Distributed Leadership: Implementing Collaborative Partnership Between Universities and Community Groups

Session Submission Type: Workshop

Short Description

Increasing complexity of society requires closer collaborations between universities and community groups. Coincidentally, new approaches to shared leadership are changing from LEADERship by a single person to leaderSHIP of many experts. Developed from empirical research in Australia, a Distributed Leadership Ecosystem has been designed that places emphasis on leaderSHIP as actions rather than positions. This workshop will explore how the approach can successfully re-conceptualize the relationship between universities and community groups as the actions of many in distributed partnerships. A series of hands on exercises will provide opportunities for workshop participants to learn how to use the Ecosystem for distributed leadership resource.

Sub Unit

• Leadership Education

Presenter

• Sandra Jones, RMIT University