Good riddance to this decade. I hadn’t meant to make a post about the past ten years, but a comment from my friend Doug Germann, who is a lawyer by the way, prompted me to write a response that became a little manifesto for action in this next ten years. Here is Doug’s comment: Chris– The opposite of love is fear; conversely, the opposite of fear is love. Chris, you have named it well. We are in a cycle of fear–an attack is made, we become fearful, hunker down, do something however ineffectual. We could somehow accept that there is …
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Dropped my spouse off at the water taxi this morning at 8am. She’ll get to the airport by 10 which hopefully will give her enough time to get through security for a 2:30 flight. But we’ll see. I’ve been reflecting a little on the airborne events of the last few days and reading lots of blogs that say that the Transportation Security Administration in the United States (and CATSA here in Canada) has it all wrong when it comes to their latest response to an attempt to blow up an airplane. The problem is that they are trapped in the …
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Tasty holiday treats: Meg Wheatley’s 10 ways to create healthy community change. Nice set of videos. Dave Pollard has moved his blog. Update your bookmarks! CBC News blogs the minute by minute development of the most productive thing to happen in Copenhagen last week: The Yes Men eviscerating our government’s shameful performance on the world stage. Metafilter has a nice little article with some great links on the Christmas Truce of 1914 Merry Christmas!
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Tasty morsels from the syndicated grapevines: Thomas Arthur shares a beautiful reflection on his place and time. Myriam Laberge with some excellent tips for improving information delivery in conferences. For best results combine it with an insanely good slideshow. Jordon Cooper has a nuanced take on big business and the environment. Also from Jordon, Life’s pictures of the year. Tom Atlee on Open Source Religion. Worldchanging reports on young people using Google Wave to negotiate what the adults should be doing at Cop15
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About to begin the three day Art of Hosting training here on the shores of Clayoquot Sound. THis rock was my offering of balance to the land and the sea.