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BREAKING THROUGH FIRST ON TECHNICAL, THEN HUMAN ISSUES A chemical company was hampered by unreasonable union rules, which prevented managers, and supervisors even from effectively communicating with operators. Sabotage of the production line was a common occurrence. The factory had never worked at its rated capacity. Working conditions were bad, but no one was willing to do anything about them. A new Factory Manager took over, asking ICA to work with him over a period of time. The first planning program included representatives from top to bottom and was able to get good participation even from operators from the factory floor. Supervisors who were actually blocking progress divided themselves into two groups, one including those who wanted to improve the situation and one group, the members of which were exposed as blocking factors. The latter group subsequently transferred out as they saw they could no longer maintain their power by holding back progress. The factory is now very close to full capacity with control over operating parameters and in turning to more focused human development is finding that young supervisors are excited to take on more responsibility. Senior supervisors are now facilitating programs with increasing skill. Mentoring with the two top managers is resulting in a new openness in the #2 person, a change necessary if he is to go farther in the company. Cooperating in this small plant which is part of a larger complex is an embarrassment to a very powerful union leader who sees this cooperation as a threat to his power base, but he has not been able to hold back the cooperation necessary for the future viability of the plant. ICA Taiwan

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Over 40 interns from around the US canvassed, documented and started inviting organizations to come to  the Share Fair, or Phase II. Ten of the forty students provided leadership throughout the summer staying on  for 10 weeks or longer, while most other student interns stayed on for 7 or 3 weeks.
The September 15th ‘Sharing Approaches that Work’ Share Fair aimed to showcase and mobilize the  sustainability work of organizations, initiatives, and individuals from each of the 77 communities. The event  provided participants an opportunity to share knowledge, highlight best practices on emerging trends  relating to urban sustainability, and learn about resources available to them.  The experiences, connections  and conversations that took place at the Share Fair are giving shape to Phase III of accelerate77
The ‘Sharing Approaches That Work’ Conference took place from 10am to 4pm on September 15, 2012 at  Truman College. Community level initiatives were then given the opportunity to share their work with attendees and conduct candid conversations with other member of Chicago’s sustainability community. The  event was organized to emphasize and highlight the sustainable work happening at the community level. In  addition to the main floor showcasing community level initiatives, a total of twenty- one ’connection seminars’ presented in break out rooms throughout the day. The citywide organizations presented on resources available within eight different categories: Food/Space, Transportation, Energy, Building Efficiency,  Community Organizing, Green Economy, Community Resources and Chicago Innovators.
Over 100  community organizations tabled and  shared information and approaches that work.
Over 400  attended the Share Fair itself and over 150  people attended connection seminars.
Over 10 city wide initiatives tabled.
21  presenters shared resources at the connection  seminars.
62  of Chicago’s 77 community areas were represented at the Share Fair. We are in the process of coordinating with organizations across the city to determine the structure of these programs so that they best meet the needs and visions of the communities they will serve.