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Applying indigenous wisdom to systemic challenges

November 15, 2010 By Uncategorized No Comments

Just announced the summer programs at the ALIA Leadership Institute in Columbus, Ohio this summer.  I’m thrilled to be back on the faculty at the Institute teaching with Luana Busby-Neff from Hawaii, Pawa Haiyupis from Ahousaht and Tim Merry from Nova Scotia.  We’ll be continuing our collective inquiry about applying indigenous world views to systemic challenges together. We;ll be drawing heavily on the work of the Berkana Institute,  the Art of Hosting community of practice and traditional perspectives including Malama Ole from Hawaii and Tsawalk from Nuuchanulth.

Please consider joining us…richness will abound.

The week’s tweets

November 14, 2010 By Notes No Comments

  • A beautiful sunny day for my son's 10th birthday. #
  • Deer everywhere http://post.ly/1AX99 #
  • Snow on the mountains last night buy clear dawn this morning. http://yfrog.com/gq9jlj #
  • Arrived by the shores of the Mississippi in central Minnesota. It's a surprisingly warm night. #
  • http://yfrog.com/c8xqwxj sunset on the Mississippi River at Monticello MN. A balmy early Nov evening with a river swollen by fall rain. #
  • First real snow on the mountains http://post.ly/1BOVm #
  • Crisp morning on the Minnesota plains. Frost last night but warm sun again today. #
  • No matter what happens, the sun arises every dawn. No matter how still you are thoughts arise in your mind. Just watch both. #
  • What I've been up to this week, as seen through my iPhone: http://youtu.be/iXKLIzwE_fA #
  • Visiting the graves of my ancestors in Feversham Ontario with my mom on a warm November afternoon. http://yfrog.com/0327328302j #

A Bountiful Harvest

November 9, 2010 By Art of Harvesting, Art of Hosting One Comment

From our recent Art of Hosting on the banks of the Ottawa River, in Arnprior Ontario.

Stopping

November 9, 2010 By Being One Comment

Lovely quote from David Kundtz:

Stopping is doing nothing, as much as possible, for a definite period of time.

Many more great quotes at  Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going.

The week’s tweets

November 7, 2010 By Notes No Comments

  • The gales of November come lashing. #
  • Lovely train ride down to Seattle, working with my friend Teresa and following the midterm election carnage. #
  • #openspace today w/ top researchers and policy people on adverse childhood experiences with an eye to making big policy changes in WA state. #
  • Working at Cederbrook Lodge near SeaTac airport. Lovely space, free wifi, all the tools for a good #openspace http://bit.ly/cSeIdZ #
  • Did you see the moon this morning? A thin shaving, old month fading, dying into a brilliant autumn sunrise. #
  • At a Casey Foundation conference in Seattle on applying science to early childhood development. Speeches this am, #WorldCafe this pm. #
  • "People come to the USA for great medical treatment, but not 4 health promotion. They get less healthy when they come here." Dr. J Shonkoff #
  • "Silos aren't breaking down. But if we all work in community from the same information sources we can change things." Dr. Rob Anda #
  • The Still Face Experiment: http://youtu.be/apzXGEbZht0 "Our Society is 'the still face' responding to kids in need." – Jennifer Rodriguez #
  • More about Jennifer Rodriguez: http://bit.ly/b3TW2N #
  • Incredible video of this years Fraser River sockeye fishery: http://bit.ly/cOLM9m #
  • Rainbows over Howe Sound http://yfrog.com/n3nu4rj #
  • Cool air, wood smoke, still morning, eagle calling. http://yfrog.com/j49amrj #