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 | Jan 7, 2011 | Definition, Leadership, Recognizing
If you’re familiar with this subject, let me know what it means for you. Today, for me, a self-organizing group is a collective whose members are surprised and delighted by what they become and do together. These collectives create themselves and contain members who... by lori | Nov 17, 2010 | FAQ, Sustaining
Continuing from previous blog. The last two things I see in these groups that helps them sustain themselves are that: 7. As a group, they rely on the group’s strengths (and notice that this is happening) Group members do this in the moment—sometimes talking about it... by lori | Oct 26, 2010 | FAQ, Sustaining
These eight ideas are based on the 18 groups I’ve studied to date and am studying now. They are a summary of what I’ve seen these groups demonstrate so far. In the coming weeks’ blogs I plan to discuss these ideas in detail, using examples from the groups themselves....