It is not about the tools! It is about being organic, distributed, and discerning. It is about emergence and collaboration.
Organic not controlling. Web 2.0 is not about controlling. Organic and Emerging, yes. Directing possibly. Controlling, no. Anything that hopes to limit, contain, own, restrict, or control is not, at its essence, web 2.0 regardless of [...]
(posted by Phil at Gifthub and listed at Resource Generation….and Tides…
Money Making Change Retreat
Challenging Wealth Disparity, Creating Justice
Registration is open for the 2007 Making Money Make Change (MMMC) Retreat. This is the big annual conference for young progressive people with wealth to come together to be supported and challenged in making creative and informed choices [...]
I have long been a supporter of Catcomm, whether that has meant contributing funds, volunteering on the development advisory board, or discussing how to scale out the work.
I think Catalytic Communities is a vital part of how communities can share the solutions that they themselves generate with others in other communities worldwide. Peer to peer [...]
One of my favorite books in college was called the Mystical Languages of Unsaying. But this is not about unsaying. It is about a giant elephant in the room.
Conversation. Conversations can be about growing an idea or growing a connection. They can be about refining and becoming more rigorous. Whatever the subject and aim [...]
Listening seems really important. But to go beyond that and be actively listening there need to be a spark of curiosity.
To go beyond hearing what someone has to say and be engaged in discovering them and their ideas–that reveals several things about both parties. First, that you really care and honor them as a person, [...]
