I liked this thought, tweeted by EskoKilpi:
Poorly connected organizations always end up with simple dynamics and repetitive patterns. Highly interconnected organizations may exhibit patterns that can be described mathematically as edge of chaos dynamics.
I think this is why some people react with anxiety to the early stages of processes like Open Space: it doesn’t play out the simple patterns of the conventional hierarchy.
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Letting go in order to get in flow…
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
Piers Young spots an interesting article in Wired: Roads Gone Wild. Here’s some of Piers’ summary… The trouble with traffic engineers is that when there’s a problem with a road
Tom Guariello reflects on his first year of blogging. It’s been a tremendous learning experience mostly about myself.
You may have spotted the gratuitous Monty Python references in this blog lately as I spent part of the Easter weekend watching Holy Grail / Life of Brian / Meaning
Nice observation by Nick Wreden: H Gordon Selfridge the founder of Selfridges one of the best-known department stores in UK, first penned the well-known slogan, “the customer is always right.”
