by lori | May 27, 2011 | Leadership, Learning, Successful Groups
Hey Doug, thanks for asking me to get more clear on this subject! I’ve only recently started thinking about this idea, which is why I am fuzzy speaking about it. What I believe I see so far has to do with perceived location of the self. That is, in the moments in... by lori | Apr 22, 2011 | Fostering, Fostering
Last week I spoke to three groups at the International Society for Performance Improvement annual conference about how to rapidly foster self-organizing work groups. First attendees identified their own self-organizing groups by writing down the names of people and... by lori | Apr 7, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Learning, Recognizing
If a visitor from another galaxy landed on planet earth today—watched our news programs to learn about us and conducted an objective examination of the overall health of human institutions and state of our oceans, air, and planet from the outside—what would they say... by lori | Mar 1, 2011 | FAQ, Successful Groups
This week, as I rattled excitedly on about the groups I’m studying right now (as I always do—I recently decided that this flaw is part of my charm), my friend Annie said “But I need to make a decision! How do self-organizing groups make decisions?!” Damn girl, good... by lori | Nov 2, 2010 | FAQ, Sustaining
Continuing from last week’s blog. Here’s more on ideas 4 and 5… 4. As a group, they become more open and visible over time (and can notice this is happening) The self-organizing groups that I’ve studied and been part of make their creating, brainstorming, and...