Harvesting things from the RSS fields: Rob Paterson begins a series on The Natural Organization which uses a model of systemic change that is very similar to the one we are using with the Berkana Institute in Art of Hosting learning events. Geoff Brown‘s new blog design looks great, and his link to Kaki King is a bonus. Euan Semple finds a film that describes what it’s like sometimes to be a consultant. Time on how twitter can be used in conference settings.
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Really interesting gig this week. Steven Wright and I are working together here in Vancouver at an international conference on restorative practices, the kinds of things that people do to bring relationship and community to the justice, education and community systems that more often than not drive us apart. There are some real heros here and leaders in the field including Howard Zehr, one of the founders of the restorative justice movement, and many leading practitioners from around the world. The conference itself is a pretty standard set up with plenary discussions dotting a schedule of concurrent sessions. …
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Inspired by spending a bit of time with Keith Webb this past week at ALIA West, I’ve been looking deeply at the patterns of the natural world for teachings and illumination on questions that I’m working with. Wlakiong through a forest with Keith is a revelation, as Susan Szpakowski points out in this blog post from ALIA West. He helps you to see patterns that are instantly recognizable but which you may never have noticed before, even for someone who knows his way around the woods a little. This week, along with Tennson Woolf and Esther Matte, I’m running …
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Well, among other places, hosting and teaching at ALIA West this past week, and on my way to Cornwall Ontario this week to work with Tenneson Woolf and Esther Matte and a team at the Canadian Labour Congress as we explore the Art of Hosting Conversations with folks from many different unions. In transit I have stumbled on some great links this week, so here’s what I am reading: Dave Snowdon has an important post on measuring impact rather than outcomes. Drawball is worth a look for the way it takes chaos to community with art. Myriam Laberge on helpful …
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Back to a regular diet of RSS goodness: Rob Paterson posts a great find on love and optimism