by lori | May 24, 2017 | Acceptance, Benefits, Essays, Grace, Imagination, Impacts, Learning, Letting Go, Play and Magic, Research, Self-organizing groups, Story, Successful Groups, Writing
My mentor and friend Bernie has been told by doctors that he has a year left to live. Thanks to Bernie, I’m now aware that I—like him—have a choice here. Each new day now, actually, I have this choice: will I choose Bitterness, Sweetness, or Bittersweetness as... by lori | Aug 14, 2013 | Benefits, Impacts, Letting Go, Self-organizing groups
Bas did a really brave thing this week. And given that he is so beautifully Dutch–reserved and humble and whatever the opposite of self-centered is—he would never toot his own horn about this. But I’m an American, dammit. My friend deserves a bit of frickin’... by lori | Jan 9, 2013 | Benefits, Impacts, Recognizing, Self-organizing groups, Story, Successful Groups
Reading a human mind across great distances is easy for some. I have friends who do it all the time. As near as I can tell, we need just three things to do it: dear friends, silliness, and our true self. Pain also works, but I recommend silliness over pain when you... by lori | Jun 20, 2012 | Benefits, Benefits, Community, Impacts, Impacts, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups, Story, Sustaining
Community member Emergent by design asked this question today. Love her. Love the question too. I began writing a comment and found that my comment just kept getting longer and longer until I thought to myself “It would be rude to add a comment this long to a... by lori | May 30, 2012 | Benefits, Fostering, Impacts, Recognizing, Recommended Reading, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups, Story, Sustaining
Bas and I spent the past 7 months playing/working to create a storybook together. And it’s now finished! Woo hoo! Read it for free here: Different Work: Moving from I Should to I Love My Work Optimized for the iPad, the book at the link above also works on smart... by lori | Apr 30, 2012 | Benefits, Benefits, Community, Self-organizing groups
As of this May, I’ve spent 9 years working, living, and learning as self-organizing groups and community. What I noticed most this week is the astonishing courage demonstrated by individuals who have spent prolonged time within these human collectives: courage...