There is a lovely new translation of the Tao te Ching online, which I discovered thanks to the ever mercurial wood s lot. From the introduction to the Book of the Forest Path: I am trying to accomplish a couple of things in the translation that follows. First of all, I have a particular philosophical interpretation of Taoism, and I am trying to see how far it can be reflected in a translation. I think it is not compatible with the translations I’ve seen. Second, I’ve tried to make it plain and cool English. My objection to the existing …
I’ve been out of touch all last week, ensconced in a fascinating five day retreat with an organization that is working hard to make Open Space Technology a part of their basic operating system. We were working at a fishing lodge in Campbell River BC all week overlooking the Discovery Passage, which was filled with sea lions, eagles and a small pod of killer whales. I had very limited internet access, and it was actually a great gift to be unplugged during that whole time. There is lots to harvest from the trip, and several bits and pieces that …
The Cosmic Blueprint Anyone who has stood by a fast flowing stream cannot fail to have been struck by the endlessly shifting pattern of eddies and swirls. The turmoil of the torrent is revealed, on closer inspection, to be a maelstrom of organized activity as new fluid struct (tags: self-organization organization) Edge 206 The Art of Powerful Questions
Wise Democracy Victoria Wisdom Councils in Victoria, BC (tags: democracy dialogue) Servant of Chaos: Welcome to the Conversation Age An e-book in the making (tags: conversation) Mapping the Field: Arts-Based Community Development A fantastic article by Bill Cleveland (tags: arts community+development) Creekside: All in the family How BC’s public assets are being privatized by Enron (tags: business britishcolumbia enron privatisation) Links for Social entrepreneurs An extensive set of resources for the field (tags: social entrepreneur) The First Nations of the North West Coast- Coast Salish Connections to the environment, involvement in conservation The Northwest Coast is recognized as a land …
My friend Kathy Jourdain out in Halifax recently published a nice set of thoughts on inclusion prompted by an experience she had at a leadership network meeting: …we need to stop patting ourselves on the back about how inclusive we think we are being and begin to look at our own assumptions and beliefs and look into where the tension resides within each of us around this topic. When asked, how will we know we are being inclusive there were quite a range of responses. To me, it’s becoming very simple. We will know we are better at …