Emersense » communities http://emersense.org an enabling space for the value creators of today Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 “The Art of Making a True Move – Exercises for Change Makers” http://emersense.org/2010/01/%e2%80%9cthe-art-of-making-a-true-move-%e2%80%93-exercises-for-change-makers%e2%80%9d/ http://emersense.org/2010/01/%e2%80%9cthe-art-of-making-a-true-move-%e2%80%93-exercises-for-change-makers%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:09:51 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=899 arawanaCommitting to making a difference means embarking on a life long journey of personal and social transformation. From intention to impactful, sustainable action there are many steps to be taken and many aspects to be considered:How can we engage our creativity and the depth of our thoughts in the solutions we create? How can we be present and aware in the context of this world, to be able to sense the needed change and act upon it?

Arawana Hayashi invites us to explore our natural creativity as she will guide us through a gentle, non-judgmental process of awareness of own physicality and environment. In the context of personal and collective capacity building, she will lead us to explore the kind of attention needed for affecting change.

Building on Otto Scharmer’s Theory U, she will guide us through phases of sensing, presencing and realizing. Enabling us to embody a sense of authentic presence and confidence, and engage our creativity into the process of working with the challenges and opportunities around us.

Join us at “The Art of Making a True Move – Exercises for Change Makers” and discover a new dimension of action:

  • Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 16hrs – 21hrs
  • Location: The Hub, Lindengasse 56/18-19, 1070 Wien (courtyard, 1st floor)
  • Fees: emersense members 20 EUR, SoL Members: 40 EUR, Guests/Non-Members: 60 EUR
  • To secure one of the limites spaces, please register at office@sol-austria.at .

About Arawana Hayashi

Arawana Hayashi brings her extensive background in the performing arts and in contemplative practice into leadership training in the arena of organizational and social change.

She is a co-founder of the Presencing Institute where she teaches the Presencing Foundation course with Otto Scharmer and Beth Jandernoa. She is also developing the Social Presencing Theater wing of the Presencing Institute.
Trained as a dancer, choreographer, and movement teacher with roots in Asian and Western arts, Arawana has extensive experience and has led numerous workshops on Presencing and Embodiment, Buddhist Shambala, The Art of Making a True Move and more.

For more information see http://www.arawanahayashi.com/

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]]> http://emersense.org/2009/11/turning-2-%e2%80%93-and-launching-2010/feed/ 0 Winners of Social Impact Award 2009 announced http://emersense.org/2009/06/winners-of-social-impact-award-2009-selected/ http://emersense.org/2009/06/winners-of-social-impact-award-2009-selected/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:00:49 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=503 sia-winners

With 59 applications from more than 200 students, a community of more than 300 members and several activities and workshops over just a few weeks time – the Social Impact Award 2009 was successfully concluded today in a ceremony for the first three winners of the award:

  • 1st place for Project-E: A successfully established vocational school with accredited curriculum to provide Ethiopian orphan girls a future-oriented education and break the chains of poverty and patriachal societal pressures.
  • 2nd place for Hunza Dynamo: A new concept to strengthen the local economical and social structures of the Hunza Valley in Pakistan through the establishment of new trekking routes and sustained eco-tourism offers.
  • 3rd place for Kunterbunt Foundation: A novel idea for “the touchable museum” that will allow blind people to experience the full beauty of art in an exhibition of 3D sculptures from famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa.

Project-E, Hunza Dynamo and Kunterbunt Foundation will each be awarded a 3 month unlimited membership of The Hub Vienna (opening fall 2009). Additionally, subsequent workshops and community activities for all applicants will soon be announced as further support for the many submitted ideas, concepts and prototypes.

Looking back: more impressions and information on the award are now available at www.socialimpactaward.at… Looking ahead: In 2010 emersense will continue the partnership with the Social Impact Award to again reward students with innovative ideas and new approaches to bringing about positive change in society. Stay tuned for more information.

]]> http://emersense.org/2009/06/winners-of-social-impact-award-2009-selected/feed/ 0 “emersense.ning” – new virtual space launched http://emersense.org/2009/04/%e2%80%9cemersensening%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-new-virtual-space-launched/ http://emersense.org/2009/04/%e2%80%9cemersensening%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-new-virtual-space-launched/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:00:42 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=407 emersense.ning

Enriching our current activities to nurture spark and intent for contribution, we are today launching emersense.ning – a new virtual space to support the journeys, ideas and connections of value-creators across the world. Creating new opportunities for individuals and communities to cultivate their dreams and enact their ideas, emersense.ning offers:

  • Personal Space: Individual profiles and pages to integrate blogs, discussions, impressions, events, updates and many other customized applications.
  • Common Space: Groups, forums and communities to exchange thoughts, collaborate on ideas, share reflections and build new connections within the virtual community.
  • Opportunities & Impressions: Latest news and full coverage of diverse initiatives within emersense, constant information on possibilities to engage and participate.
  • Knowledge & Inspiration: Access to learning materials and outputs of previous activities, contact points for open questions, and a shoebox filled with inspiration.

emersense.ning starts small, yet is ready to evolve. As emersense is growing, so will this virtual space. New features will be added, new opportunities be created – to leverage what is done and enable what can be done.

emersense.ning is ready… you are invited.

]]> http://emersense.org/2009/04/%e2%80%9cemersensening%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-new-virtual-space-launched/feed/ 0 “Social Impact Award 2009” launched by EC Vienna and emersense http://emersense.org/2009/04/emersense-and-entrepreneurship-center-vienna-launching-%e2%80%9csocial-impact-award-2009%e2%80%9d/ http://emersense.org/2009/04/emersense-and-entrepreneurship-center-vienna-launching-%e2%80%9csocial-impact-award-2009%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:19 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=182 Social Impact AwardOffering new perspectives to entrepreneurial students in times of crises, the “Social Impact Award” is rewarding innovative ideas and new approaches to bringing about positive change in society.

As official partner of the award, emersense 1) is sponsoring unlimited memberships of three months each in The Hub Vienna, 2) offers regular creative sessions as support and meeting point for interested students throughout the application period, 3) designs a virtual space for all applicants to foster exchange and connections beyond the duration of the award, and 4) is member of the jury to select the winner of the award.

Applications for this award can be submitted until 30 May 2009, 10pm. For more information, resources, links and details on the award please visit www.socialimpactaward.at.

]]> http://emersense.org/2009/04/emersense-and-entrepreneurship-center-vienna-launching-%e2%80%9csocial-impact-award-2009%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 “Co-creating emersense” – a glimpse at our communities http://emersense.org/2009/03/%e2%80%9cco-creating-emersense%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/ http://emersense.org/2009/03/%e2%80%9cco-creating-emersense%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:00:18 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=180 “emersense is an evolving social venture – a space for initiatives and visions to become reality… some of them started years ago, some others are just starting now as different friends of emersense are showing interest and committing themselves to grow trees out of the seeds of their dreams.

Our questions to you: How do you see your connection to emersense? Do you see emersense as a space for bringing your passion into reality? As a platform upon which you would like to engage with others? Do you want to co-create emersense as this space for social actions and ventures? Do you want to develop your own emersense venture?”

This is a perspective from emerging sense – a community that regularly brings together diverse value creators and enables the open exchange of their thoughts, ideas and reflections. If you are interested in finding out more about this community please contact us at info@emersense.org.

]]> http://emersense.org/2009/03/%e2%80%9cco-creating-emersense%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/feed/ 0 “Crisis vs. Krisis” – a glimpse at our communities http://emersense.org/2009/02/%e2%80%9ckrisis%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/ http://emersense.org/2009/02/%e2%80%9ckrisis%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:00:46 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=153 “In the last five month a word became very popular around the world. From the taxi driver, to the analysts on TV, from the kids playing in the court yard to presidents of states, from the office to the meetings with friends, one word was on everyone’s lips. A word that is bringing fear and negative energy around the world. The word is ‘crisis’.

I have become allergic to this word and its pre-assumed negative connotation. One day I decided to go to its roots and found it in the Greek word ‘krisis’ – which means ‘decisive moment’. With this new interpretation I started to see the immense potential held in these times, the invitation to action, the opportunity for newness. It’s a word that no longer scares me or blocks my thoughts and actions but a word that fills me with energy.

With these thoughts in mind I invite you to see together the potential held in the times of ‘krisis’, the opportunities for our visions and dreams, the actions the world is calling us to take now… in these decisive moments.”

This is a perspective from emerging sense – a community that regularly brings together diverse value creators and enables the open exchange of thoughts, ideas and reflections. If you are interested in finding out more about this community please contact us at info@emersense.org.

]]> http://emersense.org/2009/02/%e2%80%9ckrisis%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/feed/ 0 “Our Seeds of Dreams” – a glimpse at our communities http://emersense.org/2009/01/%e2%80%9cour-seeds-of-dreams%e2%80%9d-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/ http://emersense.org/2009/01/%e2%80%9cour-seeds-of-dreams%e2%80%9d-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:00:40 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=149 “We are experiencing intense times of turmoil, I almost have the feeling the world has gone crazy. It might just be an impression, but more than ever, last year I felt my ground is shaking. I felt uncertainty at almost unbearable levels. And I felt how I can only dance with this chaos if I am really present in the moment, connected to who I am, able to feel the vibrations of and move in harmony with the ‘music’… I realized once more that I need to cherish what is important for me: Dreams and the walk of bringing them to light and life. Sharing them with people of value who will give me support and keep me accountable; who will not let me lose my dreams… In this community, I hope to plant this seed of dreams together with you.”

This is a perspective from emerging sense – a community that regularly brings together diverse value creators and enables the open exchange of thoughts, ideas and reflections. If you are interested in finding out more about this community please contact us at info@emersense.org.

]]> http://emersense.org/2009/01/%e2%80%9cour-seeds-of-dreams%e2%80%9d-a-glimpse-at-the-emerging-sense-community/feed/ 0 “emerging sense” – first community launched http://emersense.org/2009/01/%e2%80%9cemerging-sense%e2%80%9d-community-launched/ http://emersense.org/2009/01/%e2%80%9cemerging-sense%e2%80%9d-community-launched/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:00:55 +0000 emersense http://emersense.org/?p=147 “The essence of the community, it’s very heart and soul is the nonmonetary exchange of values, things we do and share because we care for others and for the good of the place.“ (Dee Hock)

emerging sense is a community of people connected in a continuous chain of value creators, based upon shared values and nurtured by regular interaction. It is for these individuals with sincere intention and genuine ambition, that we will host monthly gatherings, create a common virtual space and enable the open exchange of ideas, perspectives and reflections.

emerging sense is private, yet it’s public. It will start as invitation-only, but in case of interest in joining still offers the chance to participate as guest and eventually member of the community upon contact with emersense (email to info@emersense.org).

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