History is made in little leaps and bounds. A treaty has been signed on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and this month it came into effect. Here is the story.
- Bright green moss http://post.ly/1qWRM #
- Bright green moss http://post.ly/1qWSj #
- http://t.co/rXMegnS caitlin's next workshop in The Work of Byron Katie Nebraska here she comes! #
- Who would like to help me with a volunteer #openspace assignment apr 29 in Vancouver? Great apprenticing opportunity esp. for harvesters. #
- http://whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/04/incredible-fans-make-difference-whitecaps-fc. Get out there and keep this support going! #WhitecapsFC #
- Above the snowline on Golden Ears http://flic.kr/p/9wfnLf #
- A clear and cold sprain morning with blue air and a bright sun rising over Black Mountain. Dawn chorus in full voice. #
- BC plate 916 EAS. guy in this car texting while driving across the Lions Gate bridge. #vancouverismoredabgerousthanyouthink #
- “@euan: Memo to self: bring a crash helmet next time I come to Hungary. Both taxi rides were buttock clenching.” helmet won't help w that! #
- Mount Baker at dawn http://flic.kr/p/9wRyJT #
- Quiet morning crossing to the continent. Sparse ferry, calm water and chatting with a friend while we look for dolphins. #
- http://yfrog.com/h4nb5fej breakfast on the road in North Van #
- Just wrapping up the sound check for Bowen Roots for Japan fundraiser. Great roots music to support shelterbox.com 730 tonight Cates Hill #
- So if you are in Bowen get over to Cates Hill Chapel! Juno award winning music, silent auction, raffle and live haiku! #
- http://yfrog.com/h74zebwj bob and Neal warming up for the benefit. #
- http://yfrog.com/h3k3krdj Lorne Warr on stage. Full house but come on down and we'll squeeze you in. Cates Hill Chapel on Bowen! #
- http://yfrog.com/h7xwlgej Leum take the stage exploring the intersection of haiku, Irish and Scottish dance music and improvised art. #
- Arty photo for an arty evening. #TiltShiftGen http://twitpic.com/4j0pn6 #
- http://yfrog.com/gzqdqwsj Keona. #Bowenisland roots for Japan. #
- Hearing incredible first hand stories of the devastation in Watari and Sendai at our benefit. #
- http://yfrog.com/h8lxzfcj still going strong. Thereafter playing now Sweet acoustic art/folk and we raised over $1000 for shelterbox.com #
- http://yfrog.com/h77u7isj Neil Hammond. #
- http://yfrog.com/hs9o8clj The evening draws to a close with Ron Sexsmith-coloured songs from Winston. #
- First night on the sleeping porch Ducks quaking all night on the bay. #matingseason #
- Running an amazing #openspace today connecting 60 Aboriginal people living with #HIV AIDS from around BC and Yukon & allies #positive #
- Ottawa tweeps! @Rezsuperstar has lost his life's possessions in a fire. Tweet him if you can help. Spare things, essentials, all is good. #
- Harvesting insights on s banner http://flic.kr/p/9u6ZeV #
- Metallic grey morning, damp cold and the constant rush of wind in the trees and water in the creeks. #
- Help make Deborah Frieze and Meg Wheatley's new book a bestseller: Walk Out, Walk On: http://t.co/AITZMQP #
- With the dawn, the rainrise. #
- The best callers for social change are those that live between systems, because they live in the spaces in which movement is possible. #
- Sun's out. No rain. Beautiful day to travel to town with the kids to see the #WhitecapsFC and sing our hearts out with the @southsiders. #
My friend Michelle Holliday has been devoting her life the past few years to understanding living systems and bringing her learning to organizational settings. She’s been with us at two Art of Hostings and has brought a wonderful group to both events. Here is her slideshare on her recent thinking and above is a TEDxTalk she gave in Montreal. I love the way she sees hosting practices as pathways for action as organizations move to living systems approaches.
The new issue of Fieldnotes is out from ALIA and within it, Art Kleiner muses about the metaphor of the body’s systems as a way of understanding information flow in organizations:
– The hierarchy is a circulatory system for messages of authority; specifically, for anything that can be expressed as a number. It is the means by which the organization seeks scale. It flows from and to the top: the CEO and then the shareholders or owners. It might be analogous to muscle coordination.
– The network conveys knowledge – in the form of gossip, guidance, information about opportunities, and anything else that people talk about easily. It is the means by which the organization develops its capabilities. It flows from and to a broad base of people throughout (and outside) the company. It might be analogous to neural networks.
– The market is the exchange of goods, services, and money within an organization and its value chain. It is the means by which the organization manages its workflow. It transmits anything that can be bought, sold, or traded, flowing ultimately to the customer. It might be analogous to the cardiovascular system.
– The clan is the family or community-like circulatory system, operating below the surface of every organization (and often subconsciously). It is the means by which a company’s culture is maintained, with a “core group” of its most important people at the center. The organization establishes its view of legitimacy through the clan. It might be analogous to the endocrine system.
Art will be among the faculty at the ALIA Summer Institute this year, where I’m also teaching again.