"Most people want to work with people they like and
respect, in organisations with a purpose they care about, and within a culture
that enables and acknowledges their personal contribution." – The
Congruence Framework.
Tony Chamberlain, Principal Consultant at PQ Associates and
experienced arts industry executive, recently published a book on the concept
of congruence, which outlines a new framework to help organisations develop
their own capacity and also enrich the society they work in.
The Congruence Framework challenges organisations to behave
as inclusive communities of purpose. It envisages organisations as a collective
community of all their stakeholders, aligned around a shared purpose,
interconnected by meaningful trust-based relationships and energised by
enabling leadership. These organisations have collaborative cultures that
welcome change and embrace their difference and diversity as learning
opportunities. They sustain their longer term future by co-creating equitable
shared-value outcomes that manifest their purpose and contribute to the
collective wellbeing of their stakeholder communities.
Releasing the potential of an arts organisation means
engaging the capability of its total creative community in the pursuit of its
ambition for the future. Not just the organisational staff, but also the
presenting artists and art workers, audiences, cultural communities, suppliers
and funding partners that are an essential part of its stakeholder community.
By engaging this community as a creative-collective the organisation not only
expands its capacity to discover and deliver new ideas, it strengthens its
community presence by acknowledging the potential of its people to be the
co-creators of its future.
The Congruence Framework provides an opportunity for arts
organisations to think about how they structure their operating model. It seeks
to provoke conversations about the key factors that can influence the
development of a congruent stakeholder community – a collaborative community of
purpose that cares about its people, enables and acknowledges their individual
contribution, and seeks to make a positive difference to the society within
which they live.
"Organisations that engage all of their stakeholder
communities are connected to the full potential of their collective knowledge
and capability." – The Congruence Framework
The Congruence Framework by Tony Chamberlain can be
purchased via Amazon
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