Organisation - United Diversity

Very Exciting News

Yesterday I had the most amazing and inspiring phone call ever. A man called Ray called me from Cornwall, 2km from where Oli was already but totally randomly literally on his way to (thanks to Katharine), and basically said that he wants to entrust his land to a community very

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Commons Creation meeting

The first Commons Creation [https://commonscreation.org] meeting took place on Sunday 21st January: So far I’ve got some great groups signed up to the collective: Peace Not War: https://peace.fm [https://peace.fm/] The Synergy Project: https://thesynergyproject.org [https://thesynergyproject.org/] OneTaste: https://onetaste.co.uk

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Dancing with Systems: What to do when systems resist change

What to do when systems resist change; an excerpt from Donella Meadows’s unfinished last book. By Donella Meadows (Whole Earth Winter 2001) Quick Summary of Points. 1. Get the beat. 2. Listen to the wisdom of the system. 3. Expose your mental models to the open air. 4. Stay

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Designing an Open Organisation

Another extract from a recent e-mail… > As for organisational structure, I think you and Imogen are both right. You need to define and be explicit about your structure, but operational units should have as much autonomy as possible within their defined limits/remit. People investing more time and energy