by lori | Aug 27, 2010 | FAQ, Fostering
This week I noticed myself attempting to more rapidly foster a self-organizing work group, so thought I’d share what I did. This post is for people who believe in the power of these groups but who, like me, aren’t particularly good at sitting patiently, emptying... by lori | Jul 28, 2010 | FAQ, Fostering, Learning
Last week, a group I created in February—one that I’d hoped would last for years—ended. Six months of life, and now the Seattle-Area Self-Organizing Systems discussion group is no more. I’m surprised to find that I’m not even a little bit sad about the... by lori | Jul 14, 2010 | FAQ, Impacts, Impacts, Recognizing
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... by lori | Jun 29, 2010 | FAQ, Letting Go, Recognizing
I’ve studied and been part of at least 14 self-organizing work groups in the past 7 years. You don’t have to encourage active participation in self-organizing work groups. They form in response to personally felt needs of the moment, people stay with them until... by lori | May 20, 2010 | Definition, FAQ
I was asked this last week, and I bungled the answer in person. I think the answer depends on your perspective. Here’s mine. In 2005, when I recognized that the group I was part of was giving us far more than the results we’d imagined for ourselves, in addition to...