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Time to Register and Save over $200 - and have you seen our workshops? - mailchi.mp/6b13bfc73008/time-to-register-and-save-over-200-and-have-you-seen-our-workshops #Values #livingvalues #TCD2019 #Changemangement #organizationaldevelopment #OD #Facilitation ...

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TCD is super happy to welcome back
Giulio Ghirardo & Daniel Guijarro! Go easy on the door Dani!!

CHeck out their workshop & bios:

Is Diversity a Value?
Giulio Ghirardo (Torino, Italy), Daniel Guijarro (Madrid, Spain)

Practicing the exploration of diversity. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are very relevant topics which different organisations are interested in these days. Some organisations see it as a way to preventing potential internal conflicts. Others see it as good practice part of their social internal or external responsibility. For us, acknowledging diversity and embracing inclusive practices it is also a core value for innovation adaptation and agility. The more organisations are able to listen and incorporate different voices, views and interests into their creative processes the more effective they will be in creating a better working environment hence a better world. We understand D&I as the generative acknowledgement, celebration and use the wisdom coming from identities such as gender, age, race & ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion & beliefs or disability. Furthermore, we also see it as inclusion of less visible attributes such as
mind-set, learning styles, educational backgrounds, personal skills or interpersonal meta-skills into decision making processes. In the workshop we will explore if diversity it is practiced as a value or if it is just another buzzword. How does our relationships change if we see diversity as a value to embrace and celebrate?

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Giulio has been working as consultant/facilitator for the last 6 years mainly in the international development sector. Mainly as advisor for organisations and facilitator in workshops on monitoring and evaluation, Theory of Change and Strategic planning. He is curious and passionate about how social change happens and how humans relate to one another in different contexts, cultures and environments. He has traveled extensively during the last years and got involved in exciting and intense projects. He is now looking for a more balanced lifestyle to combine work and making sense of his own practice. He has been living abroad for the last 13 years before in East Africa and then in UK. Recently moved back to Torino his home town in Italy as he was kind of missing its own roots and most of all its mountains.

Daniel Guijarro has over 16 years experience in international development and human rights. He is a facilitator, action researcher and consultant interested in exploring ways aid practitioners and human rights activists, NGOs and other social collectives can learn and change to contribute to wider changes in mindsets, relations and identities towards more fair realities. With a background on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning of development programs, he has extensive experience in facilitating evaluative, organisational learning/change and assessment and strategic planning processes in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East as well as the UK and Spain. His approach draws on experience in applying participatory and empowerment approaches to evaluation processes and promoting inclusive spaces where different stakeholders can engage in a constructive dialogue and all voices can be heard. Dani uses principles of Participatory Action Research and Power Analysis for facilitation, combined with Double Loop Learning theory to help stakeholders and organisations critically look at the assumptions, mindsets, values and relationships that guide their plans and actions.

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Toronto Change Days is feeling motivated.

2 months ago

Excited to announce workshops pre & post Toronto Change Days 2019
1. Keynotes, Sander & Stephan Ummelen facilitate a limited space #masterclass Monday & Tuesday after #TCD2019
2. Learning Journey co-pilot Simone Sloan & Rich Batchelor are digging into unconscious bias & change on the Friday before.
Register now with your TCD2019 ticket and save over $100 on these workshops: tcd2019.eventbrite.ca and join us for the experience!
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Toronto Change Days 2019

Join us for an exploration of change unlike any other .... this conference is not your typical conference! Toronto Change Days’ theme for 2019 will be “Living Values”. We live in a world of tumultuous change, and there is an uneasy anxiety to many aspects of this change. Climate change, polari...

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Toronto Change Days will take place once again at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. A gorgeous space, with great staff, really conducive to the openness and imagination we're aiming for at Toronto Change Days. ...

2 months ago

Toronto Change Days Learning Journey Host Profile

Meet Hilton Barbour

My personal mantra is “Question Everything”

Over the past 20 years I’ve been fortunate to put that mantra to task in a diverse number of settings, categories and markets. From global brands as diverse as IBM, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Enron, Hilton Worldwide and Ernst & Young to markets as unique as Canada, Japan, UK, Germany and Bulgaria, I’ve lead numerous brand, digital and business strategy engagements.

My passion is to create winning brands by helping businesses become more adept at handling change and more effective at creating extraordinary customer experiences. I have a strong belief in the power of organizational culture to transform organizations. Culture really is the true competitive differentiator for organizations in the 21st Century. If I have a business belief, after all my years working in strategy, it is: “Strategy is the Engine, Culture is the Fuel.”

Why are you excited to be involved in TCD?

Having attended Toronto’s inaugural Change Days 2018, I was blown away by the passion and the selflessness of the participants. Everyone came to learn, participate openly and without agenda, and share their experiences and expertise. It is testimony to the people who come to TCD and the power of the community Holger and colleagues have nurtured with Berlin Change Days, that such an environment is possible. Prepare to have your mind rocked, your heart moved and your energy raised. This is a wonderful group of people keen to help each other and the people and organizations they serve. I cannot wait.

Why the TCD2019 theme of “living values is important to you”?

Values are some of the most ethereal – and critical – foundations of any individual. They provide both a filter for decisions and a catalyst for action. When values are aligned, magic is possible. When values are misaligned, chaos and turmoil inevitably follow. In such turbulent times, when chaos and complexity are so rife, the opportunity to create environments and organizations where values are aligned, is one of the most important and impactful things any of us can do. With the input of the TCD community, I cannot wait to learn and grow in this area. Bring it on!!

Rich Batchelor Simone Sloan Carlos Calderón ...