SF and the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of Indigenous Peoples
Case Study
Sep 5, 2024
Abstract
The head of a charity wanted to facilitate a Symposium in a way that would challenge conventional thinking and enrich the debate on the topic of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of indigenous peoples. She wanted to ensure that “it would be different to conventional symposia, that it would be a closed and informal environment, that it encouraged dialogue, built relationships and had maximum benefit.” Facilitating a workshop on this contentious issue in a problem focused way can lead to disagreement, hostility and broken relationships. This article illustrates step by step how we used an SF Approach to facilitate the Symposium. It explains the issues that arose, how we dealt with those issues and the successful impact the Symposium has had on the charity
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John Brooker
Co-President
SFiO Reviewed Practitioner
Editor of Interaction
Chapter Head
SFiO Contributor
John has over thirty years experience of leading people to collaborate effectively. He gained his leadership experience as a Senior Vice President in Visa International, working on international projects. Since 2004 he has used his leadership and Solution Focus expertise to enable people in multinational and national organisations to collaborate effectively. He is Co-President of Solution Focus in Organisations, an SFiO Reviewed Practitioner and has an MBA from The Open University in the UK.