Some morsels:
- Bernie DeKoven explains that fun and funny are different beasts. (And see his pointless games page for more!)
- Think Global School is the new gig for my friend Brad Ovenell-Carter. The world’s first global trabelling high school.
Feasting on the weeks feed:
- Jordon Cooper on losing his religion and re-discovering community.
- Geoff Brown finds a great video showing how improv exercises improve communication
Sporadic eating from the road:
- Andrew Rixon teams up with cartoonist Simon Kneebone to map living systems.
- Tanya Davis instructs us on how to be alone.
- Dan Oestreich on four kinds of power that leaders claim.
- Ellen Clegg and Bonnie DeVarco’s Shape of Thought
Please consider joining us on Bowen Island, BC, Canada for an Art of Hosting learning retreat, October 3-6, 2010. On the hosting team will be Teresa Posakony, Caitlin Frost and Tenneson Woolf, me. Pass along to your networks or to anyone you know interested in this opportunity.
As well as working with and learning about participatory process, living systems, and chaordic design, in this Art of Hosting retreat we will be working extensively with harvesting, with change models currently being developed by the Berkana Institute, with Byron Katie’s inquiry work, with improv theatre exercises and probably some Warrior of the Heart as well. There will also be juggling practice and musical evenings as well as great food and magnificent views from the top of an 800 foot mountain overlooking the Salish Sea. Lots of inquiry and embodiment to support the personal practices of hosting, held at Rivendell a retreat centre that emphasizes reflection and contemplation.
And he’s right.
If you’re in London UK, you might want to think about this free evening offering on September 6 with Johnnie and friends: We can’t go on meeting like this.
This emerges from my experience of all sorts of events of late. I think there may be a gap in the market for something that allows us to meet in ways that are more satisfying. The focus is on connecting with others in engaging ways – without resorting to formats of expert speakers or simply pouring drinks, putting on music and hoping for the best.
I’d go. Heck, maybe I’ll offer a local one.