Nexus Africa Conference
Midrand Conference Centre | Gauteng | South Africa 11 - 14 September 2011

The This year South Africa is the proud host of a unique and powerful change event.

 The Nexus for Change Conference, first hosted in 2007 by Bowling Green State University in Ohio, provides a unique opportunity for people from across the world to share what they know about whole systems and participative change. For the first time since its creation, Nexus will be held on African soil, with the purpose of bringing leaders, practitioners, activists, scholars and students together to advance the Whole System Change field and in doing so, to address critical learnings and opportunities on our continent and in our world. The Nexus Africa Conference promises to bring rich and unique African character to this internationally recognised and renowned event.

A number of powerful approaches to change, selected from a repertoire of more than 60 methodologies broadly referred to as large-group methods/ interventions, whole-system change, or large-scale change, will be used to illustrate how organisations and communication have been and can be transformed to tackle 21st century challenges. As a primarily interactive and participative event, Nexus Africa will feature a number of important contributors and conference convenors, acting as key facilitators of your learning process. Some of these names include:

Kgosi (Chief) Puso Gaborone

Paramount Chief, Batlokwa Tribe, and Chairman of Ntlo Ya Dikgosi (House of Traditional Leaders), Botswana. The Kgotla Process.

Gcina Mhlope

Well-known South African activist, actor, storyteller, poet, playwright and author who has appeared in theatres from Soweto to London. Much of her work has been translated into German, French, Italian, Swahili and Japanese.

Peggy Holman

Author of Engaging Emergence and The Change Handbook, leading change practitioner and thought leader in the field of Open Space Technology and Co-founder of Journalism That Matters (JTM), an organization that generates innovations by convening, connecting, and inspiring the diverse pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecology.

David Isaacs

Co-author of The World Cafe... Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations that Matter, Co-founder of the World Café conversation technique and President of Clearing Communications.

Jake Jacobs

Author and co-author of six books including The Change Handbook, Positively M.A.D.: Making a Difference in Your Organizations, Communities, and the World and Organization Development at Work & Founder of Winds of Change, a global partnership of Real Time Strategic Change practitioners.

Harrison Owen

Originator of Open Space Technology and Author of Spirit: Transformation and Development in Organizations, Open Space Technology: A Users Guide, The Power of Spirit: How Organizations Transform and The Practice of Peace among others.

Diana Whitney

Author of Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change, Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A practical guide to positive change, among others, President of Corporation for Positive Change and a leading authority in the field of Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Change.

For more information or to register, visit www.nexus4africa.org or contact us at enquiries@nexus4africa.org.

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Pre-conference workshops: 10-11 Sep
Kick-off event: 11 Sep
Nexus Conference: 12-14 Sep
Post-conference workshops: 15-16 Sep