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About NEXUS
What is NEXUS?
Its foundation and history draws from Organization Development, Urban Planning, Adult Learning, Public Policy, creative and applied arts, and other disciplines – making this a truly interdisciplinary field. Learn more in the video-links below:
Story of Change – Part 1 Story of Change – Part 2 Story of Change – Part 3
Problems are Opportunities
The Methods at the heart of Nexus for Change aim to address critical local and global issues—we believe that every problem has the potential of becoming an opportunity for positive change!
Here are some quotes from the thought leaders of the filed:
“The Nexus for Change will leverage a shift in the way organizations and whole systems operate and pave the way for healing the mind, body, spirit and mother earth to restore hope for future generations.”
- Cheryl Honey – Founder, Community Weaving
“We are more than a community of practice; we are a community of purpose – kindred at a very important point in human history. Now is the time to look for the nexus in which the magic can be found in the middle. It’s not about what method is the best. What lies beyond the methods? . . . What is the common work here? What are the principles that we all hold dear?”- Juanita Brown – Founder, World Café
“We all are committed to reducing suffering at home and in the world. Working on our own, valuable as that might be, we will never have the impact that working in concert on a large, movement level scale might have.”- Peter Block – Founder, Civic Engagement
“Up to this point we’ve been learning our scales, each perfecting our own technique. The time is right to learn to play jazz.”- Dick and Emily Axelrod
“It is most important to start our conversations with the larger context—“the world as client.” We need to make sure we include people from around the world in these discussions. Then, we can consider things like shared principles, research possibilities, the role of technology, and our contribution to the challenges facing the world today.”- Barbara Bunker & Billie Alban – Authors: The Handbook of Large Group Methods (2006) & Large Group Interventions (1997)