RT @dweinberger: My take on PR, @Edelman_Trust and Murdoch http://bit.ly/oqNczs @prwelsh # Left Baltimore early this morning. At 400am it was already 32 degrees C and humid. Hottest pre-dawn ever. # I'm not going to the Galaxy match to see Beckham…I'm going to see if the #whitecapsfc can beat them. Suspension=good news! go Caps! # Shocking. –> The Killing Of Bin Laden Worsened Americans' Views Of US Muslims http://zite.to/oeX0PY via @zite # Essential. RT @Braddo: A Compilation of work from John Holt – One of The Founders of the Home Education Movement http://j.mp/qmTMTd #
A great article about the way W.L. Gore organizes itself which is essential an open space organization. Leadership is everywhere and passion and responsibility dictate what gets done. “Gore also believes that leadership has to be earned. It embraces what it calls “natural leadership.” Leaders at Gore gains influence by developing a track record for getting things done, and excelling at team building. They have to be talent magnets. As one associate explained “We vote with our feet. If you call a meeting and no one shows up, you’re probably not a leader because no one is willing to follow …
Just dipping into Google+ a little more today. I’ve set up a few circles of friends, family and various professional and local communities of practice. Today I went a step further and set up a circle of “conspirators.” I intend to use this circle for posting process and facilitation design questions for clients and challenges I am currently working with and I invite you to do the same. One of the ways the social web has changed my business practice is that I rarely design projects without checking in with friends first. Usually I do this based on who is …
On the train to Seattle to drop my daughter off for Power of Hope camp and spend the night in town with Finn, father/son style. # Who has some good improv games to explore oppression and status in a social justice workshop? # 900pm on the train http://ow.ly/i/edam beside Puget Sound, rushing north to Vancouver. Seals and eagles and ravens o my! # Welcome Mustapha Jarju to #whitecapsfc 24 year old attacking midfielder. Fills a gap and builds for the future! # Rain. Long, slow, deep, cool, wintry rain. # Anyone up to join me at Camden Yards in Baltimore …
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