by lori | May 1, 2020 | Acceptance, Essays, Getting Lost, Grief and Loss, Imagination, Impacts, Leadership, Learning, Learning as, Love, Play into Work, Research, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups, Story, Strength in Real Life, Unapologetically Odd, Wayfinding, Wonder
So many articles are circulating right now about how exhausted and drained people feel after Zoom meetings. I get that. Back in my corporate and academic days, that used to happen to me during Skype meetings and conference calls all the time. I’d often sign off... by lori | Jul 28, 2015 | Flash, Found-Object, Impacts, Poetry, Work
Flash poetry (created and shared online in <10 minutes) inspired by an amazingly prolific and resilient researcher friend. I turned a research abstract into a poem on the fly for him. That’s me apparently: nerdy poems on the fly, no waiting. Isn’t life... by lori | Feb 26, 2013 | Play and Magic
Before I begin, Batman wanted me to tell you quick that he has a new girlfriend. Housemate Narisa named her Sock Monquette. Batman fell for her hard the moment he saw her. I made her at a sock monkey making party last week, hosted here by Tabitha, who, I learned, is... by lori | Jan 3, 2013 | Love, Poetry
We sleep on the floor in the living room with you When you can no longer use The stairs up to bed We hold your head and feed you When the disease spins lies to your brain Saying that eating is a bad idea We stop time together Putting the world on... by lori | Aug 18, 2012 | Learning, Recognizing, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups
We were recently story wrangling at Haulin’ Colin’s here in Seattle. Read his story here. The following text is from the post-interview hang out/beer drinking/storytelling session. As Colin and I finished talking, his friend Brad joined us, as did my...