Reading this reminds me of an analogy I was playing with last year of what I called 'The Corporate Shaman' - I put some slides together but never showed the to the company I was working with for fear that the thinking was too left field for them.
I was thinking about the role of the shaman in so many cultures in pre-history in creating meaning and I suppose revealing the potential of the tribe. I saw the need of a 'Corporate Shaman' to similarly reveal individual and organisation potential and create the ecosystem for that potential to surface in impactful ways.
Some thoughts from the slides:
What does a Shaman do?
Philosopher
Healer
Storyteller
Guide
Psychologist
Community Builder
Meaning Maker
Visionary
Friend
Catharsis; Communitas; Ecstasis
Catharsis (Healing) - Becoming…
Nourishing the soul
Growing into who we are meant to be:
- listening for where we are needed
- addressing what stands in the way
- cultivating our courage to answer the call.
Tending our inner gifts, and sharing with others
What is my offering in this world?
Comunitas (Connection) - Belonging…
Nourishing our ecosystem
Connections
- to ourselves
- to others, and the wider community
- to meaningful values
- to nature
- to a secure and hopeful future
Appreciating wholeness and our ‘ interbeing’
Extasis (Inspiration) - Beyond…
Nourishing the hungry spirit
Cultivating curiosity
Transcending from where we are now while integrating where we’ve been
Striving
Creativity
Energy and ‘Good Vibrations’
I guess the corporate world isn't ready for these kinds of analogies, but what I find is that people on the ground, doing the day-to-day work, are often very interested in this kind of thinking and yearn for it.
The role you describe takes on many forms. When I started my consulting practice in 1995, I had been in ministerial roles for twenty years. That experience served me and my clients well. I described myself as the “intimate outsider.” I wrote about how this now functions. https://edbrenegar.substack.com/p/the-stranger-in-network-theory
Reading this reminds me of an analogy I was playing with last year of what I called 'The Corporate Shaman' - I put some slides together but never showed the to the company I was working with for fear that the thinking was too left field for them.
I was thinking about the role of the shaman in so many cultures in pre-history in creating meaning and I suppose revealing the potential of the tribe. I saw the need of a 'Corporate Shaman' to similarly reveal individual and organisation potential and create the ecosystem for that potential to surface in impactful ways.
Some thoughts from the slides:
What does a Shaman do?
Philosopher
Healer
Storyteller
Guide
Psychologist
Community Builder
Meaning Maker
Visionary
Friend
Catharsis; Communitas; Ecstasis
Catharsis (Healing) - Becoming…
Nourishing the soul
Growing into who we are meant to be:
- listening for where we are needed
- addressing what stands in the way
- cultivating our courage to answer the call.
Tending our inner gifts, and sharing with others
What is my offering in this world?
Comunitas (Connection) - Belonging…
Nourishing our ecosystem
Connections
- to ourselves
- to others, and the wider community
- to meaningful values
- to nature
- to a secure and hopeful future
Appreciating wholeness and our ‘ interbeing’
Extasis (Inspiration) - Beyond…
Nourishing the hungry spirit
Cultivating curiosity
Transcending from where we are now while integrating where we’ve been
Striving
Creativity
Energy and ‘Good Vibrations’
I guess the corporate world isn't ready for these kinds of analogies, but what I find is that people on the ground, doing the day-to-day work, are often very interested in this kind of thinking and yearn for it.
The role you describe takes on many forms. When I started my consulting practice in 1995, I had been in ministerial roles for twenty years. That experience served me and my clients well. I described myself as the “intimate outsider.” I wrote about how this now functions. https://edbrenegar.substack.com/p/the-stranger-in-network-theory