The seeds of a deep culture are rising…
A recent exchange of comments on David Hodgson’s Idea Hive blog around “A Culture of Innovation is the Key to Our Future” got me spinning off into an entirely different reflection on “culture.” As...
Read MoreTwitter as collective stream of wisdom, tipping point, and network activator
Since starting to tweet earlier in the year, I’ve been driving many of my friends on FaceBook nearly nuts as I’ve explored one or another use of Twitter, while once in a while providing explanations with varying...
Read MoreA baker’s dozen pump priming options for using Twitter
Twitter is one of those unique environments that defies simple categorization: kind of like a blog, or a telegram, or instant messaging, or a wire service, but somehow distinct, deceptively simple, and surprisingly protean, in...
Read MoreCore principles of public engagement
This provides a useful overview of the dimensions of public engagement, as well as a good application of DebateGraph.
Read MoreA new communications ecosystem for our life together
Over the past several months I have been discussing “intentional community” with a colleague who shares the same background in community development, but unlike me, has continued to actively promote and participate...
Read MoreTen “Awakenings” to Organizational and Community Resilience
This is a momentary capture of a few, random “awakenings,” which means they may not be individually new nor collectively complete…simply an intersection of thoughts that suggest a few ways forward. Many may be...
Read MoreNetwork weavers as the stewards of emergent community
A series of recent conversations with a colleague on the potential role of community “stewards” to empower public advocacy efforts reminded me of earlier discussions on network or community weavers. For advocacy...
Read MoreDemystifying social networking media
Several months have passed since I began exploring a few social media tools that “play well together.” And now, as I look back, I’ve been surprised how much FaceBook, Twitter, and my blog, feel similar to some...
Read MoreComfort foods and common meals
OK, quick, name your top five comfort foods, the meals you count on to relieve some of the anxiety of uncertain times. Umm, the flavors, aromas, textures, and probably not-so-subtle spices of times gone past, the everyday,...
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A String of Pearls and the “Timeless Way”
In every movement the entire body should be light and agile and all of its parts connected like a...
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