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The
U: A Language of Regeneration
by Zaid Hassan
One of the co-leaders of the "Solving
Tough Problems" module reflects on his personal
understanding of the U-process, which has
revolutionized thinking about strategy and
innovation.
"To those who access their own insight regularly,
be they scientists, social entrepreneurs or
indigenous healers, the U-Process puts words
to something very familiar and even traditional.
To those who access insight only sporadically,
the U-Process offers a route to developing
a conscious practice. Used in the context
of groups, the U-Process is a way for the
group to access its collective intelligence
or wisdom." |
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The
Roots of Conflict:
Conversation with Michelle LeBaron
by Lyn Hartley
An acclaimed writer,
teacher and specialist in cross-cultural conflict
resolution, Michelle LeBaron will be leading
the core module "Culture & Creativity:
Navigating the Deep Waters of Organizational
Life" at the 2005 Summer Program. In
this interview, she tells us about her approach,
interests, and work.
"Through my intercultural work, I have learned
that difficult conflicts tend to be rooted
in differences of identity, perceptions, and
meaning-making, and thus are not easily addressed
through rational, linear means."
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Peace,
and the Practice of Peace
by Harrison Owen
"Looking at the surrounding faces, it was
apparent that most people could not figure
out whether they were attending a funeral
for the company or the opening rounds of civil
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Street
Retreat
by Marc Barasch
Zen Roshi Bernie Glassman, founder
of Greyston Bakery (see
Fieldnotes, issue 4), also initiated a
gritty meditation practice called the "street
retreat." Author/artist Marc Barasch tells
the story of his search for compassion on
the streets of Denver.
"The retreat rules were simple enough: Hit
the streets unbathed and unshaven, without
money or change of clothes, joining for the
better part of a week the ranks of those who
life had kicked to the curb." |
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Think
for Yourself: On Creativity, Structural Tension,
and the Work of Robert Fritz
by David Holt
In this article reprint, Progress Halifax
magazine editor David Holt tells about his
experience in Robert Fritz's module last summer.
"People often think there are only two options:
a command and control hierarchy, which tends
to get out of touch with employees and markets,
and at the other extreme a self-organizing
approach. But if you let companies self-organize,
they split into competing factions. There
is a third type of organization that people
don't know enough about; it could be called
compositional, like an orchestra, where the
parts are organized to reinforce each other
around central themes."
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The
Business of Saving the World
by Elizabeth Debold
The first instalment of a sweeping assessment
of the critical role of large corporations
in tipping our planetary future towards destruction
or transformation. The article, reprinted
from the current issue of What
Is Enlightenment magazine, is based on
30 interviews, some of which took place at
the 2004 Authentic Leadership Summer Program.
"Inside and outside of these [multinational]
organizations, there is a growing appreciation
of the effects of corporate activity on the
planet and its people, a dawning recognition
that we are one humanity inhabiting one world.
What if these gargantuan entities, filled
with the creative potential of thousands of
human beings, were to awaken to this new global
reality?" |
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Reflections
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From
Knowledge to Wisdom
by Julio Olalla
"If knowledge creates silos and divisions,
wisdom integrates. If knowledge is knowing
about it,
wisdom is being
it."
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The
Living Baby and the Mechanical Bathwater
by Art Kleiner
How can we avoid falling into a false dichotomy,
where "living interventions are always good,
and mechanistic interventions are always
bad. Or vice versa."? Art invites Fieldnotes
readers to respond with their own experience
and reflections.
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Touchstones
by Judy Brown
Five ideas that increase the likelihood of
our working together productively.
"Today, like every other day, we wake up empty
and frightened. Don't open the door to the
study and begin reading. Take down a musical
instrument." —Rumi |
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Stories & News
Meet
You in the Global Village Square, June 22-23
Join this inter-generational gathering as
we hear one another's stories, shed new light
on our own challenges, and form an ongoing
network of support and learning. |
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It
Is Time
by Bob Stilger
"We are living in incredible times. Our attention
is often attracted to what's not working —
we feel it in our guts, see it in our media,
and notice it in our friends and co-workers.
But there is another story.... " |
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Studies. Six leadership teams are bringing
their challenges, successes, and questions
to the Square, from projects that are engaging
new models of change in the Middle East, India,
South Africa, the U.S., and Canada. Read
more about these projects here. |
| We
need your help! Whether you can come
to the Global Village Square yourself or not,
we need your assistance in bringing others
from around the world. If you can contribute
Frequent Flyer miles, we need them. If you
can contribute dollars, we need them too.
Please
contact us. |
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New
Collaborations, Powerful Conversations:
Toke Møller on the Road
by Lyn Hartley
"There is work to do in the world and none
of us can do it alone." |
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Shambhala Insights
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Magical
Windhorse
by Cynthia Kneen
"Windhorse is the energetic aspect of basic
goodness, the flow of life, an alive, exuberant
and conquering energy that is always at your
service,... You can use windhorse to ride
coincidence with unique courage, power and
dignity." |
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Other Updates
Wait list.
New registrations for the module "Solving
Tough Problems" led by Adam Kahane & others
will be placed on a waiting list.
October 19-23. Cortes
Island, British Columbia. Personal Leadership, Timeless
Wisdom. Co-sponsored by Hollyhock and the
Shambhala Institute. Presented by Geoff Crinean,
Arawana Hayashi, and Ella McQuinn. An intensive
retreat on beautiful Cortes Island for professionals
who aspire to lead with authenticity while enacting
transformative change. For
more information...
Envision Halifax takes off.
On January 21 Envision Halifax hosted its first
community event, which was attended by 150 people
from across the community. Since then, work groups
have formed, events are being planned, and momentum
is gathering around a leadership program that will
launch this September. For
more details, click here.
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