Today is my first work day after a long and excellent holiday, and MAN it's good to be back.
Here are a few highlights from our holiday:
* Travelling through Germany, Holland and Denmark without once having to show our passports.
* Goliath and Colossos.
* Amsterdam by bicycle .
* Helping … Continue Reading ››
Good Work Project
Okay, here is a little guest blogger entry.
I saw Alexander this weekend at the countryside and he looked extremely well, tanned and happy - even without work ;-) Especially in volleyball and inventing games with the kids his karma shone.
Ok, I am the friend that Alexander has mentioned in other entries … Continue Reading ››
I saw Alexander this weekend at the countryside and he looked extremely well, tanned and happy - even without work ;-) Especially in volleyball and inventing games with the kids his karma shone.
Ok, I am the friend that Alexander has mentioned in other entries … Continue Reading ››
50 (count’em) book reviews
I'm now up to 50 (count'em) book reviews on the site. I promised myself I'd make it before my holiday and I have. I even saved my favourite book (Cryptonomicon) for review number 50. See ya in september!
Book review: Cryptonomicon
Okay, here's a novel in which the central themes are cryptology (making and breaking codes), nerds and world war II. Sounds boring, huh? But Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson is an amazing work and it's 900 pages do not contain a single boring passage.
The story is amazingly complex and has as many as five parallel … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Open Space Technology
If you want to read about open Space Technology, this book is the only place to start. Harrison Owen who came up with the concept, explains the practicalities and the history of Open Space meetings in his usual clear, engaging and entertaining way.
Open Space meetings are characterized by their ability to consistently create the … Continue Reading ››
Struggle
Book review: Smart mobs
Stuff's changing all around us. New technologies are changing the way we work, interact and even how we conduct our courtship rituals. From I-mode services in Japan to the hitech millieu of Scandinavia to president-toppling demonstrations in Manilla to cyborgs in the US who want to merge body and machine. And much of this change … Continue Reading ››
Guest blogger: Liselotte Str?yberg
I will be on vacation for most of august, and while I'm gone Liselotte Str?yberg has agreed to guest blog. I've had the pleasure of working with Liselotte on the happiness at work project for a while now, and her contribution has been invaluable.
Liselotte has an extensive background in HR and organisational theory, … Continue Reading ››
Liselotte has an extensive background in HR and organisational theory, … Continue Reading ››
In the media
My main project (happiness at work) has come to the attention of the media. It's actually a little too soon for my taste, I'd have liked to have more results before we "go public" but hey, it's nice that people are interested.
Yesterday we were mentioned in Denmarks largest newspaper, in an … Continue Reading ››
Yesterday we were mentioned in Denmarks largest newspaper, in an … Continue Reading ››
Kufunda, the learning village
Yesterday Carsten Ohm invited people over for a friendly gathering and to meet Marianne Knuth who was back from Zimbabwe for a short while. Marianne has created Kufunda which is "a learning initiative in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, aimed at the creation of locally rooted solutions to community self-reliance challenges, through the use of people's … Continue Reading ››