:
1. How can civil society be supported to put as much effort & ££ into endings (closures, CEO transitions etc) as beginnings? https://www.stewardingloss.com
2. How can we best build relationships across generations? https://ionaflawrence.medium.com/im-on-a-mission-to-learn-from-intergenerational-bridge-builders-across-europe-9ceb723960bb
3. How can we unlock a relationship-centred future? https://relationshipsproject.org
4. How should freelancers organise so we have the greatest impact on civil society?
