To discover more about Tipu Ake, attend
one of the following conferences / seminars.
22 July 06 VASS (New Zealand Federation of Vocational and Support Services) Conference, Rotorua
Peter Goldsbury, Project Management
Facilitator at Strategic Expertise www.projectmanagement.co.nz
has been researching a small very rural NZ organisation
that has achieved amazing successes against all the
odds. Their uniquely Kiwi leadership, teamwork and
project processes demonstrate a fast track forward
to others also wanting to grow themselves a place
in the knowledge economy.
The Tipu Lifecycle has been inspired
by their transformation and wisdom. Tipu (growing
from within) Ake (ever upwards) ki te Ora (towards
Wellness) is not a linear process but a cyclic one,
so expect some challenges to conventional project
think. The seven level model includes the strong process
management focus that characterizes today's businesses
mainly in its level 3, with the other levels incorporating
radical thinking on chaos, innovation, leadership,
courage, vision, stakeholders, team commitment, change
information sharing, learning, responsiveness, agility,
values and sustainability. It encourages us to think
well beyond project risk management, capitalising
on opportunities that move us towards the future we
seek to grow. It is a framework that gives a wider
perspective on leadership principles and knowledge
and demonstrates those project manager / team / organisational
behaviours that drive real project success.
The Tipu Ake Lifecycle is based on a
simple, but very powerful, natural analogy, which
can be applied at any level in any organisation to
help make a well future happen. Its holistic approach
is far from being soft and cuddly; it is a pragmatic
roadmap for survival that suits organisations competing
in a global marketplace. It capitalises on the same
"WE can do" Kiwi team culture that Peter
Blake / Team NZ and the Tall Blacks did, (something
that is too often left buried deep under management
practices imported from beyond our shores)!!
This will be a workshop session where
participants who share their knowledge will all become
wiser - a fundamental premise of Tipu Ake. We will
use the Tipu Ake organisational assessment tool to
question assumptions about our organisational cultures
and how they can more succesfully implement complex
programs involving many projects.
We will also cover the use of the Maori
concept of ORA as a basis for setting and agrreing
on a bold organisational vision that can drive all
our decisionmaking.
The Powerpoint
presentation used on these seminars can be downloaded.
See also the paper
Vision Verbs and Tipu Ake - Potent tools for program
leadership in a world of complexity
Some Past Presentations:
The Institute for Democratic Education Christchurch, March 06
The Canterbury Primary Principals Association Conference, Christchurch, Mar 06
Excelerator - Institute of Leadership,
University of Auckland Mar 06
Project Management Institute, Auckland Chapter meeting, Feb 06
International workshops. "Tipu
Ake - New tools for growing Living Organisations"
(see
report) that we are shared in New York, London,
Paris, West Country UK, Helsinki Finland and San Francisco
in July / August 2005 report
Ag Research - New Zealand 05 /06
Indigenous
Knowledges Conference - Reconciling Academic Priorities
with Indigenous Realities.
Victoria University, Wellington 24 June 05
NZ Association of Training and Development
Project
Management Institute NZ Conferences
Human Resource Institute of NZ Conference
Royal NZ Navy Officer Training Course
National Tipu Ake Launch Seminars Auck,
Well, NP Rot, Ch Dun
Auckland University of Technology -
various presentations
University of Auckland - Management
Faculty staff and Masters students
Telecom New Zealand - Project Management
team
Whaingaroa Environment Group, - Volunteer
Group, Raglan, NZ
NZ Department of Internal Affairs -
Community Development Group
PMI Global Forum May 2003 The Hague.
Details www.pmi.org
Authentic Leadership Summer School,
June 2003, Halifax, Canada. Details www.shambhalainstitute.org
CEG Connecting Communities Conference,
Wellington, Nov 2003
PMI Conference, Christchurch, NZ. Nov 2003 - 1/2 day
Preconference workshop,
International Symposium on Performance
Management, Canberra Australia. 20 Feb 2004 - Presentation
on Tipu Ake as closing keynote paper.
Management Accountant Conference, Auckland,
Mar 2004 - Project Management Paper
Sharing
Indigenous Wisdom Conference Wisconsin USA June
2004 - Tipu Ake by people of Te Whaiti
AnewNZ
- SME wellness group, Auckland July 2004 Tipu Ake
- Wellness in small to med enterprises
Sustainable
Resources Conference, Boulder Colorado. Oct 2004
- Tipu
Ake and Kaitiakitanga
presention by a group from New Zealand. See report
at http://www.kaitiakitanga.net/projects/3-2-3a%20Sustainable%20Resources%20Conference.htm
The
Centre for Integral Economics, Victoria, Canada
- a tax shifting and sustainability group - presentation
to a group of interested people.
The Communty Support Group, Lopez Island,
Seattle Area, USA
Project
Management Global Congress, Anaheim, California
26 Oct 2004 - Tipu Ake - Potent tools for leading
programs in a world of complexity
Conference
of NZ Organisational Development Network Barrycourt,
Auckland, 26 Nov 2004 -- Tipu
Ake - Potency tools for Innovative Organisations
Indigenous
Knowledges Conference - Reconciling Academic Priorities
with Indigenous Realities.
Victoria University, Wellington 24 June 05
Also covered as part of Project Management
workshops delivered in-house for many organisations
including: Auckland City, Hamilton City, ASB Bank,
BOP DHB, Advantage, Carter Holt Harvey, Porirua City,
Izard-Irwin, The Open Polytechnic, Nelson City, Change
Training Consultants, Navman, Otago DHB, Zespri, Software
of Excellence International, Ballance Agrinutrients,
NZ Police, Te Puni Kokiri
