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We are facing interconnected wicked problems. A siloed approach does not work. We need a systemic, strategic and bioregional approach to navigate this complexity. Nature-based solutions (NbS) are key for addressing the complexity and interconnectedness of the challenge. However, a key barrier for scaling NbS is a lack of collaboration and our inability to recognize the interconnected nature of systemic obstacles. Two years ago, through the support of Pieter Ploeg from Commonland, Master's in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) students Sally Hussain, Carolina Obara, Leon Seefeld and Tijn Tjoelker researched how Weaving practices could foster the conditions for scaling NbS to the landscape level 👇 “Weaving is “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯, 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰-𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴”. It is a relational leadership practice, and weaving metaphors embody our relational nature and fundamental interdependence with the web of life. We found 5 core interrelated Weaving practices: • Cultivating trust-based relationships ❤️ • Aligning on a shared purpose and vision 🧭 • Helping systems see and sense themselves 🌐 • Fostering experimental action 🧪 • Facilitating collective (un)learning 🌀 Our research showed that weaving has the potential to help cohere fragmented change-making efforts and increase the adaptive capacity of socio-ecological systems. Simply put, we need more relational weavers. 𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.” Link to the full thesis is in the comments 👇 Are you a Weaver? #weaving #naturebasedsolutions #research #bioregions #landscapes
Great to see this being shared out into the world. As our research team found one person alone could not hold all these qualities at the same time. So please take that as an invitation to find your fellow weavers to work towards social and ecological change together.
Yes! ever since hearing Pieter speak at Groundswell last year. I have realised that 'weaving' has been what I have been doing for the past few years. Building relationship with those stakeholders that can create social-economic and natural restoration within my landscape. I look forward to reading this!
Lovely stuff! I’d love to connect to learn more and also to share outwith my circles. Weaving away in the Forests of the Northeast bioregion. - Roberta 🙏🐿️🌲🦋🪷🌳🙏
Very informative.Thank you for sharing
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2mo👏🏼 Yes, and I meet many weavers. I’d adjust or add to the conclusion with this: We need infrastructures for 💰 paying 💰 weavers for work we often cannot - and should not - charge to one siloed ecosystem actor, because the value created is cross-ecosystemic or ‘filling an empty silo’ aka. an ecosystem actor that has very limited resources (hence the need for filling). What are your observations around this, Bioregional Weaving Labs Collective?