An innovative project designed in post-earthquake Christchurch to support and grow communities and leadership

1. Thriving incubators of leadership in communities
The LinC Project

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5. Emerging innovation and learning

6. How can we be sure that in 5 years, we can be
even more proud of our vibrant, diverse and
resilient communities across wider Canterbury?
(as opposed to “Do you remember how fantastic
our communities used to be in 2013?”)
Reflection 1: Determined collaboration
around a compelling purpose ignites
possibilities

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people thrive in communities
who thrive with leadership
who thrive with support

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Reflection 2: Co-creation and co-design
enables both innovation and ownership

10. Leadership Lab has gathered a diverse network of local, experienced and trusted people to support the
development and delivery process and subsequently spread this approach across the community
Tim Pidsley Chris Mene Anna Russell Chris Jansen Billy O’Steen Peter Cammock
Margaret Jeffries Jason Pemberton Tammi Martin Jolie Wills Sooze Harris Tessa Dodge
Coralie Winn Ryan Reynolds Anake Goodall Stan Tawa Jane Higgins Ria Schroder
LinC Facilitation and Evaluation team

11. Reflection 3: Focus on growing networks of
leadership rather than individuals

12. Design Principles
Principle One: Embed learning in real contexts
Principle Two: Transfer greater development ownership to
the participant
Principle Three: Create a learning community to maximise
peer interaction and collaborative learning
Principle Four: Leverage diversity to create cross-
pollination of learning and collaboration
Principle Five: Focus on tangible action
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13. Optimism and creativity
Sustainability
Value
Growth
Authentic relationships
Collective impact
Diversity
Generosity
Reflection 4: Seeing, feeling, expressing and
experiencing is more important than words

14. Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Cohort 3
LSG
LinC
Facilitation
and
evaluation
team
Funders
Reflection 5: Ripple effects are influential

15. 1. Determined collaboration around a compelling
purpose ignites possibilities
2. Co-creation and co-design enables both
innovation and ownership
3. Focus on growing networks of leadership rather
than individuals
4. Seeing, feeling, expressing and experiencing is
more important than words
5. Ripple effects are influential
Emerging innovation and learning

16. www.lincproject.org.nz
www.leadershiplab.co.nz