I think the League of Crafty Guitarists is a brilliant metaphor. Thanks Dave.
I think it might be good to notice, as well, how audiences respond as
participants in such a performance.
In pondering the question on this thread, I find that puzzling over roles may
be off the mark. I still want to know what would be the evidence of community
by how others perceive and respond to the project atmosphere.
Today, I will expend my thread-penny on this question:
"What has anyone invited/moved to contribute here know they are welcome,
know their contribution is honored, and are thrilled with being part of it?"
An easy way for anyone to address this question, especially the current
committers and PPMC members, is to ask it of themselves. Or we can ask it with
someone else's name. For example,
"What has orcmid know he is welcome, know his contribution is honored, and
thrilled with being part of it?"
A greater challenge is having whatever that is work for anyone else I choose to
name. Rob, Kay, An, Andrea, Jürgen, Ma, and those who've not yet arrived --
and have it work for me.
Since I'm on the PPMC, I have to ask myself this question,
"What am I doing to create the [project] world in which I want to live?"
Then I get to deal with the gap between my own actions and how I say I want it
to be. That's where the not-good-news insights are available. It's humbling.
From there, the challenge is finding appropriate action that aligns who I am
and how I act that offers up the world I want to live in.
- Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Fisher [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 22:42
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: What is a good Project Management Committee member?
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>> Perhaps a better musical metaphor to aspire to might be Robert Fripp's The
>> League of Crafty Guitarists [1] I hadn't thought of them for awhile, but I
>> saw them live about 25 years ago. A big circle of guitarists sharing and
>> passing on riffs.
Here the emphasis is on observation and passing the lead. The guitar players
are in a circle and are watching each other.
Regards,
Dave
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dave
>>
>> [1] http://www.thelcg.net/music.html
