Transform organizations into flourishing enterprises.
Flourishing - "It’s a vision of a world that works."John R. Ehrenfeld
FlourishingFlourishing businesses enable human capabilities, contributing to individual freedom and societal development while achieving sustainable success.Amartya Sen
Development as Freedom"Quick fixes are often faddish."Shelley G. Trebesch
Made To FLourish"can be happier working at something you love, build institutions that can act as platforms to catapult change (and create real value while doing it), and maybe even transform the world in necessary and far-reaching ways."John Seely-Brown
The Power of Pull"The challenge we face in creating sustainability demands a lot more of us as individuals and as a society."John R. Ehrenfeld et al.
FlourishingFlourishing businesses move beyond ‘doing less harm’ to actively creating conditions where human and ecological well-being thrive.John Ehrenfeld
Flourishing: A Frank ConversationIn times of turmoil the danger lies not in the turmoil itself, but in facing it with yesterday’s logic.Peter Drucker"Embedded in this definition are four formative ideas about Appreciative Leadership: (1) it is relational; (2) it is positive; (3) it is about turning potential into positive power; and (4) it has rippling effects."Diana Whitney et al.
Appreciative Leadership"instead emphasize positive phenomena—for example, positive emotions, positive opportunities, and positive relationships—in the interest of developing a positive climate in the organization."Kim Cameron
Positive Leadership"Profitability may be achievable in the short-term through quick fixes by management and factors outside the scope of employee engagement. But in the long-term, turnover and disloyal customers will have direct financial consequences to the business unit."Flourishing"Each connection is an asset that has been invested through connections."John, Peter McKnight, Block
The Abundant Community“Companies that are breaking the mold are moving beyond corporate social responsibility to … social innovation."Chris Laszlo
Sustainable Value"An achievement like that will, among other things, call upon investments and innovation in areas as different as building smart cities, transforming vast mobility industries, propelling the renewable energy economy, creating circular and regenerative approaches to manufacturing, turning waste into wealth, and building out regenerative agriculture and new food systems."David Cooperrider et al.
The Business of Building a Better World"Purpose is an intention that creates focus and draws us into the creation of a new future."Robert E. Quinn
The Economics of Higher PurposeA flourishing business creates opportunities where there are none, focusing on people’s well-being and eliminating social inequality.Muhammad Yunus
Banker to the Poor