John, Check out Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity - http://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Emergence-Turning-Upheaval-Opportunity/dp/1605095214.
It reflects a lot of reading on the science of complexity, time with masters, like Harrison and Anne Stadler, what I’ve learned from my own practice and from observing others. Peggy _________________________________ Peggy Holman [email protected] Twitter: @peggyholman 15347 SE 49th Place Bellevue, WA 98006 425-746-6274 www.peggyholman.com www.journalismthatmatters.org Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com/> Check out my series on what's emerging in the news & information ecosystem <http://www.journalismthatmatters.net/the_emerging_news_and_information_eco_system> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger > On Nov 28, 2014, at 8:11 PM, John Baxter via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the steer Patricia, I will look into self advocacy. > > I hope I can produce something by the end of summer that would be very useful > for challenges like yours with org management! (And mean me not writing this > all out by hand) > > Some of the loose ends I have collected so far that might be relevant (though > they might also be rabbit holes)... > > Some of the general concepts: > - 'agile' management... in fact there is agile or lean everything these > days... and Kaizen > <http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Kaizen-Culture-Organization-Breakthrough/dp/0071826858/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385383786&sr=8-1&keywords=jon+miller+kaizen>, > and other concepts from software and manufacturing > - 'adaptive' leadership, management and everything else > - generative organisation > <http://authenticorganizations.com/harquail/2013/12/11/whats-a-generative-organization/#comment-56686> > (and thriveability) > > More specific models: > - Holocracy governance model (TEDx video of main concept > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-8AOccyj4&feature=youtube_gdata_player>, > solid review in context of governance practices > <http://enterprise20blog.com/2014/01/09/holacracy-logical-step-evolution-organization/>) > - Swarmwise > <http://falkvinge.net/2013/02/14/swarmwise-the-tactical-manual-to-changing-the-world-chapter-one/>, > tactical manual for operating a Pirate Party (as per Sweden) > - Collective Impact > <http://go.delicious.com/?id=63408X1518852&xs=1&url=http://vibrantcanada.ca/content/making-collective-impact-work&sref=https://delicious.com/jsbaxter/search/collective> > (it's not specifically for organisations, but yes it is a model for > governance-without-control, this has lots of good articles > <http://collectiveimpactaustralia.com/>) > > And relevant for 'how to be a manager' > - Harrison's Wave Rider (obviously) > - Peter Block's Stewardship > > Interested to hear what references and ideas you find most useful Patricia. > > Cheers > > > John Baxter > Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator > jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com > <http://cocreateadl.com/> > 0405 447 829 | @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> > > Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City > Grill! > Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ > <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/> > > > On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:31 AM, Patricia Haines <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I like this idea. There's an important movement among and for adults with > developmental disabilities called "self advocacy". This is self-organizing on > individual, group and organizational levels. > > I'm also interested in how OS and self-organization can play out in > non-profit management. I'm reorganizing the Level Green Board, want to > operate on OS principles. Any thoughts along such lines? > > Patricia Gooding (aka Haines) > > Level Green Institute: fostering just & sustainable community through > education and the arts, in the democratic spirit of the Grundtvigian Folk > School > > On Nov 26, 2014, at 8:25 PM, John Baxter via OSList > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> Hello facilitators of self organisation >> >> Let's take a moment to consider self organisation, as 'field' or 'practice'. >> >> I am scoping a summer project at the moment (in the southern hemisphere!). >> >> I have been reading and learning all I can about self org. There is less >> than I expected at the heart of self org practice, but much more than I >> realised in intersecting fields (e.g. in governance, democracy, community >> organising, management, change, systems...). There are also unanswered Qs >> about what 'self org' is (indeed, if it is anything at all). >> >> It might be worthwhile formalising this, through a focused research project, >> and sharing the results in a report or the like. >> >> Possible focus questions that come to mind for me are >> - what does someone need to know to say "I do self organisation"? >> - what would someone need to know to be an 'expert' in self org? >> >> Would appreciate your perspective, as a practitioner-facilitator-fellow wave >> rider: >> >> What (if anything) do you think deserves to be done? >> Who should be involved in doing it? >> >> Thank you for contributing to the quest! >> >> John Baxter >> Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator >> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com >> <http://cocreateadl.com/> >> 0405 447 829 | @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> >> >> Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City >> Grill! >> Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ >> <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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