Leadership for the future

Crisis causes innovation, renewal and change.

Deep change is almost always caused by crisis.

Gary Hamel

February 2011, 12:51pm an aftershock of 6.3 magnitude devastates Christchurch, a city already reeling from major earthquakes on September 4 (7.1) and December 26 (4.9) 2010. This latest quake destroys much of the Christchurch infrastructure, the central city is in ruins, there is loss of life, injury and homes crumbling.

Christchurch appears to be on its knees. Yet people rally. The council; the government; emergency services; overseas experts; the people of New Zealand; CANterbury and Christchurch, Otautahi pick up the pieces and start planning to repair and rebuild. Support floods in from around the globe and steadily the city stands. The landscape may have adjusted, but the work is undertaken tirelessly. Decisions are made, those in power locally and nationally direct the recovery.

It’s now that real leadership kicks in – not just the leadership of those in power, the leadership of the common people. Out of tragedy has grown a tight knit community of people who are dedicated to rebuild Christchurch in ways that will make the city strong. People from many walks of life work with others in their community, leading by example and believing in the future.

This page is dedicated to those leaders who will influence the rebuilding of our community. That is – all of US. What will the vision for Christchurch be? Below is the storify of the social media surrounding the ChCh Earthquake. As you read some of these tweets, blogs and facebook entries consider the role of leaders in growing the future. Out of the crisis…let the deep change begin….