About

We are currently living in a time of great change. At MacroScope Solutions, we believe that this presents an opportunity for great things to happen; where crisis can lead to health. With the skills and knowledge that we at MacroScope Solutions have acquired over many years, we can help bring vibrancy, health and effectiveness to communities, organisations and individuals. We provide services that allow people to look at the big picture ‘through the MacroScope’ in order to find holistic, sustainable, long-term solutions through participatory and creative means.

Ultimately we seek to help unlock the creative potential that lives at the heart of every individual, community and organisation in order that they may find their unique contribution to society as a whole; and to offer spaces where society as a whole can be re-imagined in order that each individual, organisation or community can find their right place in it.

 

The Directors

John Stubley, Ph.D., is a widely-published and acclaimed writer of poetry, prose, journalism and essays. He is the founder of the Centre for Social Poetry (socialpoetry.net) and a co-founder of occupythefuture.org and reperth.org. His creativity and expertise ranges from the written word to the designing and facilitation of social processes that make it possible for individuals, organisations and communities to find their truly ‘poetic’ contribution to the world.

John’s training includes, but is not limited to: BA (English) with Distinction; Broadcasting training, WAAPA@ECU; BA (English) Honours (First Class); Ph.D. (English); Cert. IV (Small Business Management); three-year certificate in ‘Social Poetry’; Lemniscate process training (Nicanor Perlas); Theory U process training (Otto Scharmer); Association for Social Development participation; Occupy Wall Street facilitators training (New York); courses at the School of Integral Art (Horst Kornberger); Contemplative Inquiry training (Arthur Zajonc); Deep Dialogue training (Orland Bishop) and much more.

His previous experience includes: Journalism, editing and communication work (Curtin University, PMH Foundation); many years publishing poetry, prose, fiction, essays and articles in numerous journals, newspapers, literary websites, blogs and e-newsletters around the world; three-and-a-half years working (together with Katie) in Europe and the USA doing facilitation work, team management, event hosting, community development work, education program planning and facilitation, copywriting, editing, project development, workshop design, social media and web development, youth mentoring and much more.

 

Katie Dobb, B.Ed., is passionate about working towards the health, well-being and effectiveness of organisations, communities and individuals. She is a co-founder of occupythefuture.org and reperth.org. Katie has been an educator, facilitator and social process designer for the last 10 years.

Katie’s training includes, but is not limited to: Bachelor of Education degree; CELTA (Teaching Adults English as a Second Language degree); Cert. IV (Small Business Management); three-year certificate in Societal Health and Community Building; Art of Hosting training (World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology, Circle Work, Pro-Action Café); Empowered Fundraising training (John Croft); Community Engagement training; Theory U training (Otto Scharmer); Social Presencing Theatre; Theatre of the Oppressed basic training; Lemniscate process training (Nicanor Perlas); Association for Social Development participation; Occupy Wall Street facilitators training (New York); Contemplative Inquiry training (Arthur Zajonc); Deep Dialogue training (Orland Bishop) and much more.

Her previous experience includes: Five years teaching adults English as a second language; three-and-a-half years working (together with John) in Europe and the USA doing facilitation work, team management, event hosting, community development work, education program planning and facilitation, copywriting, editing, project development, workshop design, social media and web development, youth mentoring and much more.

 

Profits

In the future, as we grow, MacroScope Solutions aims to donate 100% of its after-tax profits (beyond basic wages and business development costs) to cultural activities in Western Australia; particularly to initiatives and individuals actively working to develop their own and other’s creative capacities towards the positive transformation of society as a whole. (For examples of other companies operating in similar ways, see Newman’s Own and Doscows.) 

 

All photos on this website are from actual processes created or co-created by the directors of MacroScope Solutions. These photos have been crafted by Glen Howey; you can see more of his work at www.glenhowey.co.nz Portrait photos are by Rosa Henderson.