Good Work for 2,000 Colombian Street Kids
Actually, about 2,100 people participated for two days. This story is told
from the point of view of an Open Space practitioner in service to others who
might be contemplating a large OS event.
Open Space and Appreciative Inquiry
As guest editor of the November 2004 issue of the Appreciative Inquiry
Practitioner, I'm happy to offer my opening article and the rough cuts of all of
the stories.
The Dynamics of
Emergence
This is it! I'm really excited about the implications of knowing what
happens when one faces disturbances, whether conflicts or dreams.
Making A Difference
My publisher, Berrett-Koehler, put together an edited volume called
Positively MAD (Making A Difference). I wrote two short
stories for them, one about PoP (Practice of Peace), another about Mom. (There
is something rather striking about writing Mom and PoP stories, although I
haven't figured out what.)
Living a Good Death
My mother died in March, 2004. She made a difference.
Heeding the Call
What drew me to host the International Practice of Peace
conference held at the Whidbey Institute, Whidbey Island, Washington in
November, 2003? Inspiration led me to it.
A Change Agent's Quest
This is
the story of my search of ways of creating what I'm coming to think of as
natural organizations. It is my personal favorite.
Draft of Holman, Peggy, (1999, May/June). “Unlocking the Mystery of Effective
Large-Scale Change”, At Work, Vol. 8, No. 3, p.
7-11.
The Networked Organization
What does it look like when
an organization operates based upon principles of service and
participation? This is my answer.
Draft of Holman, Peggy, (1997, November/December), "The Networked
Organization", At Work, p. 8-11,20.
The
Purpose of Purpose
What is the power of purpose? Click the link to read my thoughts.
Notes from a talk given
November 14, 2001 at the Pacific Northwest ODN meeting.
Forming the Open Space
Institute
What does an Open Space
organization look like? Here is my early speculation.
Draft of Holman, Peggy, (1997, March/April), "Sustaining
Open Space", At Work, p. 31-32.
Creating a Healthy
Hilltop
(co-authored with Allan Pauslon and Laure Nichols)
Here's a story about applying Appreciative Inquiry in a
community setting.
Chapter in Hammond, Sue
Annis and Cathy Royal (eds.), Lessons from the Field: Applying Appreciative
Inquiry, Practical Press, Inc.; Plano, TX, 1998.
Learning Societies:
A Picture of What's Possible
Invited to dream a little by some educators, here's a picture
drawn from the influences of Solomon Asch (social psychologist of the 1940's
& '50's), Riane Eisler (author of The Chalice and the Blade), and Harrison
Owen (creator of Open Space Technology and a great dancer in order and chaos).
To be published in Vimukt Shiksha, a Bulletin of
Shikshantar--The People’s Institute for Rethinking Education and Development,
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, March 2001
Democratic
Decision Making that Works
Here are the basics of dialogue presented in a practical fashion.
Draft of Holman, Peggy, (1997, July/August).
“Democratic Decision making that Works”, At Work, Vol. 6, No. 4, p.
7-11.
New Perspectives on
Sustaining Organizational Success
Here's a short version of what I learned by looking across the 18 change methods
in The Change Handbook.
Draft of Holman, Peggy, (1999, November).
“New Perspectives on Organizational Success”, Leverage, No.
35.
New Perspectives
on Change
Here's another version of what I learned by looking across the 18
change methods in The Change Handbook.
Draft of
Holman, Peggy, (2000, July), Culture Change, Executive Excellence, Vo. 17, No.
7, p. 16.
The Changing Nature
of Change
(co-authored with Tom Devane)
Here's the
"everything but the kitchen sink" version of what Tom and I learned
from doing The Change Handbook.
Prepared for the International
Association of Facilitators (IAF) conference
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 27 - 30, 2000
A Love Story
Published in
Best
Friends Magazine in 2001, this is a story of saying good bye to Sophia,
my dog of seventeen years. I offer it as a gift to those of you who have
lost a companion animal.
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