Tonight I played in the land of powerful questions, sparked from a soul-filling conversation with a fellow Art of Hosting mate. Here are some of them: 1. What do you need me to know right now so I can love you better? Or could be framed as: What do you need us to know so […]
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Questions and Gifts
An unexpected walk to get lunch with a colleague today, filled with general chit chat on how our day was going and our plans for the evening and weekend. The subject of books came up and I asked if there was one book she would recommend for me to read this weekend, what book would […]
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Reindeer Games
It was late one night and my sweetie and I were driving up to Kamloops. He was getting tired so to help him stay awake I started asking him questions from my daily Gratitude Question of the Day emails. He answered a couple then looked over at me and said “I know what you’re up […]
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The Seven Whispers
When I was on Whidbey Island this summer enjoying my Peer Spirit Circle Practicum I picked up a few of Christina and Ann’s books. As I read The Seven Whispers, short memorable phrases that author Christina thinks of as whispers of spiritual common sense, I made a few notes on the singey stuff. Singey? You […]
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Weaving a Harvest
Every week I find something in my RSS feeds that makes my heart soar a little. Today’s flight was thanks to Tenneson Woolf, who described Theme Catching & Theme Weaving. A few things I loved: Having a team of Theme Catchers who attend the sessions and catch the gist of things. Renaming the War Room […]
Did you see John Hagel III and John Seely Brown’s HBR article Five Ways to Hold the Right Kind of Attention? The main question was “what are effective ways to attract and retain the kind of attention that helps us to address the challenges we face”. My thoughts turned to the approach of leader as […]
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Seeing More of the Whole
A chance to participate in an event co-hosted by the wonderful Steven Byers was one I could not resist. Bonus was that it was on a topic I’ve wanted to explore more deeply: systems thinking. So on a dark and rainy Monday night I travelled down to Renton, Washington to spend a day exploring Systems […]
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From Maps to Questions
Jay Cross recently shared the questions he’s no longer asking about technology in education. I’m in a different space: I sat down tonight to come up with a brilliant plan on how my Corporate Learning department could better meet the needs of our employees. I immersed myself in the work of the leaders in this […]
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I’m Steeping Like Tea
I describe myself as an avid learner. Or like Chris Brogan recently shared, I never avoid a classroom (but you’ll rarely find me inside a traditional classroom). And one of the things I love the most about my learner’s stance is how insights steep their way into my life. It’s like I’m always brewing up […]
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Art of Hosting – V. One
I have 30 pages of scribbled notes and mind maps from my recent Art of Hosting experience. I’m attempting to string my wow moments and insights into a harvest for others to enjoy. Introducing – volume one. My World Café notes. I loved the flip chart showing the rhythm of the day as a pie […]