Now at least the moon is full, and I walk alone, which is best by night, if not by day always. Your companion must sympathize with the present mood. The conversation must be located where the walkers are, and vary exactly with the scene and events and the contour of the ground. Farewell to those who will talk of nature unnaturally, whose presence is an interruption. I know but one with whom I can walk. I might as well be sitting in a bar-room with them as walk and talk with most. We are never side by side in our …
Hi folks: I’m getting myself prepared for OSonOS and, like every learning journey, I am preparing a couple of questions for myself. I’m specifically interested in these two issues at the moment: How can we move work from an Open Space event back into the organization’s “business as usual” setting while maintaining the spirit and invitation to transform that OST offers? I’m thinking here specifically of strategy work and an integral approach to strategy. I’m learning about Spiral Dynamics at the moment, and have used Ken Wilber’s integral thinking as a map for my work for years now. So this …
Rob Paterson points to a great article on the amazing evolution of the Wikipedia page on the London bombings. It’s a fascinating example of real time collaboration on design, content and truth.
Nanaimo, BC The pedigree of honey Does not concern the bee; A clover, any time, to him Is aristocracy. — Emily Dickinson For the past little while I have been engaging in a practice I’ve called “making do.” I can’t remember where I stumbled upon this idea, but it has deepend and grown in me as a response to materialist impulses. Materialism and the acquistion of stuff infects so much of our lives, and goes way beyond simply acquiring material goods. We accumulate all kinds of other things too: practices, tools, ideas, paths, teachings. Sometimes, when we are most lost …