Following the nine day grief period a new pope will be elected from eligible cardinals in Rome. The upcoming conclave reminded me of a video I produced for the previous conclave in 2013 as part of my consulting company Reiss Profile Canada.
The video introduced an innovative approach to the papal election process that…well, see for yourself…unfortunately my slight hope that for the next conclave we might have an eligible female candidate did not materialize…again, see for yourself…
In the inaugural issue of Creativity Matters, I had proposed a Model of Post-Contemporary Leadership, where leaders and followers demonstrate people and relationship focused attitudes, skills, and behaviours (Mengel 2020, p. 76). At the time, I did mean to leave the application of this model to other researchers who might follow in my footsteps after my retirement. Little did I know that during my final half-sabbatical (September 2022 – February 2023) and following my retirement (March 1, 2023) I did in fact follow my own recommendations. Much had changed resulting in two implementations of community design for the future. I have described the evolution and its results in: Mengel, T. (2025). From Concept to Implementation – Co-operative Community Design for the Future. In: Creativity Matters, Issue 3, April 2025, Atlantic Centre for Creativity Online Journal, p. 78-89.
