『自分が変われば、世界も変わる』 シアトルで学ぶ社会起業！　（第7回）

社会変革実現のための原則

As some of you know, through my work as a professor in the Antioch University Seattle Center for Creative Change and as the Director of Rootspring (formerly iLEAP), I work with hundreds of people a year with the purpose of supporting them in their efforts of lead and sustain positive social change in their communities, organizations, businesses, and around the world. Because of this work, and through my own experience starting and leading socially innovative businesses, I have come to learn that there are some important principles when considering how to build and lead these endeavors. I have already shared nine of these with you in previous posts.
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社会変革は、果敢に挑戦することで実現する

Today I would like to speak to a characteristic that I think is vital as you develop and build new initiatives-that is when you face challenges or what may seem to be roadblocks in your ideas, the mark of an innovator is someone who sees this not as a limitation, but as an opportunity to learn and continue to create. Too many of us, when faced with a challenge, tend to step back or retreat-finding all of the reasons why we should NOT do something. I have found that creative change and innovation comes as the result of leaders stepping into challenges rather than stepping back from them. When this happens in community or with others, the results can be all the more striking.

学ぶことで、あなたは成長する。　結果がどうあれ。

Of course, it is one thing to say that you can do this. It is entirely another thing, when confronted with a challenge or perceived roadblock, to actually step into it. So to those of you who are setting out into new and exciting ground-maybe you are starting a new organization or business, implementing a new practice in your workplace, exploring a new opportunity in a new culture or country-I would encourage you to TAKE THE LEAP! You can be assured that the learning will be rich, irrespective of the outcome. It is this learning piece-and how we reorient ourselves to challenge and creativity that I want participants in all of our programs to learn and practice. Indeed, it is my experience that this is one of the foundations of sustainable change.

今夏SIISプログラム「シアトルで社会起業・社会変革を学ぶ」参加者募集中

As a reminder, we are still accepting applications for our summer Social Innovation in Seattle program . We hope to see you here in Seattle!