by lori | May 3, 2011 | Benefits, Impacts, Learning
Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays are the three days each week that I consciously prioritize my family, my close friends, and my individual well-being over my work as a self-organizing groups researcher. I minimize my connection with the broader world on these three... 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 | Feb 6, 2011 | Sustaining
This week I interviewed 6 members of a remarkable 100+-member self-organizing group that has sustained itself for 20 years and counting. I also interviewed one person who has witnessed, from nearby, this group in action. I still have lots more learning to do, so part... by lori | Dec 29, 2010 | Successful Groups
Happy holidays! And happy Wednesday if you don’t celebrate holidays this time of year or ever! If you’ve read the Collective Self blog in the past, you may suspect that I’m unlikely to be capable of writing a concise post on this subject. If you’re one of my own... by lori | Nov 9, 2010 | FAQ, Sustaining
Continuing from previous blog on the subject of sustaining self-organizing work groups. 6. As a group, they become better able to embrace and appreciate: A. Being learners B. Their own and others’ differences C. Their own and others’ limitations And they make the time...