Inventing Organisations: an emergent response to growth
The paradox of bottom up community development and top down consultancy Author: Dee Brooks The Jeder Institute is a strengths-focused, not-for-profit, messy, imperfect, next-stage organisation, based on decades of asset-based community development and person-centred practices, blended participatory leadership approaches … Continue reading →
Anthony’s Story – April 2020
Bernadette Melder has worked in the disability sector for over 10 years and is a Coordinator of Supports. Her role as a Coordinator with the Jeder Institute makes her very happy and over the years she has made a difference … Continue reading →
Community Engagement: In a Disaster Setting – A Local Perspective
Written by Michelle Dunscombe Whilst agencies and governments are keen to connect with the community post a disaster for a variety of reasons, much of the engagement is top down and paternal in nature. From my experience the best way … Continue reading →
Leadership: Exploring the Powers of T.H.I.N.K.
A Jeder Institute Project Author: Aleks Jovanovic – Behaviour Support Practitioner Due Date: February 2020 Publish Date: February 2020 Buyer Persona: [Anyone] Healthy Relationships “A healthy relationship is when two people can communicate openly and successfully dissolve any misunderstanding.” – … Continue reading →
Gifts of the Head, Heart and Hands – a versatile tool By Alan
One of the things I really like about the tools used in Community Development is their versatility and how they can be used in a number of different settings and for a range of purposes. I’ve written previously about how … Continue reading →
Returning to basecamp – “Building Communities from the Inside Out” By Alan
I came late to Community Development. By the time I started working as a Community Development worker I had already been a teacher, musician, pensions assessor and disability worker. I had qualifications in Education, Creative Arts and Social Science. I’d … Continue reading →
I Thought I SOAR a SWOT By Alan
For as long as I can recall the “go-to” tool for strategic planning, team building, vision creation and the like has been the SWOT Tool i.e. Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats. I don’t know how many sessions I’ve sat through that this tool has … Continue reading →
Our Stories Are Important – They Connect us to Each Other and to Place By Alan
My father kept an old family Bible in his wardrobe. This wasn’t kept for religious observance but because it contained information about our forbears and a family tree. He would, on occasions, open … Continue reading →
Building Community is a lot like running By Alan
I haven’t always been a runner. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t so long ago that going for a run was the last thing on my mind. Now I regularly run 5kms two or three times a week. When … Continue reading →
Bushfire Reflections By Michelle Dunscombe
Written by Michelle Dunscombe The last few months have been challenging for me as the current disastrous bushfires burn across my beautiful Australian landscape from bush to beach. At times I have been catapulted back to February 2009, when my … Continue reading →