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2020 11 20

The Mindshift Conference – our shared commitment to growth that matters

Trots pandemi och ökade restriktioner har jag gått och småmyst den senaste tiden med en fin känsla i magen.

Varför? Därför att för några veckor sedan var jag en av drygt 600 personer från hela världen som lyssnade på ett antal kloka thought leaders på MindShift anordnat av Handelshögskolan, Karolinska instituet, Ekskäret Foundation och 29k.

Och som bilden tydligt visar – det går att gå på konferens även 202, och till och med göra det ganska bekvämt för sig.

Så vad är det viktigast jag ta med mig från denna konferens då?

Om vi ska nå de globala målen och faktiskt lämna vidare en jord till nästa generation så behöver vi göra ett skifte. Hållbarhetsutmaningarna är inte bara tekniska. De kräver den ett mindshift. Så som vi känner lärande – undervisning – kommer inte att ta oss dit. Vi behöver utvecklas på ett helt annat plan – genom meningsfulla samtal. Vertikal utveckling. Det räcker inte att några få skiftar. ALLA måste träna och skapa en förflyttning. Det vi i Sverige känner som folkbildning är en brilliant plattform för vertikal utveckling som vi nästan glömt bort.

Pandemin är en möjlighet till en nystart. Som Micael Dahlén så fint uttryckte det – Förändring gör vi tillsammans. Goda gärningar smittar, så låt oss smitta genom att ta hand om varandra. Sträck ut en hand till någon du inte pratat med på länge som du önskar att du skapat lite space att samtala med. För förändring uppstår inte i de vanliga hjulspåren, de uppstår när du vågar vara lite i periferin 🙂

Jag har lovat mig själv att i varje uppdrag jag tar försöka bidra till en vertikal utveckling och jag hoppas och tror att mitt jobb kan göra skillnad, inte bara för att underlätta samarbete på en arbetsplats eller skapa en bättre arbetsmiljö, men också att öppna ögonen för ett skifte så att vi kan skapa en hållbar arbetsmarknad och ett hållbart samhälle för kommande generationer. Hört av dig om du vill prata mer om Mindshift!

Johan Norrfjärd
I work with people driven business development. Simply because I want to give momentum to the right kind of transformation. The transformation coming from vertical development that creates a better world for current and coming generations. I strive for trust, happiness and freedom in all collaborations and co-creations.
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