Recently discovered linkage from the organization world: Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship-SAGE-is an international network that links secondary school student organizations to mentors from local universities and businesses. Its purpose is to advance global entrepreneurship in an ethical and socially-responsible manner. Can someone work with a good leader in a toxic organization? Yes, and Chris Baily has some ideas on how. New reads: 37 days and Co-emergence. The Sacred World Foundation is marrying technology and traditional cultures. Twenty-eight design aphorisms, which work for designing group process too. David Wilcox continues his inquiry into why participation isn’t working with …
Just clicking around to some of the sites of musical friends, and I found a great mp3 from Dyad, a Vancouver band that at one time contained my old fiddle partner Steph Custer. Dyad explore Appalacian music like no one else. They are immersed in it and they completely understand the aesthetic. Check out this track, and then buy their album, “Who’s been there since I’ve been gone?” mp3: Dyad – Going Across the Mountain
My pal Wendy Farmer-O’Neil and I are offering a three-day OST practice and training workshop on Vancouver Island November 15-17, 2005. If you would like more information about this offering, check out the invitation. I’m pretty excited about this new iteration of the practice workshop. It builds on a year or so of much deeper thinking about the practices that support the facilitation of Open Space (and so many other dialogic group methods). Those of you that have been following the evolution of my learning here on Open Space practices will recognize the structure and the content of what we …
The National Congress of American Indians has a press release out detailing the damage to tribal communities in the hurricane zone and appealing for help.
Me: You should read this Tracy Gary article. My partner Caitlin: Email it to me… Me: Sure – but you should just read my blog. Caitlin: I don’t have time to be your wife AND read your blog. [silence] Me: I’m going to blog that.