Overview
The aim
To show people how to embrace new ideas.
About the programme
In this programme from the locally produced Lessons from the wild series, a lioness, through the use of stunning wildlife footage, is used as the metaphor to explore the concept of innovation, allowing for new ideas and developing implementation techniques. The video tells a story of a young two-day-old lioness cub that was found by the Varty's and reared to adulthood.
The manner in which they did this challenged the conventions of human/animal interaction as well as the traditional wisdom of lion pride behaviour. The story includes spectacular footage of the interaction between Gill Varty and the young, adolescent and then fully-grown lioness, named Shingalana. Filmed at Londolozi, Mphumalanga and then in Zambia as they prepare for Shingalana's release, the drama unfolds when they introduce Shingalana into a local pride of lions. While the males appear to be friendly, the females adopt a very different set of behaviours - with disastrous consequences. This video demonstrates the metaphor of resistance to change; of how new ideas and new ways of doing things are often rejected simply because they are new.
Programme includes
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DVD (18 mins)
- Guide
- Workbook
- Powerpoint slides
Information
Learning Resources, Londolozi Productions, SPA Publications. Featuring Jon & Gill Varty. Release date: 2003
