Challenges Session - What happened this week in our community

Nov '24 (edited) • NEWS

Here's a short video recap (2m32s) of the week including highlights are our community Challenges call, new IDG Measurement members who joined our community and the Ecologies follow up.

30 community members joined our Challenges call from 13 countries - we are better together 🌏

In our 60minute session we worked together in small groups to get to know each other a little better and share around our challenges and our needs. The recording is not that lively because a lot of the work was done in breakout circles, individual reflection time and learnings in the chat.

Here is the synthesis of our first community call on the IDG challenges call as promised:

🌟 Bringing the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) to Life in Work and Beyond 🌟

As we reflect on our recent discussions, the path to integrating IDGs into personal, leadership, and organizational development emerges with inspiring possibilities—and pressing challenges. Here's what we uncovered and what we need to take the next steps:

Challenge 1: Applying the IDGs Framework to Personal Development

What’s Needed:

Role models, role modeling and relatable success stories to inspire others.
Experiential learning opportunities like facilitated dialogue and reflection.
Deeper connection to IDG dimensions, aligning values with actions.
Practices like silence and deep listening to foster inner growth.

Key Insight: Creating environments for reflection and experimentation is critical. The journey isn’t finite—it’s an infinite practice of embodying the IDGs.

Challenge 2: Adoption and Engagement and Buy-In of the IDG Framework

What’s Needed:

Compelling narratives that connect inner development to tangible business outcomes like sustainability and long-term success.
Tools and strategies to engage skeptical audiences and resistant cultures.
Success stories and proof points tailored to different markets.
Practical integration into existing programs to ease adoption.

Key Insight: Bridging inner work with external outcomes requires aligning IDGs with current priorities and using relatable, real-world examples to build confidence and trust.

Challenge 3: Integrating IDGs in Leadership and Organizational Development

What’s Needed:

Structured roadmaps for embedding IDGs into leadership and team-building initiatives.
Evidence-based examples connecting personal growth to cultural and systemic transformation.
Market-specific strategies to make IDGs accessible in diverse cultural contexts.
Role models and smaller-scale practice opportunities to build momentum.

Key Insight: For IDGs to thrive in organizations, they need to be tangible, actionable, and directly tied to real-world challenges like ESG and sustainability.

What’s Next?

Building this movement requires us to:

Share more stories of success and inspiration.
Develop practical, flexible tools for implementation.
Foster inclusive communities that champion shared ownership of these goals.

Let’s continue the conversation and turn these insights into meaningful actions. Together, we can bring the IDGs to life and create a lasting impact. 🌍✨

Keep your 👀 on the calendar for dates of the Case study on IDG Measurement, Ecologies, our year end Community call and the follow up Challenge calls and be sure to add them to your agenda.

Know that we missed you if you weren't able to join the call and look forward to your feedback here.

We are sending you all sunny wishes to enjoy the first days of December.

Until soon!

Nadene, Sibylle and Sarah

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