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What Are You Excited About?

April 23, 2010 2010

I have just been inspired to respond to the following question, which was posed by Justin Ruben, executive director of moveon.org. “What are you excited about?” I love the question. In my practice of Appreciative Inquiry, we say it’s the question that starts the change process. If Justin had asked, not “What are you excited [...]

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The Fullness of Being Alive

April 5, 2010 Appreciative Inquiry

When asked by Bill Moyers “what is the meaning of life?” Joseph Campbell replied, “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” How so absolutely real is that! Coming back from India and Nepal recently, and being immersed in the [...]

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“It’s one thing I’m really good at.”

March 30, 2010 Children

How cool! How delightful! How simple! How important? To be doing something you are good at and having fun and involving others in co-creating fun. That’s participation, collaboration and engagement and playing to one’s strengths! The New York Times is talking about Matt Harding who seems to have fun doing what he’s really good at. [...]

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2010: My Thoughts and Actions

January 4, 2010 2010

This is the first full week of 2010. As the New Year begins, I would like to extend best wishes for good health, an abundance of joy and prosperity to you all. I am excited about this new year – twenty ten! I love saying it: twenty ten! In March, twenty ten, my book will [...]

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Kolkata Cops Arresting Noise Pollution Virtually

November 25, 2009 Service

I enjoyed reading the Times of India on the flight from Kathmandu to Delhi two days ago, November 23rd. Getting a flavor of local color is a priority when you travel. An article, Red Light to Honking on Sundays by Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay, on page 2, I found particularly engaging at a number of levels. I [...]

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Flourishing Destinies 1- The New News Media

June 9, 2009 Positivity

So “flourishing” is forefront of my mind lately- see earlier post about our workshop at the recent 2009 BAWB Global Forum (Business as an Agent of World Benefit). Therefore, it’s not unusual that the reticular activating system (RAS) kicks in and “everything”, speaks to me of “flourishing”. The antennae coming out of my temples are [...]

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Flourishing Destinies at Global Forum

May 28, 2009 Appreciative Inquiry

Last few weeks I’ve been co-designing a workshop with 3 colleagues. It’s an online workshop – an appreciative inquiry into the topic of “Flourishing Destinies: Sustaining Continuity for Positive change.” We will be facilitating this workshop virtually at the 2009 BAWB Global Forum, physically located at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH. The Global Forum [...]

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Participatory Wisdom Tools… our Choice

May 14, 2009 Social Media

New technologies and web-based tools that enable faster and broader participation and collaborations globally, are bursting into our market place daily. Social Media is burgeoning. We are able to connect, share ideas and knowledge, co-create, design, laugh, cry, rant and celebrate with more people over more issues than ever before. Digital tools are enabling us [...]

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Twitter and Me

March 28, 2009 Change

Twitter makes me happy because, it is FUN to participate, to discover people, ideas, learn many new things, go to new sites. It is ENGAGING, as I am fully absorbed, in the flow; I’m fully focused and before I know it, it’s 3.30 a.m. It is also MEANINGFUL, adding a value to my life that [...]

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