This large-ish question appeared on my radar this week. Thank you, Lori Schilling, for meeting with me Wednesday and your willingness to tell your story and have a delightful conversation with someone new. It was from our conversation that this question emerged for me. I also need to thank Doug Nathan for suggesting that I connect with Lori. Lori and I sat in a bakery … [Read More]
What do community, self-organizing groups, and individuals do for our planet?
Posted by lori on November 11, 2011 27 Responses »
Nov 112011
Should outputs be expected from self-organizing work groups or does that pressure discourage the organic growth of them?
Posted by lori on July 14, 2010 No Responses »
Jul 142010

You can expect amazing things from these groups, but what those things actually are, you can’t entirely know ahead of time. Think about a self-organizing group that you’ve seen somewhere: like several jazz musicians or rappers spontaneously improvising amazing music in the moment or a flash mob of people somewhat spontaneously performing a Michael Jackson or Lady Gaga song in a city park. You can expect to be surprised and wowed. Or you can expect nothing and still be surprised and wowed.

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