Why the optimism?

In the face of all the catastrophe thinking and story-telling, why the optimism of thrivability?

Collaboration Mixing Board

This morning I read a RT from @jhagel:
Open source trumps crowdsource – by @cdgramshttp://bit.ly/bIn1at
And an idea that has been bubbling in the back of my head came to the surface begging to be set free. Collaboration and Cooperation are complex processes. Setting up them as rivals diminishes the value each provide us. One is not [...]

Rogue Waves

Monday, 28 December 2009, 17:35 | Category : Mapping and Visualization, Social Change
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I saw an article on rogue waves not too long ago. And it really inspired me visually to think about how we compound upon each other.
Wikipedia describes rogue waves:
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves) are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that are a threat even [...]

Collaborative Organization

Sunday, 30 March 2008, 17:10 | Category : Field Building, Leadership, Mapping and Visualization, Social Change
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For now, see the image…I had a delightful insight this morning…and I will get around to explaining it. This is the placeholder for now.

It might be no surprise that organizations can collaborate this way. Many already do. However, what I see collective intelligence efforts doing creates the hub and spoke network shape. Being [...]

Motivating Participation

Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:27 | Category : Community, Field Building, Leadership, Mapping and Visualization, marketing
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Recently I was asked how to increase attendance at a gathering. I came up with a few simple questions to consider. Look at three perspectives.
1. The participants–who are they? There may be several audiences, and for each one, figure out what they want to get or are getting from the gathering.
2. Your perspective–why are you [...]