Testimonials

What people have to say…

… About witnessing and participating in Inquiry Clusters:

 

  • "WINfinity demonstrates connection before content / before task. It’s living the question – vs. living for an answer. For those who want to create a different vibe in the world of creating results, the patterns of this work are as practical as they are beautifully experiential."

    - Mila Aliana - Strategic Entrepreneurial Advisor, and Indigenous Wisdom Keeper

  • "I've been a part of different communities before, where I've been excited by the objectives and goals, but after time it fades. The momentum of the group dwindles, and I feel like I have to muster up the energy to keep going. I'm aware of how different my time being in the Inquiry Cluster has been, how the time just flew, and how much I can't stop smiling."

    -- Robyn Seetal - Sustainability and Climate Change Consultant

  • "This is about learning how to be with others in a positive way, toward a coherent purpose. Sharing and implementing ACROSS a network of small groups is where this is most meaningful, not just under one. I can feel a tangible shift in myself... and how I interact in my day-to-day. I'm eager to see where this goes next."

    -- David Kish - Collaborative Ecosystems Advisor, Ecosystem Intent Tool Kit

  • "2nd Order thinking, decision-making, sense-making, learning and clarifying priorities - Powerful processes. Put that together with the ability to reach right into the depths of our individual and collective beingness and practicing consistency, and the results are astounding. Because it's not "out there", it's about being in the here and now, doing ‘your thing’ as part of a whole. It just proves that the most radical thing we can do is to bring good people together where the primary goal is authentic learning... "

    -- Parmjit Nahil - Community Curator, Activist

  • "Slow down, get to the centre - How getting in touch with the assumptions we're holding and peeling them back brings out something different. I have been drawing energy from those words and from the people who are showing up - when that happens, something stirs. I haven't been this excited and curious in years... "

    -- Marta Reis - Program Director & Board Member, Collaborative Innovation Institute

  • "This is compelling. The invitation to naturally and enjoyably re-sequence what we are learning, and applying each step week by week makes the difference. This is about getting comfortable with paradox, and authentic deep democracy at it's finest."

    -- Michael Shoeman - Innovator, Artist, Karmic Margin

… In participating as an Ally:

Human Learning Systems (HLS)

Centre for Public Impact [in strategic alliance with HLS]
about HLS: International Sensemaking Groups

“As part of our work to explore the mindsets, principles, and practices that undergird a Human Learning Systems (HLS) approach, WINfinity proposes to bring together people from across the world who are curious to explore and experience these elements, both asynchronously and interactively.”

“[WINfinity together with the Centre for Public Impact] are promoting and championing an infrastructure … that support Human Learning Systems (HLS), with the intention to lead by example through the championing of Sensemaking Groups.” (read more on their website)

HLS [through Centre for Public Impact]

“Trae, and her core backbone team, have the range of skills and life experience to support these pioneering individuals and organizations, to enter into curiosity, learn from exploring and discovering together and to enter into experiments with funders and governments of all scales from across the world.” (Entire Letter)

~ Toby Lowe, Visiting Professor of Public Management, Centre for Public Impact

Lankelly Chase Foundation [On Funding Human Learning Systems]

“The Lankelly Chase Foundation has invested in the development of the Human Learning Systems approach because we think it addresses some of the key challenges for social change. It provides an approach that works with how the world really is - complex, messy, relational, interconnected, uncertain, historical, contextual and with limits to our knowledge.  HLS allows us to let go of illusions of control and separation, so that we can focus on developing meaningful relationships and use learning as a way to adapt. 

“In terms of our own practices as a foundation, the return on investment is the paradigm shift that we are undergoing as an organization. Social learning brings to light issues of power and trauma, and these are helping us to let go of standardisation, measuring our impact, and notions of control.  We’re starting to instead embrace learning and building relationships to sit with the messiness.  Essentially we are in a much better place, and would not want to go back to the old way.” 

~ Habiba  Nabatu, Action Inquiry Manager, Lankelly Chase Foundation 

The Tudor Trust [On Funding Human Learning Systems]

“…We have participated as one of the case studies and have found that the rigour that this thinking brings combined with its humanity has had a very positive influence on the way our team goes about its grant making. We continue to learn and will be focusing next on our role as funder in creating the right environment for system change.” (Full Message)

~ Christopher Graves, Director, The Tudor Trust

EvoluteSix

[and the Fair Shares Commons]

“…[WINfinity] identifies with more insight and faster than most what transformation those who are in leadership need to start undergoing today, to be ready for the future when it arrives. … starting from where each one of us currently are in our own respective journeys. … to best be able to release what we think we know, and cut through issues to make things happen.” (Entire Letter)

~ Graham Boyd - Principle, Evolutesix