2012 Sense-Making
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Susan Szpakowski
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Susan Szpakowski's Discussions
Connecting to the Shambhala Summer Institute...from wherever you are
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Szpakowski May 12, 2009.
Culture, enlightened society, ALIA 2.0
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Susan Szpakowski May 12, 2009.
Where did my world go?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Terry Edlin Apr 19, 2009.
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Thanks for the welcome message Susan. I'd be very happy to hear about your up coming programme in the Netherlands and look forward to learning more about all the other members.
Tony Lamport commented on Susan Szpakowski's group '2012 Sense-Making'
A piece in the Globe and Mail on Saturday similarly points out that, critical as collaboration is, the Steve Jobs and Christopher Hitchins of the world who have the strength to challenge common assumptions and champion unpopular truths at…
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The Rise of the New Groupthink in this week's New York Times offers a balancing perspective on collaboration. Time and space for solo reflection and focus is also important for creativity and productivity. Collaboration can dumb us down if…
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Here's another one that builds on Mike Hohnen's post about collaboration: Don Tapscott's closing keynote at the first EU Innovation Convention.
Especially good about the natural leadership role of the upcoming generation in…
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Lalith Ananda Gunaratne commented on Susan Szpakowski's group '2012 Sense-Making'
Rifkin's call to action is powerful and he connects all the dots, almost. We need now is a convergence of Eastern and Western cultures, philosophies and practices, just as he says the new post carbon revolution will create a shift…
Lalith Ananda Gunaratne commented on Susan Szpakowski's group '2012 Sense-Making'
I am sharing an article I wrote in the Sri Lankan context on growth last year.
http://groundviews.org/2010/12/15/the-growth-ideal-or-not-so-ideal/
Lalith Ananda Gunaratne commented on Susan Szpakowski's group '2012 Sense-Making'
Boom and doom article is in New Scientist.
Lalith Ananda Gunaratne commented on Susan Szpakowski's group '2012 Sense-Making'
What a web of connections.... I am a member of the Canadian Club of Rome (CACOR) and just getting ready to go to the monthly lunch meeting today. I also opened my e mail to find one of my Bath University MSc - Responsibility and Business…
Christopher Baan commented on Susan Szpakowski's group '2012 Sense-Making'
Stories to Watch in 2012: U.S., China, Food, Renewable Energy, Rio+20 http://bit.ly/w0dwsx
Financial trends this year: http://bit.ly/wvlQjy (core trends identified: crowdfunding, complementary currencies, new distribution models, impact investing,…
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If you came to the Summer Institute in 2007 you'll remember Bernard Lietaer, the Belgian economist (and euro architect) who predicted the financial crash of 2008 during his talk on complementary currencies. He popped up on Skype today and asked…
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Welcome everyone. Great to read these comments. Just a reminder that we have the "forum" option if there are conversations wanting to happen here. I'm wondering if anyone has watched Jeremy Rifkin's talk, which probably got…
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- Executive Director
- Please share something about yourself, your work, and what draws you to the ALIA community.
- I have a lifelong curiosity about what brings learning environments to life. I've approached this question from a number of angles--as classroom teacher of children and adults, as student of Buddhist meditation and the Shambhala vision of enlightened society, as editor for the Naropa Institute (now University), as curriculum designer for the Nova Scotia departments of Health and Education, and as one of the founding members of the ALIA Institute.
I am currently director of the ALIA Institute--a role which is constantly evolving. I am grateful to be part of such an inspired, engaged, and diverse community of fellow travelers.
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Summer Institute 2011 harvest blog, twitter, Facebook
Photos and comments are being compiled on a Summer Institute harvest blog. There you will also see a twitter feed (#ALIA2011). Look for us on Facebook too (ALIA Summer Institute 2011).
Today the three-day Leadership Intensive begins, with about 300 people gathering today for the opening dinner, talk, and ceremony.
Posted on June 26, 2011 at 8:36am
How do warriors play?
I just finished writing this article for the next issue of Fieldnotes, which comes out next week. Serious play, deep play, warriors’ play— how would you define it and where do you see it? Feedback and comments welcome. If you don't hear about new issues of Fieldnotes by email (more or less monthly) and want to, subscribe here. Submissions also…
ContinuePosted on April 30, 2011 at 10:55am
Change for good—what does it really take? In three words or more...
Heather Plett has been posing this question to change-makers across the ALIA community. Through video Skype, she has been capturing the "three words" that gets to the heart of the matter for each person, along with their short commentary. These videos will be featured on this site and on the ALIA Summer Institute Facebook page in the coming weeks.
We begin with Lyn Hartley (Yukon, Canada) who twice each year leaves her home in the far north to embark on a transformational…
ContinuePosted on March 28, 2011 at 3:00pm
Diving in, Day one
January 2010. We arrive in the midst of freakish snow storms. The ice is broken, and we dive in.
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Early March 2011 and a morning frost coats the ground, the trees. The air is fresh, brisk.
We are different and yet the same. A momentary hesitation, a momentary wobble, and we dive in once more. The afternoon sun warms the ground. Below the surface, tiny roots are spreading.
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Monday night, we load onto the bus, heading for a celebratory "authentic…
ContinuePosted on March 9, 2011 at 1:23am
All is quiet at Mennorode
It is eerily quiet at Mennorode, the day before faculty begin to arrive for this year's ALIA Europe intensive. …
Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:34pm
Comment Wall (89 comments)
- At 5:43am on February 10, 2012,
Colin Campbell said… Thanks for the welcome message Susan. I'd be very happy to hear about your up coming programme in the Netherlands and look forward to learning more about all the other members.
- At 4:41pm on July 27, 2011,
Alissa Schwartz said…
- Thanks, Susan!
I'll update my profile more and interact more with this virtual community when I have some time...
- At 2:42pm on June 18, 2011,
Peter Hayward Jones said… - Hi Susan - I look forward to meeting you in Columbus. I think your welcome note to me showed up when I was vacationing in Vancouver Island. I started the Toronto Design with Dialogue, with good friend Greg Judelman and joining his interest in Art of Hosting with my background in systems and Structured Dialogue. We've been collaborating ever since at OCAD and at http://designwithdialogue.com You should join us there when you can, second Wed every month 6-9.
- At 4:54pm on April 28, 2011,
Tal Yifat said… Thank you Suzan!
I will indeed look at the book. I look forward to learn more about your work.
Tal
- At 10:12pm on April 26, 2011,
Stephanie Parnes said…
- Hi Susan! Thank you for the welcome. I live right in downtown Columbus and am indeed attending the summer institute! I am so excited. My father, a physician in Columbus, has been associated with ALIA for a while now and I became interested through all the wonderful experiences he has told me about. He is attending the summer institute as well, along with my mother, a social worker.
- At 8:04pm on April 25, 2011,
Bob Stevens said… Hi Susan,
Excellent question to be sure! I think sanity in leadership has a lot to do with understanding hope and fear and leading from a vantage point beyond both -- i.e. simply inspiring, communicating and organizing what needs to be done free from heavy investment in ego.
B
- At 7:37pm on April 25, 2011,
Renee Jackson said… - Hi Susan, yes I am, and enjoying the journey. Nothing better then watching parents evolve, and communities come alive in safe conversational spaces. It's inspiring to them, and make's my work worth it all!
- At 6:40pm on April 25, 2011,
gina cenciose said…
- Hi Susan, yes hope you can see it now. My website is www.embodyingempathy.com for more....will not be in Columbus this summer, may be in halifax in August for Pema! warnly, GIna
- At 8:21am on April 6, 2011,
Martin Ström said…
- Thanks for the welcome Susan! I am just learning about the ALIA network and trying to get a grip on how this site works.
- At 3:20pm on April 3, 2011,
Stephan Jackmuth said…
Thank you Susan, that is very nice of you!
I also look forward to talking to you about ALIA and the ambitions to further the movement. My work is unfolding as I go. It's still the early days, applying the community model I developed, so far with continuously positive resonance.
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