by lori | Jul 27, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts
Continuing from Sustaining a self-reflection practice in a chaotic world (1 of 2) … 7. What gets in the way of sustaining your practice? Most days, nothing. Some days, I do. On those days, I’ve learned to reach out to self-organizing group members until I’m back on... by lori | Jul 22, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Leadership, Learning
One of my self-organizing groups (Doug Nathan of conflictmatters plus Neil Baker of Neil Baker Coaching and Consulting plus me) is creating a proposal this week to speak at a national conference next spring. One hour into our first discussion, we decided to talk as a... by lori | Jul 7, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Learning, Sustaining
How many days each year are you angry? I’m not talking about clearly warranted in-the-moment anger—the kind that causes you to shriek out loudly to stop a young child from running out into busy traffic (followed by a mini lecture about the dangers of running into... by lori | Jun 22, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Learning, Successful Groups
Some of the things I learned this week thanks to my self-organizing groups: Chaos and order are both within us, and both ok. It’s in our nature to be chaotic, silly, ridiculous, and huge risk-takers. Within these groups, I can accept chaos as rewarding and even fun.... by lori | Jun 4, 2011 | Benefits, FAQ, Fostering, Fostering, Impacts, Learning, Successful Groups
I spend all my time working with and as self-organizing groups and reflecting on what we experience and learn together. Thanks to these groups, I live my life in a very good mood: to the point that, most days, it’s hard to wipe the smile off my face. I recently saw... by lori | May 20, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Learning, Recognizing, Successful Groups
This was my official schedule yesterday: Take a bus, then ferry, to Bainbridge Island to spend the bulk of the day brainstorming ideas with one of my own favorite self-organizing groups (my friend Doug and I, a forming consulting group) Have dinner with another...