In the first of a 3-session Learning Journey, Erik Fernholm shared honestly about where IDG is right now – and why a transformation is needed if we want this movement to stay alive, regenerative and truly owned by all of us. A few years ago, IDG started as a small initiative exploring inner development for systems change. None of us expected it to grow into a global movement with 800+ hubs and so many committed people around the world. From the outside, the website and big partner logos can make IDG look like a large, well-funded organization with dozens of people in a big Stockholm office. In reality, it’s a tiny team doing what they can with very limited time and resources. That mismatch has created a real bottleneck. Erik named a few pieces of this: - The founding group has been quite homogenous (Northern European, mostly male and white). - The current, centralized “startup” structure is now slowing the movement down instead of enabling it. - Too many initiatives wait in a “permission queue” – especially those without funding. The shift: from “IDG does this for us” to “WE are IDG” Erik’s proposal is bold and very aligned with inner development: - The board will give away its central mandate rather than hold onto it. - Decision-making and agency move closer to where the work is actually happening – in hubs, circles, projects, local contexts. - People get clear mandates to act in coherence with IDG principles, without needing to constantly ask for permission. *** Unfortunately I couldn't stay for the breakout rooms, but the question that was proposed was this: "How do we together cultivate the conditions for agency, learning and practise within the movement?" Let's have this conversation here - in the comments. And @Denise Pang, @Sibylle Breiner, @Maria Niermann, @Veronique Sikora Gasser, @Mark Vandeneijdne who were at the call, please share what was discussed in your breakout rooms.

It was wonderful to connect during this morning's IDG GPN. Thank you @Nadene Canning @Marvin Maneve and @Marie Hernandez for holding the space and thoughtful prompts about how the Guide has evolved and why it matters. Last year I created a journal "23 days of nature-inspired inner development" which reflects on the 23 skills/qualities of IDG 1.0 through the lens of nature. I invite you to continue the journey with the new Inner Development Guide and all the inspiration that nature brings 🦋

Thank you to EVERYONE who took the time to join today. It was heartwarming to be in conversation together. We discussed the 2 new competences of Forgiveness and Resilience, and the Framework being referred to as a Guide. There were SO many valuable insights shared around three topics: What we loved, What we learned and What we want to bring into action. For members who were unable to join, please share your reflections too, we'd love to hear from you!

There are SO many reasons to LOVE the Summit; meeting all the amazing practitioners, listening to the speakers stories of challenges and transformation, watching and listening to the beauty of the performing artists. I took over 40 photos today of insights and want to share 2 that were very thought provoking from one of the morning speakers; Kasper Benjamin Bjorkskov. He's the founder of No Objectives, a non profit research and design agency "on a mission to turn minority insights into majority actions". I share 2 of the slides he discussed around capitalism and why we the people need to step into our agency to create change, because actions shape our values. 🐦 Action is why we created InnerDevelopment@Work! Kirstin Dunlop (CEO of Climate KIC) in conversation with Christiana Figueras (Diplomat and one of the architects of the historic Paris Climate Agreement) spoke of the most difficult decision she took of changing the direction of the company towards holding space for new ways of doing and being to emerge with coalitions and having to sit with the extreme discomfort of the not knowing. Another discussion that I appreciated immensely was between Imam Dr. Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa and Rev. Dr. James Movel Wuye, who went from being mortal enemies to lifelong friends. They shared their story of death and destruction and how they realized that only through forgiveness ( a "new" competency) could they heal themselves and their communities 👉I could easily continue, however prefer to call upon our community members who either watched online, or where present in Stockholm to share what resonated for you. P. S. I was handed a new badge today from the Office of Kindness 🤗

Dear community, As part of a workshop preparation I "stumbled" over the trailor of the movie "Future Council", which touched me deeply. In FUTURE COUNCIL, director Damon Gameau takes eight children on the ultimate school trip: a road trip across Europe to meet powerful leaders and find solutions to our biggest environmental challenges. At the same time, the trip represents a journey into adulthood for the children, enabling them to imagine a better future. I recently organised a movie night with the local IDG community here in Geneva and thus got in touch with the production company of the movie, as I could not find it online. They provided me with the vimeo link and a promotion code. The movie can be watched for free until Oct 20 and as I am allowed to share the link and code with my community, I would like to encourage you to watch it as well: vimeo.com/ondemand/FutureCouncil Promotion code: F-E-fuTCou ENJOY and please do let me know, what you think in the comments.