Who we are
Campfire Co-op exists to fulfil our purpose, nourish our members, the communities we are a part of, and the planet. We are committed to our purpose as Guides for a new future.
Our work is rooted in the practice of the Art of Hosting (participatory leadership), Groundwork (powerful collaboration) and horizontal leadership, and the principles that are embedded in these ways of working.
We operate from a living systems worldview - with an assumption that groups of humans together are complex adaptive systems, and can thrive in the right conditions. We use appropriate responses to different challenges.
What we do
Our approach is based on what we know to deliver meaningful results. This includes: nurturing relationships; responding to powerful and clear invitation; modelling our own practices; generously building capacity wherever we go; taking a whole systems view; paying attention to harvest and feedback loops; using curious ways to engage, and preparing well so we can adapt to change mid course.
We honour all of our teachers and mentors, stewards and fellow practitioners also doing this work in Australia and around the world, in many contexts.
We acknowledge that much of the patterns and practices our work comes from the natural world, the wisdom traditions and Indigenous knowledge. We are committed to remembering these ways of being, and honouring our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders for holding this wisdom and passing it through many generations.
Our work
In practice
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In practice
Head office:
- Queensland
Service location(s):
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Outside Australia
Type(s) of actor:
- Social Enterprises
- Capability builders
Area(s) of activity:
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