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Have you experienced the pain and joy of starting a collective endeavour? We know about the strengths that lie in gathering around a shared purpose, and the challenges in coordinating collective action without traditional hierarchies. In this free workshop you will hear stories and insights from two organisations deeply rooted in principles of self-organisation and collaboration: Unity Effect and Greaterthan. Is there a deeper reason for certain conflicts that arise around the topics of hierarchy, power, responsibility and innovative practices when a group of people starts forming around a certain intention? What do we need to pay attention to in order to create thriving, deeply collaborative and powerful organisations? In this workshop we want to introduce you to the concept of Source, based on the work by Peter Koenig: Every human initiative has its origin in the action of a person who takes a risk. This person has a special position in the initiative and is the source (or source person) of the initiative. This creates a (temporal) order depending on the actions of the respective person. Through these initial actions the source generates a creative field that attracts other people, which can become specific sources inside this initiative and contribute to its unfolding and success. The idea of source therefore attributes a special role, a certain power and responsibility, to people that have the role of sources. Yet this idea is even more powerful if we look at it as an empowerment for everyone: Every person has the opportunity within themselves to become a source and thus to discover the full creative potential within themselves and express it in different forms.