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Some thoughts on cultivating hopefullness in projects after reading some Brené Brown and watching the sound of music 1) there can be so much arrogance to project design, with too big too unrealistic outcomes sought. This arrogance inhibit hope and positive change
2) BIG unrealistic project outcomes risk foreclosing any deep thought on what is in the gift of a particular project to give, how a project contributes and works with a collective effort and
3) risks hugely disregarding the complexities of the world and of people and how entrenched shit is. By having projects with huge “world peace” outcomes, peaceful steps toward softer world building can’t be taken
4) a persistent and exhausting hopelessness comes to shape the project and hopeless projects aren’t wired to bring meaningful positive change
5) to cultivate hopefulness in projects or projects of and for hope, project designers and managers need to have radical humility so realistic and meaningful change is understood
6) there needs to be a generosity and curiosity of spirit so maps to achieve that change identify how a project contributes, disrupts or challenges complex entrenched systems - maps that show a project as part of a collective whole
7) and all this needs to be grounded in the learnt belief that the team can actually do it. People are supported, growth happens, failures and errors are learning points not shaming points and throughout that humble hopefullness is held on to.
