The Art of Listening
How wonderful it is to be together with people who really listen to what you are saying, instead of just waiting for their turn to speak. Have you been there, when you exchange ideas, share your...
View ArticleJoseph Jaworski on dialogue
Last weekend I read The Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski. I found the book through recommendations on Amazon and it was surely food for thought. In his book, Jaworski gives a very personal...
View ArticleGreen World Café
I and my friend Daniel Norman arranged a Green World Café last week at the Red Cross in our town. It was the first in a series of four, with the last one taking place in November at a big sustainable...
View ArticleHumanness and conversation
There is a blog called “Conversation as a co-evolutionary force” hosted by the Word Café that recently had an interesting post: “Maturana and humanness” written by Juanita Brown, one of the originators...
View ArticleCross-cultural conversations
I am back home again after yet another green world café. We might not have been a huge crowd, but for me to experience the connections and conversations that emerge among diverse people, young and old,...
View ArticleComing together – creating ideas
Creative conversations A few days ago I had a very nice talk with a friend. It was an inspiring and energizing talk and some ideas were born inside me. Actually some thoughts went off like bombs on the...
View ArticleWhat I offer
Applying The observant reader has noticed a change in the title of this blog. Do you see the change? I have changed it because I want to emphasize the application of systems thinking even more....
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