Traci Fenton of Worldblu wrote to remind us all that:
We're now about six weeks away from the launch of THE WORLDBLU FORUM in Washington, DC, October 26-29th!
The theme
Rewriting the Rules of Business for a Democratic Age
The big idea
Organizational democracy and freedom-centered leadership and what it means to YOU
The take-aways
HOW organizational democracy can recharge … Continue Reading ››
Yesterday we had the annual Ecco Walkathon in Copenhagen, an event where people can sign up to take a walk for charity. They walk 6, 10 or 15 km. and for every km, every person walks Ecco (shoe maker) donates 5 kr. (a little under a dollar) to a charity of their choice. It's a … Continue Reading ››
It's in DC on October 26-29, and the participants will all be leaders under 40. Organizational democracy is one of the most crucial concepts organizations must learn to suceed in the future. The current … Continue Reading ››
We're now back from Goa after two wonderful weeks that seemed to contain a little of everything and a lot of pool-side relaxation. Here are some pictures, and here are some highlights from the trip:
* Feeding, riding and washing elephants. Not to mention being washed by an elephant.
* A bookshop so cheap, … Continue Reading ››
Well, Patricia and I are taking a break from lazing at the pool enjoying the Goan sun to sit in the business centre and write a few emails, and I thought I might give a short update for those of you not here and for those of you coming later for the Open Space on … Continue Reading ››
Instead of getting all theoretical, we could simply organize around the purpose of making people happy at work, and create an IO for just that. Here's the idea: We … Continue Reading ››
The interactive organization is one that is less dominated by traditional control structures and where people are more free to do their work. Interactive organizations (IO's) are therefore more efficient, adapt faster to changes in their environment - and they're a lot more fun to be in. They can also be chaotic and frustrating :o) Continue Reading ››
I'm currently putting together a two-hour session on change. One of the hot topics in management today is change management, and I would argue that you can't manage change if you don't understand change. So I'm looking at change from a lot of different angles right now: Science, philosophy, common sense, psychology, biology etc... Continue Reading ››
We've received some more follow-up material on the happy-at-work conference. Suna Christensen is an anthropologist who participated, and has now written a short report on the conference. It's fascinating reading, and here's one of my favourite bits: Work life and private, personal life is traditionally two separate worlds. But through inclusion of being human … Continue Reading ››