The Henley Forum 21st Annual Conference: Becoming Agile – An International Festival of Learning

We know that Henley Forum members and guests look forward to our Annual Conference each year. And this year was rather special.

An international festival of learning

We were delighted to be able to welcome speakers and participants from more countries than ever before. We began our journey in Africa, before flying to the US, stopping in at the UK, hopping over to Australia, and pausing in Scandinavia – and all without any sign of jet lag. We welcomed participants from Africa, America, Asia and from across Europe. Thank you everyone for helping us to create an international festival of learning.

Active learning, not passive listening

Our wonderful speakers, facilitators, hosts and conference guests all did a great job in ensuring that the conference experience provided a rich space for learning. Thank you everyone!

A few emerging insights

#MagnificentMonday

Agility is like a dance – it needs movement and partnership with others
Cultural context matters – we must get the language right with each group
Think big, start small and LEARN FAST

#TremendousTuesday

Bridging the gap – what matters is creating the connections between different communities
Applying foresight in people-centric ways helps change to be future fit
Agile methodology is NOT a silver bullet. Agile is a mindset not a process
Leadership agility in a dynamic world all starts with learning
Trust is essential. Be more Viking!

#WonderfulWednesday

If you want to go fast, slow down, and make space for learning
Sustaining knowledge management for the long-haul means maintaining momentum
Mapping energy creates a dynamic heat map - a tool to anticipate change fatigue
Energy – make the environment liberating so people can thrive

#TremendousThursday

Agility challenges everything about what it means to run an organisation
Thinking deeper and longer enables agility. Connection, consolidation, sensemaking
Resilience is an essential partner for agility. We must be resiliently agile.

In case you missed it

Catch up or revisit some of the highlights via this @HenleyForum Twitter summary: https://twitter.com/HenleyForum/status/1389642411119362049
Links to all the sessions are on The Henley Forum members website. You can revisit anything you found especially valuable. And you can share it with colleagues in your organisation.

We’d love you to join us for future events, please email henleyforum@henley.ac.uk for more information.