Patterns of Kinship
a framework for Kincentric Leadership
Patterns of Kinship is the mycelium of Kincentric Leadership's tools, resources and offer - a synthesis of our learning so far, inspired by countless others. It's a living framework of 8 principles and 35 capacities that we find essential for Kincentric Leadership. These start with three foundational principles about the world as we see it:
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Sacredness - Earth and the whole web of life are sacred and imbued with spirit
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Interdependence - Everything is interconnected. The only way to be alive, survive and thrive is together with the wider web of life.
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Animacy & Intelligence - The Earth and all life is intelligent, sentient, and able to communicate and act with purpose.
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From these flow four principles that concern the ethics and behaviour that flows from the realisation that all life is sacred, interdependent, and animate.
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Kinship - All life is kin and flourishes when we treat each other as such.
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Diversity & Cocreation - All life is cocreated. Greater diversity means greater collective intelligence, resilience and health.
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Justice & Equity - All life has inherent and equal value
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Belonging & Place - Life emerges from place.
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Finally, the last principle speaks to the times we are in, and the capacities needed to navigate deepening polycrisis
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Unravelling - We live in a time of endings and new beginnings, navigating loss and crisis, whilst simultaneously planting the seeds of change.
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Each of these principles is home to an open ended set of capacities to nurture. We have selected 4 - 5 that we feel as essential, but know there are many more - rooted in contexts, perspectives, teachings and paths different to ours. Consider them an invitation to start the journey.
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Patterns of Kinship Deck of Cards
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This Patterns of Kinship deck of cards makes the principles and capacities available in a flexible and colourful way. Use them to explore, facilitate workshops, reflect, and work with the principles and capacities in creative ways