Louise van Rhyn

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Louise van Rhyn

Citizen engagement, Organisational change, Dinokeng scenarios, Employee engagement

Louise is valued for her work with many of the world’s leading organizations, helping them to embrace change in extraordinary ways. Her sessions have profound results as they are uniquely designed to ignite energy, engagement and leadership, in the individual and the organization.

With a Doctoral degree in organizational change and over twenty years of experience. Louise contributes to evolve herself. In addition to consulting, lecturing and facilitating large group learning & organisational development processes Louise is a part of an international network that includes the avant garde of leadership and thought exploration.

Louise considers herself privileged to have worked with a diverse spectrum of local and global organizations, across all sectors. She has worked extensively in South Africa, the UK, USA, Australia, Singapore and throughout Europe. Her appreciation and understanding of different cultures and organizations are among the strengths she brings to her work.

Dinokeng key-note and workshop

The Dinokeng scenario process developed 3 possible futures for South Africa: Walk Apart, Walk Behind& Walk Together. In this workshop / keynote delegates are challenged to consider the implications of these 3 alternative futures and are called to active citizenship.

Speakers Delivery Style

Louise brings passion, energy & commitment and an in-depth understanding of the topic. She has dedicated the next 10 years of her life to doing what she can to make the “Walk Together” scenario a reality in South Africa. She also brings an in-depth understanding of how social change happens and have been involved in many large scale change projects around the world.

In August 2009 Louise established ACT4SA (Active Citizens Together for South Africa) – a network of citizens who are committed to making the Walk Together scenario work. Through this network, she has been exploring different ways to bring government, business and civil society together to tackle the significant social challenges that we face in this country.

Why the audience should listen to this topics

South Africa country is at a cross-roads. The three possible futures identified by the Dinokeng scenario team shows the implications of the Walk Behind and Walk Apart scenarios. This is not what any of us have in mind for our country. If we want to have a future in this country, we have no option but to “walk together” (as government, business and civil society)

What the speeches will address

It is an inspirational call to active citizenship and action with very specific examples of what citizens can do to help create an alternative future for our country.

What participants will learn

AliqThey will learn about the 3 scenarios and how that could play out for us in South Africa. They will learn what ‘active citizenship’ means and will get an opportunity to decide what they want to do in response to these scenarios.

What the audience will take home

They will leave with a commitment to get actively involved in the social challenges of our country, rather than continue to wait for someone else to deal with this. They will also have gained practical ideas of what they can do and how they can get involved.

Benefits for the individual

-New knowledge
-New discoveries about South Africa and about the other people in their organisations
-New insights about social change and how this happens

Benefits for the organisation

-Employees interested to get actively engaged in community building / tackling social issues in South Africa
-A renewed commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and a move from the cheque book – donor relationship to active engagement

Topics

Dinokeng Scenarios
Organisational Change
Citizen Engagement
Employee Engagement

Speaks

English

Publications

42 Rules of Creating We

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