Wylderne Ltd will shortly be hosting workshops on the principles of Doughnut Economics for businesses, this is an exciting initiative encouraging new thinking in the Forest of Dean. Wylderne also intends to buy The Wilderness Centre (hosts of our recent stakeholder meeting) and put it back into the hands of the community with the support of a Share Membership Scheme. This will safeguard the site to be enjoyed and learnt from for future generations. They are now accepting pledges of support in advance of the formal launch of the share offer. Supporters can pledge any sum from £5 to £100,000, find out more here.
Could the design of your business unleash an even bigger contribution to a positive future for the Forest and its communities?
Wylderne Ltd, based at the Wilderness Centre are offering three taster sessions to get you to ask yourself some useful questions about how your business is designed. The questions come from Doughnut Economics (a tool the Council is using for its decision-making) but designed specifically for business. The Doughnut asks the following questions, and offers several case studies:
- Is our purpose linked to the long term thriving of our place, economically, socially and environmentally?
- Are our stakeholder relationships, and the networks we’re part of, building the capacity to make such a contribution?
- Does our governance serve our purpose?
- If we want more of the wealth we create to remain in the local community, are there creative ‘ownership’ models that enable this?
- Do our rules and goals around finance help, or do they sometimes get in the way?
Paul and Simon at Wylderne (@ The Wilderness Centre, Mitcheldean) are registered to deliver this tool. Do see if you can attend one of three free-of-charge taster sessions:
March 19th am; March 26th pm; March 27th am
AM session 9:30-12:30
PM session 13:30-16:30
Here are just a few questions Paul and Simon are offering to get you thinking in advance:
- How would you describe briefly what you value about the Forest of Dean?
- What if those qualities were fully alive and clear to everyone, what would you notice that was different?
- What value would the Forest be bringing to the wider county, even the wider UK?
Please indicate your interest by sending an email to Paul paulpivcevic@gmail.com