Isivivane is a Zulu word that refers to a concept also found in a number of other African cultures. In Zulu, Isivivane literally means 'throw your stone upon the pile...' and refers to rocks arranged as piles and / or hub and spoke patterns....
Stones were used in the ancient world to mark places of spiritual, astronomical and historical significance. The modern world enlists the work of architects, artists and poorly paid workers for any notable public enterprise but in ancient times, it was expected of all ordinary people to contribute to great works. Any public enterprise needs the support and contribution of the ordinary person; hence the Zulu proverb “Ukuphosa itshe esivivaneni”…. To make a personal contribution to a great common task. Literally “to throw one’s stone on the pile (monument).”
This contribution is made in the spirit that everyone buys into and does their bit to create a motivating vision of the future. A key idea behind traditional Isivivane is that the arrangement of stones is contributed to by different people over time as a reminder. Therefore we can see Isivivane as a form of collectively performed memory.
Keywords : Knowledge Management (KM), Leadership, Culture, Change Management, Change, Transformation, Learning Organisation Systems Theory, Storytelling, Narrative, Organisational Storytelling, Narrative Therapy, Modeling, Meta-Modeling, Innovation, Ideation, Community Animation
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