From the Archives: Passion in Individualistic Cultures
Futurity.org – Autonomy sparks on-the-job passion. This article from 2011 caught my eye only late last year about Xiao-Ping Chen’s research at the University of Washington. It reflects on...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Reflections on the FbD Learning Series
Along time ago and in a place far far away, I supported an awesome network of folks at Floodplains by Design. When the pandemic hit we did a lot of the proverbial pivoting. Network work often entails a...
View ArticleBack when there was “social” in the software…
Alan Levine noted that he is just past his blogaversary and linked to a post of his from 2006 that I just love. It is a story of how he created an artifact from a presentation I gave at NorthernVoice...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Scientific Research, Openness and External Validation
My face split into a grin when I read Carl Zimmer’s article, Swine Flu Science: First Wiki, Then Publish in Discover Magazine. This collective mobilization, weaving together emergent scientific...
View ArticleStrategic Knotworking Across Projects
Using the Liberating Structure of Ecocycle Planning and Strategic Knotworking to support collaboration across projects and teams. Source
View ArticleBarry Overeem’s “Drawing Together” Insights
I know, four months with nary a post and this is just a quick visit. If you are a champion for visual practices, Liberating Structures and collective sense making, take a peek at Barry Overeem’s...
View ArticleWhat Nancy is Doing These Days
When people ask what I’m up to work-wise, I vaguely mention my “rewirement.” I’ve been in the process of redesigning my “working” life into a more consciously designed life flow. In other words, I’m...
View ArticleWhat are you doing with Hybrid events?
Hey friends, at least the seven of you who still read here – wink wink. I’m working on some writing about doing Liberating Structures online and one section which needs inspiration is a short section...
View ArticleGuest Post: Rewilding Strategy Knotworking
Introduction: I am happy to share the blog space with guest author Philip Clark along with Michelle Laurie sharing some of the learnings of our little CoP on strategy knotworking. You can read their...
View ArticlePerfection as Control
I was reading the spectacular, “When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice” by Terry Tempest Williams and this quote jumped out at me. “Perfection is a flaw disguised as control.” Terry...
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