Nightingales

The South-Limburg area in the South of the Netherlands needs revitalization as the population is ageing and young people move to other parts of the Netherlands.

A scenario-exercise in 2009 showed that completely different futures are possible. And it uncovered the fact these futures are dependent on the coherent action of all leaders in the socio-economic system.

Perspectivity was asked to help turn these insights into concrete plans and with the HIT-foundation co-created the Nightingales Dialogues.

These dialogues took the shape of a Future Search and so early November 2011, a diverse group of fifty-two leaders gathered for a two-and-a-halfday Future Search on the socio-economic development of the Southern Limburg Region.

Result: Seven inspired missions for 2020, backed up with concrete actions. Plus the energy, inspiration and connections for making them happen.

Want to know more? Read this inspiring .pdf file.

More information about the Nightingales can be found on the website of the HIT-foundation.