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Lorraine Kirk
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Open Organizations: Reworking Our Approach to Leadership, Connection and Social Change
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jarett S Oct 29.
The Power of Twitter: Breaking Down Walls, Transmitting key Information to Millions
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jennifer Jul 26.
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Well, with no offense to you, I'm not going to read this whole post right now, but I do intend to follow up on those two books you mentioned.
From what I'm reading though, you're talking about something I'm very much into and that is what I'm start…
Thanks for posting this - I was having a discussion with a friend of mine on this very topic today (and I didn't know about the book).
In Dec 2008, a friend and I started non-profit called AZHomegrownSolutions. One of the missions of the org is to…
There's perhaps no question I'm asked more often than "What about Local Currencies?" So I'm starting a study group on alternative forms of community trading. Register your interest! Soon we will begin building a prototype.
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- 1) Working with Les Squires on Skype conferencing and other issues
2) 2 discussions submitted to TransisionUS:
Open Organizations: Reworking Our Approach to Leadership, Connection and Social Change
The Power of Twitter: Breaking Down Walls, Transmitting key Information to Millions (example the Iran Election)
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- A longtime urge to recreate culture and society from scratch, in a way that makes sense and connects people.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement? What can YOU teach us? What can your GROUP teach us?
- Talent at bringing clarity;
Tendency to reorganize diverse elements into the big picture.
Troubleshooter; creative out-of-the-box thinker
Background:
Cultural anthropologist;
Culture change;
Nonviolent Communication;
Video editing;
Lived 5 years in non-Western cultures (Africa and Brazil).
Creative problem-solver.
Social science background (prior resume at home.earthlink.net/~howclear).
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations;
Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
- Your Personal Website (if you have one)
- http://home.earthlink.net/~howclear and home.earthlink.net/~howcle...
- Official Voice Communication: Skype from http://skype.com/download Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts.
- my skype name = taichinow
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- At 5:44am on July 29, 2009,
David Eggleton said…
- Lorraine, we are kin of some sort. Please haunt my site: http://blog.interdependencedesign.com, and be my friend here.
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"Holding each other in the highest future intention" ~ Theory U
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead
Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!" ~ Charles Shulz
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