Sharing stories is one of the oldest and most powerful forms of communication. They connect people to one another and to events. They unlock the doors to deep learning from experience. Whenever stories are shared in an open way, I feel myself connecting to countless generations of people throughout history…
All around there is a powerful message that we need to change — change our consumer habits, change the way we work, change how we eat, how we organize, CHANGE. Combined with this CHANGE is that we need to do so NOW. …
by Doris Gottlieb | posted in: Doris Gottlieb, holistic approach |
Recently, I worked with a group of students employed as Mentors for students entering their university. They are part of a program designed to build the university community and to help new students integrate into student life and their…
I love watching the plants on my balcony, as subtle dramas play out in the shared flower pots. Some plants thrive and others struggle as they react to their environment.
Today I was struck by a pot where I’ve put both oregano and thyme. I thought they would grow well…
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This article arose out of my interest in how Open Space Technology(OST) is applied within healthcare. In this article I speak together with Kenneth Eikeset, Director of the Clinic for Psychiatric Health Care and Addiction of Helse Fonna Hospital and Bernt Netland an internal consultant working in the Clinic…
An interview with Anne Vries about her experience of transformational change in her organization
I love working on development processes with organizations. My approach is based on the belief that the key to healthy organizational development lies within the organization itself. …
The only constant in life is change. Our capacity to deal with change, to flow with it, adapt, innovate and shift determines our individual and collective ability to lead lives of grace. Change is inextricably linked with emotions, those essential sensations that encompass all parts of our being. …
How being told to “take my vitamins” gave a clue to sustainably working with constant change
Over the past few months I’ve been thinking back on moments when my life changed radically. …
In Spain there’s a saying “hay que dar tiempo al tiempo,” roughly translated as you should give time to time. I remember the first time heard it was in 1989 I’d just gotten my Master’s from Boston University and had moved to Madrid. I was spending my first month hosted…
